Pufferbelly Depot (A Curved Notion)

The Pufferbelly Depot was designed for Kevin Haas a Lithographers. The design of the project came from a bench found at the depot during the site visit. My concept guiding the project is bold form, elegant curves, and visual mass.The project was to design a home for an artist that is a studio and a gallery as well, but the spouse happens to have a visual disablement.  Kevin Haas uses many over sized tool to create his art, because of this space planing in his studio will be very impotent. He requested that his interior is focal points art not the walls, but the interior spaces them self. The landscape of the site is open to two different sides and because of this we have many unwanted visitor going through the site. The site is full of many problems, but that is what makes it so much fun. Using design I took a different look into solving these problems.

The client, Kevin Haas, is a man that like to have a yard, but he does not like to do to much maintenance. I desisted to give him a good amount of grass area that will not require to much maintenance. Wood chips for a larger amount of the space to give the space an earthy tone and the a gardening bed for the wife is hobby. The tree in the center of the yard is meant to be a retreat for the patrons of the home to escape too. The gardening bed also works as a divide for the public and privet parking area. Closing off the other entry way with the yard is a great way to stop any unwanted traffic to go through the site.  


The interior of the space was designed with bold vivid colors to help the spouse get around the home. The furniture used was chosen by request of the client style and atheistic taste. The colors were chosen to make their location in the space evident to people and especially the spouse. The different color flooring for the shop was chosen to direct to the spouse and people what is a safe path of travel and what is not. The spaces that uses colors the best throughout the interior would have to be the kitchen.
  




The kitchen uses many different strop colors to make a safer working environment for the spouse to use. The black laminate base cabinets show her where they are and the orange countertop shows the spouse where the working surfaces is. The white upper cabinets are easy to distinguish from the gray wall. The green stoles are easy to spout in the space. The all kitchen was design to be use for a person with a visual disability and because of the extreme color pallet it will still be usable when her vision get worse with time.  

A pattern I developed while exploring my concept was using in the interior space by the living room. The parcel wall made from different color resin was used a an element to separate the living from the hallway. The pattern is seen in the resin. This create a piece of art that call the attention to one of the main spaces in the home. The pattern was a great way to learn more about how my concept could be applied.

The master bathroom was designed to be elegant and ADA accessible. The shower uses different 12x12 tiles that show people where the shower is. The size of the bathroom can fit a built in shower bench. The double flush toilet is side access because it is one of the easiest ways to get onto a toilet from a wheelchair. Their is a 1 foot spacing below the cabinets to allow for front access for the sinks.  

This project was a great chance to test what I have learned in Interior Design. I believe that the project came out great, but their are a few things I would change. I would of liked to apply a bright color pallet similar to that of the kitchen to more spaces like the bathroom. This project was also a great chance to work with a real client. I am great full to have this opportunity.