Mary's House

Hello everyone, I have been working with a classmate on a new project. We were designing an accessible bedroom for Mary's House. Mary's House is a home for single mothers that have been abused and substance abuse. Mary's House is a place so that when they have nowhere else to go. When they get there, there is a substance abuse treatment class so this treatment will help them overcome the addiction and also is a place where they know it is safe to be at, in other words it’s a safe house. The programs offered are designed for persons with mental and substance abuse disorders, pregnant / postpartum women, women, and residential beds for clients' children. What you see above is the design that me and my partner has come up with. We chose a trendal bed so that there is more space because the bedroom is very small for a mother and her child. We also added more storage since there is very little storage. 

The three pictures above are the selections that we have chosen. We went with a modern traditional style. We also chose to do a light pale teal on the walls to brighten up the room and make to mother or women feel happy and safe. I really enjoyed designing for Mary's House.

Second Floor of the Camp

 Walking off the balcony into the building, in front of you is the guest bedroom. To the right from the balcony doors is the living room, dining room and the kitchen all in one. Then going out the back door in the kitchen, to your right is the half bathroom. going down the hallway at the end is the executive office and leaving the office to the right is the executive conference room. Starting back at the balcony to your left is the master bedroom and bathroom and also a linen closet and the laundry room.

This is the bed that is going to be in the master bedroom. 

This is the chair that will go beside the bed in the master bedroom so that they can read but also be able to see the TV from it.

This is the sofa that will be in the living room in front of the flat screen TV.

This is the chair that will be in the living room and you will be beside the sofa but you will be able to watch TV. 

This is the coffee table that will be in front of the sofa in the living room.

I hope everyone has enjoyed reading about my competition that I am currently working on and I can't wait to share with you my progress and let you read and see my final product.

Materials and finishes for the first floor

This is the cubbies that will be used for the campers to store their things in. The manufacturer is Kaplan and is 100% Recycled and Reclaimed Material. 

Smith Systems- UXL Stack Chair and is Greenguard- low chemical emissions

Judson Beaumont Straight Line Designs called Knick Knack. This will be storage for games and other stuff the campers will play with. It is also 100% Recycled and Reclaimed Material.

Smith Systems- Rectangle Activity Table and is Greenguard- low chemical emissions

Kaplan- Natural Cedar Stool and is 100% natural wood.

This is some of the furniture that will be on the first floor. These are not the colors that will be used. Everything will end up looking like a rainforest, mentioned in my concept statement.

First Floor of the Camp

 

When you walk in the front door, to your right is the nurse's office with a twin size bed, chair, a stool, storage, and a top-freezer refrigerator. Beside the office is cabinet space and water fountains for the activity center. Going toward the elevator is two unisex bathrooms, one is barrier-free and the other one is not. Go pass the elevator and in front of the bathrooms is the activity area and storage. There is tables and also cubbies for the campers. Going back to the front doors, to your left is the stage and a ramp going up onto the stage. Behind the stage is the prop room. The prop room has a boys and girls place so they can change in privacy.

Furniture Library Competition

In Commercial 2 class, we were presented with the Bienenstock Design Competition. We are designing a camp in the northeast Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. The camp is an open and friendly camp for 30 traditional and special-needs campers.  

Concept Statement

The concept chosen for the Camp Madagascar is “Teamwork”’.  The concept shows that teamwork has a wide range of meaning but for Camp Madagascar, is where the children and youth are working together as a team to show that everyone is just a like through the heart. The primary colors which are red, blue and yellow; means strength and trust. The complimentary colors red and green mean nature and health; and blue and orange means warmth and energy to keep the campers going. The patterns, textures and lines were chosen from tropical rainforest. The style of Camp Madagascar is modern with futuristic element throughout the camp. At Camp Madagascar everyone will enjoying the feel of being in the rainforest and also being positive, having fun and comfortable which is what the children and youth need.   

Field Trip to Virginia!

Hello everyone, my interior design class from Randolph Community College went to Virginia to go to the home of James Madison which is Montpelier and also to the home of Thomas Jefferson which is Monticello.  We left at 9 am on October 10, 2013 and got there around 1 pm. Our drive up there was just beautiful, the leaves were changing and the mountains were just as blue as can be. I fell in love with everything that mother earth has provided.

Thursday October 10, 2013
Our first stop was Montpelier, the home of James Madison. James Madison married Dolley Todd on September 15, 1794. He served as Thomas Jefferson secretary and then served two terms as the president. In 1817, Dolley and James Madison retired to Montpelier.

Walking up to the front of James Madison's house.

The front of his house.

The beautiful view from the front porch of Madison's house.

Friday October 11, 2013
Our last place we went to was Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson. January 1772 Thomas married Martha Skelton. Martha had 7 children but only 2 other the children, Martha and Mary lived till adulthood. After Martha gave birth to her last daughter, Lucy, she passed away and Thomas buried his wife in the graveyard at Monticello. Thomas and James Madison were best friends. Madison would come over the Thomas's house and stay for a while.

Garden at Monticello

Garden

At the gift shop, looking over the garden.

Walking up to the front of the house is a cool looking tree.

The front of Thomas Jefferson's house.

The entry way to the front of the house.

Front of the house.

This flower is what lines the walkway to the horse stables under the house.

A flower from the flower garden at the back of the house.

 

The back of Thomas Jefferson's house.

After we got done with our tour of Monticello we started to come home. I really enjoyed both Montpelier and Monticello. Everything was beautiful and the history was very interesting. I would have really wished we had more time to do everything but I know where I will be going soon so I can get to learn more about both houses. I think everyone should visit Montpelier and Monticello because there is a lot to learn. I hope everyone has a nice day and I hope everyone enjoyed my trip just as much as I did.