Peer Review of Materials Charette

This afternoon we reviewed our teammates process work from the materials charette. I had the pleasure of reviewing Michelle Stohl's work in progress. Michelle is using an existing office building in Charlotte, NC to design a training center for Girls on the Run, a non-profit organization that helps girls succeed and break through social barriers. Her concept for this project is fittingly "breaking out of the box". She explores this idea through degrees of transparency and intersecting planes. Walls of varying thicknesses and textures pierce through each other and define space. A 3-form woven wall is the focal piece behind one coaching area for the girls. Michelle has created a mix of intimate spaces and group spaces to accomodate the different needs of the young women. In the lobby she has created an open inviting space using daylight and digital wall panels. My suggestions would be to develop further with colors that relate to the concept. The thick and thin penetrating walls work well, maybe place small individual or intimate nooks within the spaces they create when they intersect, and use these planes to develop shelving or storage. Maybe personalize different areas for the specific classes that they teach.