Interdisciplinary Service-Learning: Designing a Bedroom for a Domestic Abuse Shelter
Location
Virtual
Faculty Mentors
Dr. Ryan Couillou & Dr. Beth McGee
Course Name
PSYC 4630 Senior Seminar & INDS 4446 Design Studio V
Academic Unit
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Session Type
Undergraduate Poster Presentation
Presentation Type and Release Option
Presentation (Open Access)
Start Date
14-4-2020 2:30 PM
Description
This service learning project incorporated Psychology and Interior Design Senior Undergraduate students together with the task of researching and then designing new typologies for five room types in a proposed new facility for Safe Haven, a local shelter for domestic abuse victims. During the project, students worked in interdisciplinary groups to provide evidence-based design recommendations for a specific room in the shelter. Additionally, a site visit was incorporated to better understand the unique user needs and restrictions necessary when designing for this special population. The assignment included eight components that were scaffolded toward the final deliverables, which were a final paper, floorplan and three-dimensional renderings of the proposed design. These were based upon the earlier group research, needs assessment and recommendations. The results were presented to the Safe Haven staff. This group focused on the bedroom where victims spend a considerable amount of time recovering and storing their personal belongings.
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Interdisciplinary Service-Learning: Designing a Bedroom for a Domestic Abuse Shelter
Virtual
This service learning project incorporated Psychology and Interior Design Senior Undergraduate students together with the task of researching and then designing new typologies for five room types in a proposed new facility for Safe Haven, a local shelter for domestic abuse victims. During the project, students worked in interdisciplinary groups to provide evidence-based design recommendations for a specific room in the shelter. Additionally, a site visit was incorporated to better understand the unique user needs and restrictions necessary when designing for this special population. The assignment included eight components that were scaffolded toward the final deliverables, which were a final paper, floorplan and three-dimensional renderings of the proposed design. These were based upon the earlier group research, needs assessment and recommendations. The results were presented to the Safe Haven staff. This group focused on the bedroom where victims spend a considerable amount of time recovering and storing their personal belongings.
