Typologies & Locations

Masters Project Decisions (Assignment 1

Victoria Heredia | Project Programming

Project Typology “Children’s Community Center”• Institutional/Educational

• This typology, also known as a Youth Center, relies heavily on community involvement and has a collaboration of programs that include education, creativity and family services. This center will be situated to an underprivileged community, and offer all of its services free of charge in the hopes of improving the education, and overall standard of living for its children.

Potential ActivitiesMentoring/Counseling + Tutoring/Special Courses + Arts

mentoring & counseling program• Meeting rooms• Group Counseling rooms• Testing rooms• Offices• Waiting Area/Reception• Presentation/Conference rooms

Potential ActivitiesMentoring/Counseling + Tutoring/Special Courses + Arts

tutoring & special course program• Meeting rooms• Group Tutoring rooms• Personal Tutoring rooms• Offices• Classrooms

arts program• Music rooms• Art rooms• Storage• Offices• Theatre/Auditorium• Secondary Theatre

mentoring & counseling program

tutoring & special course program

arts program

• Diagram 1

Public to Private Relationships

• Diagram 2Preliminary Relationships

International Location“East End” London, England, UK

This community has notoriously been one of the most impoverished in the city for centuries. Most recently it’s home to a majority of Bangladesh immigrant families.

Reasoning: the population is of a very different cultural background, this community is one of the most needy in the U.K. and has recently become a backdrop to successful street artists.

International LocationMexico City, Mexico

This community is also struggling with poverty. Recently, there has been an initiative to help the children of deportees gain Mexican citizenship.

Reasoning: the population is of a melding of two very different societal backgrounds, as well as is rich in artistic culture.