Thursday, March 10, 2011

High Concept Design: NICU Room Prototype




Nature is something we all identify with. It isn’t confined to our socioeconomic or racial status. We all live on planet earth. We all interact with the natural world on a breath-by-breath basis. Nature is instinctual simply because we are fundamentally a part of it.

This room is designed to be receptive to the human form, enveloping you with the healing powers of nature through its breathable, life-giving materials and gentle, organic curves. Here there is safety in your vulnerability and pain. This place is designed for you. You know how to use the room from the first moment you enter it. Everything you touch is simple, intuitive and accessible.

Technology is at its best when it feels completely natural, almost like there’s no technology at all. This room’s revolutionary interface is designed to be sensitive to your touch. When your fingers touch the display, it senses them then instantly it transforms your motions into lifelike actions.

Here you can mold and shape your experience. You are not held captive but instead equipped to be set free. Here you can exist and endure. The atmosphere is restorative and rejuvenating--soothing and replenishing your mind, body and soul. This space will help sustain you.

You are the author. This room beckons you to fill it with your story.

Intuitive Restoration: An Environment Embracing Your Journey

1 comment:

  1. Katie! Thank you so much for your comment. It absoultuely made my day and I am so thankful to have had the chance to work with you and to get to know you on a whole new level this year. Your abilities have helped me developed my design skills farther than I thought I would have gotten in school and have allowed me to step out of the box and take my critical thinking to the next realm. Your are awesome and I keep finding myself bragging about this project. I am so excited about our concept and am really interested to see where it leads us. Thanks so much for putting this on your blog! My mama was very impressed and loves being able to look at the things we have done this semester. Hope you enjoy your SB and I will see you back at the "office" in about a week!

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