The Shannon Family Center responds to the specific needs of the Longford community as identified in a series of interviews in local community centers at the start of the project. The facilities of the center respond to these needs directly, providing activities such as cooking, gardening, dance, yoga, and performance. Thus, the center provides families with the opportunity to engage in activities together that develop their potential, whilst discovering new and open new horizons.
Sand textures and warm colors provide a calm, warm and welcoming interior. These base colours and textures are lightly enlivened with pastel colors, and various decorative elements and materials in the art-deco and boho style, providing a fresh aesthetic approach to a community center. The use of small, differences in color, form, and decorative elements celebrate the rich and individual variations, of people, cultures, and communities. Likewise, as a designer, I aspire to infuse spaces with creativity and to advance work that captures the special, qualities of human nature. I work to create environments where human behavior and experience are at the heart of the creative process and where feelings are integrated into projects. As a designer, I believe this building would bring communities together. This family center, responds to real community needs, supporting culture, education, and raising the cultural value of the society in which it is situated.
