May 2018 - April 2019
Bee home
Medium: Design Research Document
Team Size: 1
Duration: 8 months
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Bee Home was developed during my final two semesters at the University of Cincinnati for my Interior Design degree. I choose to focus my project on the preservation of honey bees, and proposed a communal beekeeping facility at the local YMCA. The facility contained an outdoor rooftop garden with four hives and an indoor community center in which classes and maintenance would take place. The first semester of the project I spent gathering research on honey bees; this included the positive effects they have biologically and the negative causes of their alarming decline. The following semester I spent designing meaningful ways to tackle the problem through interior design.
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I created a research book for the project in which I created all the graphics for (excluding 9 images used for precedents). I did this to create a cohesive style, and parallel the overall design of the facility I designed.
SPATIAL COLLAGES
SECTION PERSPECTIVE
The facility was located on the 4th floor of a nine story YMCA building in the heart of downtown Cincinnati. The location was chose based on ample public transport, garden access, and distance to local parks to create an enticing space for local honey bees to thrive.
MAIN SPACES
- Entry/Local Honey Showcase
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Community Space
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Classrooms
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Honey Extraction
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Garden/Hives
COMMUNITY SPACE
community
craft display shelving
view to garden/hives
GARDEN
lOCAL BEE FRIENDLY PLANTS
HONEY
EXTRACTION
BEE POLLINATION SITES
WASHINGTON PARK
BEEKEEPING FACILITY
LYTLE PARK
DEVOU PARK
ADEQUATE SITE
Adequate pollination sites have a variety of pollen sources, but have some limitations including large gatherings of people or geographic obstacles such as the ohio river.
HAUCK BOTANIC GARDENS
EDEN PARK
BEEKEEPING FACILITY
SMALE RIVERFRONT PARK
IDEAL SITE
Ideal pollination sites have a great variety of pollen sources for all types of pollinators including bees, birds, and butterflies.
FAIRVIEW PARK
INWOOD PARK
BELLEVUE PARK
JACKSON HILL PARK
DEER CREEK COMMON
BEEKEEPING FACILITY
LAUREL PARK
POTENTIAL SITE
Potential pollination sites are mainly large lawn spaces, however they have the potential to become great pollination sites with the addition of bee friendly
garden beds.