Senior Thesis, 2009 - 2010
The Red Thread is a cumulative year long project dedicated to both research and design. Designed as a "modern summer camp" for Chinese-American adoptees, I chose the famous Meier building on Perry Street and designed the entire facility with the users and the Red Thread concept in mind.
The Red Thread symbolizes the past, present, future, and connection, so I tried to implement it in every space - whether it is a mean of way-finding, furniture, or a structural element that expands
Central atrium, 16 floors up ...
Cellar - "Past" Library
Cellar - "Present" Library
Cellar - "Present" to "Future" Library
Cellar - "Future" Library
Reception.
View of the central core from the first floor.
A tea cafe.
4th Floor Cafeteria - those seats come from the ceiling.
Cooking classroom.
Dormitory hallway.
A single bedroom.
A media room - like one big sofa!
A cumulation of a year's work.
