Lunar
Creativity is an essential part of our human experience. Yet, in socio-economically disadvantaged communities, it is often forgotten.
As is the conversation of mental health in childhood.
Due to a lack of resources, these communities are less likely to have an understanding as to how a balance of work & creativity is essential for health & wellness. Using the creative process to enhance a patient's experience in a safe environment structured by a therapist can benefit the mind & body. Allowing children the space to learn coping strategies can also help with anxiety in adult life by cultivating an understanding of a safe space within themselves. The idea of developing grounding methods earlier in life will make integration into adulthood easier, as it becomes their nature.
Lobby
Staircase Experience
Pre-therapy Daily Affirmation Room - positive distractions serve to mitigate the stressors and boredom of waiting for children.
Moon Corridor - Light Therapy Engagement; tinted glass finishes cast colorful dynamic forms
Climbing Wall - encourages movement, tactile wall feature along consultation rooms aids in wayfinding
Destress Zone - Fiber installation created by patients as part of therapy session, displaying children's art serves to provide a sense of pride and connection to space
Conversation Room - focus remains on the child's perspective and play, encouraging interaction and sense of safety for therapy
Refuel Zone - intended to help users gain an awareness of the effects of their nutrition on their body and their mental state
Art Therapy Room - features custom built angled table designed to seat different age groups
Light Therapy Room - touch sensitive lighting encourages play through color