Shannon Senderling

The objective of this design was to create a facility that fosters interaction across generations, cultures and interests, as well as promote a healthy and wholesome lifestyle. The facility supports the well-balanced nurturing of mind, body and soul that improves student-retention, self-confidence and academic success rate.  This is achieved by incorporating a variety of activities that satisfy this balance of elements, such as exploration and educational lectures for the mind, physical activity for the body, and exposure to art, music and natural elements for the soul. The design was driven by the human need for spaces of varying energy levels. For example, the energetic water play in the kid zone is a high energy level space, whereas the reading niches in the park is a low energy level space and acts as an escape from chaos. Each individual will have the opportunity to balance mind, body and soul by participating in the activities in each zone, whether you need some time to clear your mind with a run in the park, or socialize with friends in the Biergarten. These energy levels are represented in physical form through a fluid ribbon that penetrates each zone. The more radical the form, the higher energy level is expected in that zone, and may also assist in wayfinding. Select which area of Soul Lot you would like to explore by clicking on the Energy Level Map below!