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How might we provide a safe recreation
area for the residents of the J Van Story
Branch Senior Apartments?
Design Challenge
Paola Albergate
Wheatie Brynes
Bianca Stacey
Sarah Templin
Selwyn Toa
Baltimore, MD
Members
Partners
Timeline
Location
TeamBaltimore Design Collective
HIGHLIGHTS J VAN STORY BRANCH SENIOR APARTMENTS
Designing a safe recreation area for elderly, under-served residents.
Elderly residents of the J Van Story Branch Senior Apartments
spend their afternoons in an abandoned parking lot across
the street. They sit on milk crates under the shade of one
small tree surrounded by litter and broken bottles. Summer
evenings are spent in that same lot, trying to deter the
“undesirables”, the sale of drugs and other activities that
affect the safety of the community.7 Weeks
Russel Deocampo, Owner The Windup Space
The Charles Theater Station North, Baltimore
Resident Interviews, Community Expert
Interviews, Local Business Owner Interviews, In-
context Immersion, Analogous Inspiration,
Card-Sorting, Brain Writing, Affinity Mapping,
Prototyping
Research Methods
RESEARCH PHASEINTERVIEWS
18Karat Gordon
Mama Rose
Floyd Gross
Charles Holmes
Dot (former resident)
Jen Goold, Exec Director Neighborhood Design Center
Andy Cook Department of Development Baltimore City
Sheryl Carmona Boone St Farm and Community
J Van Story Residents
Community Experts
Local Business Owners
Liam Flynn
Mark Melonas
Owner, Ale House Irish Pub
Founder, Luke Works Inc.
“It doesn’t matter what we need or want, they’ll do what they want anyway.”- Mama Rose
“People feel isolated and want to be a part of the community.”- 18Karat Gordon
“Most of these residents are elderly people who just want a place to talk and socialize.”
- Charles Holmes
“Benches would be nice. Shade, tables and lights!”
- Dot
“It’s important to get buy-in from all parties: the lot owner and surrounding community.”- Sheryl Carmona
“I planted trees in that vacant lot to help beautify the space.”- Liam Flynn
IMMERSIONS
RESEARCH PHASE
Facade of the J Van Story Branch Senior Apartments
20 Stories
357 Units
Opened in 1973
600+ Residents
Converted to mix-population housing in 2009.
In the process of being sold to private developers.
Resident gameroom, lounge & patio.
IMMERSIONS
RESEARCH PHASE
1. The mural across the street provides a nice backdrop, but there’s no shade. An orchard is soon to be planted in the grass lot, but that’s one less space for resident recreation.
2. The lot adjacent to the building is a wasted resource and is littered with trash.
3. Hanging out in the concrete lot attracts unwanted activity, especially after dark.
4. Trash is seen throughout all of the vacant lots.
5. Residents hang out in empty lots around the building instead of the designated lounge and patio inside the building because they want to feel connected to the community.
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Inspiration
Druid Hill Park
Catholic Charities Center for Homeless
Weinberg Housing and Resource Center
Patterson Park
Cylburn Arboretum
Westminster House Senior Apartments
RESEARCH PHASE
Methods at Work: Card Sorting
As we grouped our findings from our research and interviews, we discovered recurring themes:
*Sense of Community *Safety *Maintenance & Logistics *Sense of Ownership and Pride
Methods at Work: Brain Writing
Our 1st Assignment 4 Workshop focused on generating solutions that addressed our themes and brainstorming how to implement those solutions. We decided to try a Brain Writing exercise. Using a timer of 2 minutes per theme, we individually jotted ideas down on index cards; 1 idea per card. At the end of each 2-minute session, we grouped the cards under their themes. When the entire exercise was finished, we collectively had 45+ unique solutions that addressed the themes discovered during the research phase.
Methods at Work: Affinity Mapping
That’s a lot of solutions! We had to find relationships between all of these possible solutions to narrow them down, so we grouped them into concepts: Structures, Events & Programs, Community & City Support, Shade & Greenery, Resident & Community Collaboration.
From those concepts, we agreed to focus on Events & Programs under the theme “Sense of Community” since this theme recurred the most during the Research Phase. Of the solutions under Events & Programs, we voted on the most unique and most feasible. We had our winner….
Prototype of movie night
Testing: Resident Reactions
Testing
We realized that testing an “event” would be difficult without creating the actual event. We decided to test if our movie night idea would be received well by polling residents and how the projector would work in the space as well as seating and lighting.
“All right, yeah!” “As long as it’s not football, these guys go crazy.”
“I like funny movies, something that would make me laugh.”
“Big Momma’s House”
“Put posters up on each floor.”
“Yeah, a lot of people are going to come if you do it.”
“Scary Movie 2, so that it is also something funny, but spooky for Halloween.”
“I like funny. I’m a real drama queen.”
“Something the kids would like.”
I don’t know about the other residents, but I would go.”
“I like comedies, i don’t care what kind, as long as they keep me laughing.”
“Oh that’d be nice. That would be good, roll right down the street.”
“Mystery night, Comedy night…”
“Man of LaMancha, or something with Bette Davis”
Prototype of movie night
Testing: Vacant Lot vs YNot Lot
TestingWe received feedback from a local business owner who suggested that we host movie night in the “YNot Lot” which is just over the wall from the vacant lot that we were considering.
Reasons: • It’s safer. • It’s padded with
grass. • We can run power
from The Windup Space next door for the projector.
• It’s easily accessible for the residents.
Vacant Lot
YNot Lot
Implementation: The How
Implementation
• Seating, projector, power source all provided by: Russel Deocampo, Owner of The Windup Space
• Snacks compliments of: The Charles Theater Station North, Baltimore
• Movie chosen by residents, compliments of Wheatie Mattiasich
• Set-up Team: The Baltimore Design Collective
JOIN US FOR MOVIE NIGHT!Feature Film:
Big Momma’s House
Starring: Martin Lawrence
When:Tuesday, October 20th
Location: The YNot Lot
(next to The Windup Space)
6pm: Snacks & Seating6:30pm: Start Time
Seating provided. Complimentary snacks.
Conclusion
We anticipate an amazing outcome for movie night and hope to organize
more events for the residents of the J Van Story Branch Senior Apartments
and the surrounding community. Thanks to IDEO.org +Acumen for giving
us a great learning experience while giving back to our community!
The Baltimore Design Collective
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