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 - 1708 OAK PARK AVENUE NORTH BASEMENT - RECREATION SPACE FIRST FLOOR - DINING FIRST FLOOR - LIVING Sheet 1 of 5 THIRD FLOOR - SPACE THIRD FLOOR - SPACE
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
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
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
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