Annotations
(keyed to floor plan)
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Check-in kiosk center with two touchscreen monitors
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5’-0” wheel chair turning diameter required for ADA
accessibility (citing: Department of Justice, 2010)
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Refreshment station with under-counter refrigerator, Keurig
machine and healthy snacks
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Drop-down station for receptionist/assistant with lowered
accessible countertop per ADA requirements
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Computer education stations
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Movable-folding divider that can be opened down the middle
of room to create two classrooms
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Storage units to hold AV equipment
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Planter in Kitchen Demonstration with fresh grown herbs to use
in cooking lessons
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Fire extinguisher
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6’-0” bariatric wheelchair turning diameter required for toilet
stall (citing: Kim, 2009)
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Television monitors mounted to the wall across from testing
cubicles that show sequences of nature scenes to reduce the
stress of the patient (citing: Kreitser, 2013)
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Implementing use of nature for relaxation and stress relief
through water feature flanked by living walls (citing: Dijkstra,
2008 and Kreitser, 2013)
Movable Wall Finish Key
(keyed to floor plan, refer to finish secheule and board 3)
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Floor Plan
SCALE: 1/8” = 1’-0”
Clear glass panel
Glass with custom frosted pattern
Glass sliding barn door
White board with wood veneer
below
Wood veneer
Wood veneer with clerestory
window
Systems acoustical fabric
Research Summary
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
The military is a very high-stress job that can often result in
sudden feelings of anxiety, worry, and stress. This can make
it difficult for people suffering from PTSD to function in dayto-day activities. In a study of the connection of PTSD and
architectural design, Matthew Finn analyzed what a soldier
must go through mentally while in a high-risk situation,
which reveals how they perceive space around them. In
combat, military personnel must be constantly analyzing their
surroundings and, if in a building environment, they must
tediously go through every space and declare each as “cleared”
or “safe”. For this reason, being able to see what is in a room
before entering is highly beneficial and less taxing mentally.
The use of transparent glass walls throughout the wellness
center seeks to minimize stress and increase awareness of
surroundings.
Finn, M. (2013). Posttraumatic Understanding: The connections between
posttraumatic stress and architectural design. Innovation Incubator:
Perkins+Will, Spring 2013. Retrieved from http://www.perkinswill.com/sites/
default/files/PosttraumaticUnderstanding_2013.pdf
Stress and the Environment
Lobby Perspective
Stress can have a negative impact on health and wellness
including symptoms such as higher blood pressure, increased
heart rate, muscle tension, as well as a release of hormones
that suppress the immune system. Interaction with nature
or elements that simulate nature has been proven to reduce
feelings of stress, worry and anxiety. The use of plants, wood
textures, natural colors such as green and blue, and natural daylighting in the wellness center provide connections to nature to
create a stress-free environment.
Dijkstra, K., Pieterse, M.E., Pruyn, A. (2008). Stress-reducing effects of indoor
plants in the built healthcare environment: The mediating role of perceived
attractiveness. Preventive Medicine, 47.
(above) View of lobby from standing in library
space. Curved focal wall finished with a custom
wall mural and laser-cut metal letters displaying
the mission of the HAWC. Dropped circular
ceiling panel with LED lighting above creates a
levitating effect. (below) Bob Chair by Coalesse
(right) See back of textile samples for details
Kreitzer, M.J. (2013). What impact does the environment have on us? Regents
of the University of Minnesota and Charlson Meadows. Retrieved from
http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/explore-healing-practices/healingenvironment/what-impact-does-environment-have-us.
Codes: ADA/Bariatric Users and Occupancy Load
In order to create a universal space that can be enjoyed by
patrons with or without physical limitations, it is important to
consider codes and furniture selections in the design of the
wellness center. ADA guidelines and clearances for wheelchair
users were followed throughout the building as well as rules for
bariatric furniture and toilet stalls. Calculating the occupancy
load of the building was used to determine the number of exits
and plumbing fixtures.
Department of Justice. (2010). 2010 ADA standards for accessible design.
Retrieved from http://www.ada.gov/regs2010/2010ADAStandards/2010ADAsta
ndards.htm.
Design Concept
The Carolinas Air Force Field is re-inventing an empty, rectangular, block building in Fayetteville, NC into a new Health and Wellness
Center for the service men, women, families and veterans in the surrounding area. The design concept of the space is based upon
the principles of air, flight and mobility. Curvilinear lines represent the fluidity of air around an aircraft wing, while glass elements
bring a lightness to the design, symbolizing the weightlessness of air. Vertical elements signify one of the most important elements
of flight: LIFT. The space is grounded with warm dark wood tones, creating a balanced and stable environment. All of these elements
come together in order to form an uplifting space to facilitate in educating people with a holistic approach to health and wellness,
echoing the HAWC’s mission statement,
“Healthy and disciplined wholeness of the mind, body and spirit.”
LIFT
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ASID Carolinas Chapter: 2014-2015 Otto Zenke Student Design Excellence Competition
Kim, H. (2009). Universal design: Meeting the needs of the bariatric population.
Retrieved from http://iwsp.human.cornell.edu/file_uploads/IWSP_6530_2009_
DILEMMA_Kim-Bariatric_Read-Only.pdf.
Air Mobility and Flight
Since the concepts of flight will be familiar to most users of the
wellness center, it was important to understand and implement
them into the design. Simply put, flight relies on lift which is
created by fluid air flow around a wing in order to keep a plane
in the air.
(2006) Airplane aerodynamics: fundamentals and flight principles. Retrieved
from http://www.free-online-private-pilot-ground-school.com/aerodynamics.
html.
Reflected Ceiling Plan
SCALE: 1/8” = 1’-0”
Newton Jr. Pendant by Boyd Lighting
(GSA #: GS-03F-0090W) - Kitchen
Demo
Presidio Oval Ceiling Mount by Boyd
Lighting (GSA #: GS-03F-0090W) Rear Corridor
Adjacency Matrix
(above) Adjacency matrix defines spacial relationships between the required areas for the
HAWC. (below) Process drawing showing preliminary space planning the beginning of the
circular/curvilinear traffic flow.
Kitchen Demonstration Perspective
(bottom left) Supersonic flight creates conical shaped sound waves behind the jet ( image:
http://www.airforce.com/learn-about/stem/#/supersonic-flight) (bottom right) Design concept
inspired by the curvilinear lines around wing and vertical lift involved in flight (image: http://
www.airforce.com/learn-about/stem/#/forces-in-flight)
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(above) Tiered audience seating as well as TV
monitor provide optimal viewing of cooking
demonstrations. (left) Enea Lottus Post Stool by
Coalesse in Kitchen Demo(below) Designtex /
Terrance in Cascade / Kitchen Demo on Enea Lottus
Post Stool (right top) Crossville Inc. / Stainless Steel
in Circles / Kitchen Demo back-splash (right bottom)
Crossville Inc. / RetroActive in Antico Taupe / Kitchen
Demo back-splash (far right) Corian / Sagebrush /
countertops throughout HAWC
Finish Schedule
North Classroom Elevation
SCALE: 3/8” = 1’-0”
(far left) Wenge wood veneer finish
for Haworth Enclose Architectural
Walls (left) Enea Stacker Chair with
tablet by Coalesse in Classroom
(right) Elevation view of whiteboard
wall in classroom with surrounding
glass Enclose Walls. Custom frosted
curvilinear pattern covers the
middle of the panels, minimizing
distractions while maintaining semivisibility in and out of the space.
Incredible White : SW7078
Agreeable Gray : SW7029
Anew Gray : SW7030
Mega Greige : SW7091
Relaxation Space Perspective
(above) Custom water feature on North wall of the Relaxation Space to be constructed by a local artisan. Three vertical curving brushed aluminum metal
panels tie into the design directive of air and flight by symbolizing fluidity and lift. (below left) Bix Sled Lounge Chair with Arms by Coalesse in Relaxation
Space. (below center) Enclose Architectural Walls by Haworth are movable panels that provide flexibility and visibility for PTSD patients (citing: Finn, 2013).
(below right) Haworth Classic Systems Fabric in Drama used on Enclose walls in Relaxation and Massage spaces to provide more acoustical privacy.
Mannington Commercial Luxury
Vinyl Tile / Nature’s Path in
American Walnut Cocoa
Mannington Commercial Luxury
Vinyl Tile / Nature’s Path in
Madison Maple Morgan
Mannington Commercial Modular
Carpet / Implied in Etheral
Ergometry and Fitness Testing North Elevation
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SCALE: 3/8” = 1’-0”
(above) Two ergometry and
fitness testing stations and a
changing area separated by
Enclose Walls. Each station
provided with a computer to
download testing data.