The Ideolagy Behind the Mini Project

Definition: "The branch of philosophy or psychology dealing with the origin and nature of ideas.

Our brief for the Dolphins Barn Project catered for four troubled youths and one live in supervisor. These teenagers have not had the best start to life. They have all lived in unstable and chaotic circumstances and are dealing with many issues in their personal lives. This project provided a rare opportunity to substantially improve the quality of life of these individuals.

My ideology for this project was to create a stimulating yet relaxing place where they could feel safe in a nurturing environment. I wanted it to be a place for healing, somewhere they could come to deal with there issues and prepare for the next stage in their life.

I tried to implement this ideology through the concept of a serene Japanese garden with an atrium running up the two levels and housing a live tree which was symbolic of growth and the maturity the teenagers aspire to achieve.  

3rd Year Bachelors Degree Project

The following post will give you an insight into the project I completed at the end of last year.


The building: - The building I chose to use was located in Dundalk, Co. Louth, Ireland.
                      - It was 1500m sq and consisted of 7 levels including a basement and roof terrace.

Proposed use: - The change of use outlined in my proposal was for a multidisciplinary office which house several businesses which included; architects, interior designers, landscape architects, web designers, etc...

Concept: - The Oxygen Garden

Bellow are some of my presentation boards for this project.

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