DESIGN PRIORITIES. Avenues for Homeless Youth. Charrette Goals AVENUES FOR HOMELESS YOUTH

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1 DESIGN PRIORITIES Avenues for Homeless Youth Avenues provides shelter, transitional housing, and support services to over 200 homeless youth annually through a variety of programs including Minneapolis Avenues and the recently opened Brooklyn Avenues. Minneapolis Avenues is a facility containing 21 beds in the Near North neighborhood supporting approximately 150 youth every year. The facility is housed in a three-story brick home built in 1934 as a Jewish Sheltering Home for Children. This facility includes 8 shared bedrooms, common space for residents, and offices for direct service staff, as well as administration facilities. Charrette Goals Increased efficiency and organization of existing spaces Private and semi-public spaces for staff to meet with youth A variety of recreation spaces for activities like studying, exercising, and music recording Designated storage options for a range of items, such as administrative files and cookware Lockers for staff personal belongings MINNEAPOLIS AVENUES OAK PARK AVENUE NORTH BASEMENT - RECREATION SPACE FIRST FLOOR - DINING FIRST FLOOR - LIVING Sheet 1 of 5 THIRD FLOOR - SPACE THIRD FLOOR - SPACE

2 BASEMENT PAINT CEILING GRID TO MATCH CEILING TILES RELOCATE FITNESS EQUIPMENT & TABLE ENLARGED STORAGE relocate door to reclaim wasted space NEW SOUND STUDIO or music room NEW CONTROL REORGANIZED RECREATION ELEC. MAINT./ UTILIZE UNUSED SPACE FOR FILES OR OTHER ORGANIZED STORAGE ADD CARPETING & COMFORTABLE FURNITURE TO CREATE HANG- OUT SPACE/ LOUNGE MECH. LAUNDRY TOILET PANTRY Sheet 2 of 5

3 FIRST FLOOR PAINT CEILING GRID TO MATCH CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT PROVIDE NEW PER CABINETS FOR ORGANIZED STORAGE OF POTS & PANS REORGANIZE WORKSPACES FOR STAFF & RESIDENTS REORGANIZED/ ENLARGED ADD DIMMABLE LIGHTING FIXTURES PROVIDE NEW LIGHT FIXTURE COVERS/ DIFFUSERS TO CREATE MORE RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENT DINING PANTRY KITCHEN STAIR S WORK /S demolish wall & reorganize work space STAIR STAFF TOILET S PROVIDE NEW LIGHT FIXTURE COVERS/ DIFFUSERS TO CREATE MORE RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENT LIVING COMPUTER & E BED ENTRY PAINT WALLS WHITE & CHANGE COLOR OF ACCENT WALL ADD BI-FOLD DOORS BETWEEN LIVING & DINING S Sheet 3 of 5 NEW STAFF CUBBIES/ LOCKER AREA reclaim wasted space from bathroom

4 THIRD FLOOR MEETING AREA RELOCATED TO BE SHARED USED FOR OTHER FUNCTIONS UTILIZE OPEN FLOOR AREA FOR CENTRALIZED FILES OR OTHER ORGANIZED STORAGE STANDARDIZE WORKSTATIONS & PROVIDE BUILT-IN STORAGE ABOVE DESK BED (3 desks) BATH- (4 desks) (1 desk) (1 desk) NEW MEDITATION / SMALL MEETING UTILIZE AREA OF CURRENTLY UNUSED CLOSET third floor offers quiet retreat for one-on-one conversation or alone /meditation space away from house s ongoing social activities REORGANIZE FURNITURE TO USE SPACE MORE EFFICIENTLY Sheet 4 of 5

5 FUTURE POSSIBILITIES... CONSOLIDATE STORAGE AREAS REORGANIZE STAFF S who works where, and with whom? DESIGNATE SECOND FLOOR YOUTH BEDS with THIRD FLOOR STAFF S third floor dormer spaces better utilized in bedrooms than offices CREATE ZONES BETWEEN STAFF & RESIDENT AREAS NEW DOUBLE DOORS IN CORRIDOR provide threshold between resident and staff areas NEW MEETING ALTERNATE PROPOSAL provide bookshelf between dining and living room RELOCATED COMPUTER/ E BED NEW STAFF WORK AREA Sheet 5 of 5