Master Bathroom Concept Model

This is my concept model that was used throughout the Gregory residence and also the master bathroom. This concept model was developed and designed from a poem that talked about home and all of its elements. It's message said when you are at home you feel love, warmth, compassion and all your stress is relieved. You feel like you fit in and belong. A sense of calmness and content will contain you. This model therefore represents how we all go through life with our stresses and problems, but when we walk through the doors of our home, we feel a sense of belonging, we "fit in". The stress and worries are lifted off our shoulders, and we can relax. This is why I have all these shapes showing that they are penetrating through one surface and going onto another (us passing through our home's doors) These shapes fit perfectly through the spaces, just like us and our home's front doors.

Master Bathroom Space Model

This is what is called a white space study model. These are usually constructed out of white paper (bristol board) so that you are able to see the effect that shadows and light have on your space. This is also a great way to help yourself better understand the space that you have designed so that you have a clear understanding of how everything works together and also how much space you really have between things, something that is a misconception often.

Master Bathroom Process Packet

These are just a couple pages out of my process packet that I choose to show. Process work not only guides and helps you in the design process, but also shows your thought process and growth through out the design.

Master Bathroom Design Board 1/2

This is my master bathroom board that has my floor plan, my concept statement and parti sketch along with all the materials and finishes (lighting, plumbing, finishes etc).

This is my master bath board that contains my perspective of the bathroom, the west elevation and the small sketches that show features of the bathroom not otherwise seen.

Wheelchair Experience- Stepping Inside Accessible Design- Pictures

Below are some of the photos taken of me while in the wheelchair encountering some of the accessibility issues around the WSU campus...

This is me when I reached the bathroom in the library building.

It was hard to enter this room because of the door being pressurized, I wasn't able to roll in and hold the door open at the same time. The bathroom and the stall were accessible otherwise.

This is me at the espresso bar right outside of the bathroom. As you can see I may be able to reach the counter, but am un-able to see over it. This could prevent me from signing receipts and writing checks.

This is me back in the first building that we started in and I am making my way to the elevator which is on my left. The access in this door was almost too small because of the door frame that was required to make it a wheelchair accessible door. Oh the irony of that!

And lastly, I tried using yet another bathroom in the building and in this one I was unbale to get past the doorway because of a garbage can that was not thoughtfully placed. You have got to take into account ergonomics when designing a space.

Wheelchair Experience- Stepping Inside Accessible Design-About the Experience

For the wheelchair experience that we were asked to partake in another student and I were able to see how much accessibility should be taken into account and to what extent when designing a space. We also learned how much accessibility is over looked when designing a space. In the experience we were to figure out how to get down and out of a building that only had one way out (not clearly or conveniently clear to someone visiting). We then were to make our way over to another building next door, enter the library, fit down the isles (almost not enough room), find a book (not easy to reach), make a copy at the copier (too tall and awkward to reach), leave the library and use an accessible bathroom, order a coffee at the espresso bar and lastly go back up the first building and use a bathroom in it (way to small).

This experience not only gave me personal experience and insight to accessibility and universal design, but also really made me more aware now when working with dimensions of spaces and materials.