In my design I have a large open space at the far end of the basement that leads to an opening out onto the pocket forest. I wanted to put some kind of relaxing seating area in this space to allow people to sit down out of the bath and experience the forest differently. Here are some of my concept designs.
Something I struggled with in designing this space was not affecting the flow of movement through the space. Because the space is so narrow and long, I struggled to design an area that utilized the space well and didn’t neglect any space. I also struggled around designing around the columns at the far end of the basement. These are the only columns that are rounded and they don’t sit flush against the wall so I struggled in designing around and including them.
I still haven’t finalized the design of this area, but when I develop these initial concepts, I need to think about how I can be inclusive of these structural pillars.
Spatial Design by Ciara 