Site Proposals

Stress/Therapy Center

Problem: Students can find themselves to be stressed out whether it be school, family, or life. By offering a stress/therapy center, students have an opportunity to relieve some of that stress that they can find themselves experiencing.

Brief: Materials may include water, glue, borax, recycled materials, incense, and trained animals. The stress/therapy center can range from creating your own stress toy/ fidgeter, or a stress toy/fidgeter set up, aroma therapy from flowers or incense, and human interaction with animals. For the big picture, we want to promote a healthy well-being while keeping a positive attitude in life and on campus. We want to execute our idea in a way where students can forget about their responsibilities for a moment and recenter themselves with benefiting activities.


 Eating Your Carbon Footprint

Show carbon footprint to produce various food groups and show how you can help the environment just by changing your food choices
Visual representations contrasting the different carbon outputs of different food groups
Food options show the varying amounts of carbon emissions required to produce them
Promote healthy eating and clean living 

Community Garden 

The concept is to ask students/faculty to “plant” their favorite fruits or vegetables. We will
construct garden boxes in abstract ways to draw our audience in, as well as prop fruits and
veggies for planting. The idea is to encourage the campus community to build a garden together, and then offer information about the consequences of animal agriculture, and the environmental/health benefits of a plant-based diet

Site Observations & Analysis

 Unity Plaza

Users: Pedestrians 
Environment: outside/urban
Function: a sitting area/walkway connecting SFCC/bus station/ Ocean Ave. 
Dominating feature: curvilinear ground design
Environment: Artificial
Attraction: A very natural transition areas between this very high traffic area
Defined: Horizontally
Unified: Wood and natural tones used throughout through open space and defined by guiding lines
Inspiration: Great use of bold pattens in a civil installation that promotes creativity with 

Glen Park BART 

Users: Commuters
Environment: Enclosed, underground
Function: Entry/exit point to BART, waiting area
Dominating feature: Strong lines, Brutalist architecture, concrete
Environment: Artificial
Attraction: The linear design, the contract between the open air space/natural light and the visually heavy concrete
Defined: Horizontally
Unified: Same material used throughout space
Inspiration: That such a visually heavy material can be made to feel so open and welcoming

Outdoor Plaza

Location/Place: The space is located in Santa Clara, California.
Name: The space is the farmer’s market at Franklin Square, which is a downtown plaza.
Type of Users: The users of this space are local families,and college students from Santa Clara University.
Type of Environment: The environment is a plaza.
5. Purpose/Function: The purpose of the space is to sell local produce to consumer customers. To unify the community in Santa Clara.
6. What feature, element, or principle appears to be the most dominating feature of space. The banners and booths are the most dominating features of this space.
7. How would you categorize the environment:
The environment is both natural and artificial. The plaza is a man made space however, the exterior has a true natural quality about it.
8. How the space drew you to it: The environment is both natural and artificial. The plaza is a manmade space however, the exterior has a true natural quality about it. The space drew me to it with the food and the good energy it brings.
9. how the space is defined: Horizontally

Mashouf Wellness Center

1. How the space drew you to it: The space is a new foundation built on campus that draws a person in because of how it towers the surrounding community. I was drawn in by how the sidewalk seems to curve along the edges of the sidewalk.
2. how the space is defined: This large building seems like the epitome of sustainable architecture in
modern america. Its built with towering windows so passerbys may look on the inside and see the wellness center being put to use.
3. how the space is unified: The space is separated from the San Francisco State campus by a street
but it still connects with the outside world through its large windows that engulf the entire building
4. what new ideas this space inspires: This space inspires the individual to lead a healthier lifestyle. It also makes one wonder how to be more sustainable in what we do.

Thorton State Beach Trail

Thornton State Beach Trail is located south Fort Funston. Again, indivuals can be seen using this space for hiking, walking their pets, and family outings. This location offers a closer view of the ocean and a more secluded feel when hiking. The features of being open, but secluded allows individuals and groups to experience nature differently. With its layout of being several paths, the
space inspires exploration. I was drawn to this space because of its mysterious and adventurous elements.

• vertical and horizontal space
• used by all individuals
• outdoor, nature, natural, open
• recreational, therapeutic, exploration
• dominating feature: its challenge to explore

Beach Chalet Soccer Fields

Beach Chalet Soccer Fields is located near Golden Gate Park. Individuals can be seen using this space for fitness and sports. The features of being developed and spacious unifies this area for its intended purposes. With its spacious grassy layout, the space inspires both light and heavy exercises,
sports, and big gatherings. I was drawn to this space because of its developed and natural look.

• horizontal space
• used by individuals seeking fitness, individuals needing a developed open space
• outdoor, developed, open
• recreational, therapeutic
• dominating feature: very inviting to be used for its intended purposes