FALL 2015
INTERGENERATIONAL CENTER Project Goals: Intergenerational Centers are a place where children, elderly, staff and volunteers can learn together through experience and build valuable relationships with one another. IG centers have the opportunity to become a new typology that revolutionizes the way not only generations but demographics and communities can connect with each other. Both learn to respect each other through physical and visual integration and IG activities. Project Summary: This project is 30,000 square feet, 10,000 of which is administration. The site is on the corner of 7th Street and P Street in the community of Shaw in northwest DC. Project Concept: When I was young, my grandfather started building a ‘tree fort’ which, as we grew in number and age, he expanded into zip lines, slides, swings, gardens and ponds. For us, it was a place where we could explore our imagination, spend time outside and connect to our grandfather. For him, it was a way to spend time with us, but also exercise his mental and physical abilities. In a way, this is the connection the IG center is striving for; giving the elderly purpose and the children a place to be creative while able to learn the life skills of communicating with the elderly. |