Samaritans Workplace

2nd Year

BRIEF:

Redevelop the first floor of the Samaritans office, based on Queens Road, to enhance their operational capabilities. Additionally provide a more congenial environment for volunteers to meet and debrief before, during and after shifts. Currently the Queens Road office only has room for 2 people to take calls at any one time, this problem needs to be solved with the client specifying up to 5 soundproof call stations.

research

proposed floorpans, furniture & materials

As Samaritans is a charity the budget for this project is tight therefore, I want to minimize costs by reducing the number of walls I move / knock down. Additionally, I won’t be building any walls allowing more of the budget to be spent on important products such as soundproof pods. A main focus is the communal area, at the moment there isn’t enough seating for all the people occupying the building. I want to combat this and create a welcoming environment where they can relax and talk to one another, consequently encouraging the volunteers to spend more time in the building with one another rather than just answering calls.

final renders

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