Winter 2020 Capstone Student Projects-3

Qualifiers for this project are interlocking, asymmetry and solid + void, working together to establish a paradigm of permanence and impermanence. These qualifiers create a harmonious environment that shows how individual components work together to power an entire system. This space will promote collaboration and the cross-pollination of ideas through shared workspaces and connection points that promote interaction. An exploratory concept involving varied programs in either a state of permanence or impermanence, brought together in a single system. Permanence is the everyday life of a local—work, collaborate, gather, eat—while impermanence will encapsulate the dynamic flow of a traveler—visit, explore, shop, experience includes spaces for co-working functionality paired with the rotating course of a hostel to be located in Seattle’s central neighborhood, Capitol Hill.

Kayla Wilson

Redefining the animal shelter to make it an uplifting place to foster relationships between people and animals. This new shelter will welcome the public to improve their lives and the lives of homeless pets in mutually beneficial and meaningful ways. It will include adoption services, educational programs, open play facility, and gathering space with café. By expressing design qualifiers of expansion and compression, connection, and flow, the building is open to the community and has a welcoming main entry as well as three other entrances that open to the Seattle Center. There are large open dog and cat rooms that encourage play. Smaller areas house pets and allow for quiet contemplation and stress reduction, creating an outlet to help urban dwellers connect with shelter pets and other animal lovers. The space is open and colorful so the public can easily find their way through the space, as well as keeping back areas private. Careful attention has been paid to airflow and circulation to reduce airborne pathogens and odor. We hope to promote living in the moment like our pet friends do.

Kortney Saupe

Born and raised in India, engulfed in an ocean of rich tradition and heritage, it was a culture shock for me when I first moved to the United States. Now, after 8 years, my identity is an Indian immigrant absorbed in American culture. I raise my kids with a blend of both cultures painting a picture of my life. I witness a constant contrast and a striking balance between two different cultures, and it is my intent to create a balance between those contrasts. My design is to create a senior community center where older generations can connect with their peers as well as a pre-school where young minds are shaped, bringing together the extreme stages of life.

Madhu Muralidharan