Harmony House Second Floor

   The second floor of my Harmony House will continue the theme of “Peaks and Valleys. The residents will see them in elements like a chevron rug in the common room, light fixtures and even in the décor of the resident bedrooms. Calming colors like blue and violet will be used in the common room. Slightly more vibrant colors will be used in the resident rooms and will have a design that can be appreciated by both girls and boys. Furniture selections will have a mid century modern theme which should appeal to most teens today.

                                                      Harmony House First Floor

    My Harmony House project will use a theme of”Peaks and Valleys” which has been adapted from the award winning novel Esperanza Rising By: Pam Munoz Ryan. In the novel, Esperanza is a young girl who experiences many hardships but learns to see that along with the valleys in life there are always peaks.

     This project will help the residents learn to recognize and appreciate the peaks in life and to persevere through the valleys. Part of this concept will also incorporate learning to see the grey that exists between the black and white experiences in everyone’s life.

     On the first floor, the sandwich shop will have a peaks and valleys theme on the walls and floor in shades of grey , white and black. It will also have some pops of bright blue (the most relaxing color).

     The resident entry of my Harmony House will be located in the back of the building as an attempt to get away from the busy city street located at the front.  The entrance will look like the front porch of an average American family home. This will emulate a feeling of home and family for the residents and guests of The Harmony House.

                                                                       Harmony House

     The Harmony House is a design project and competition sponsored by The Bienenstock Furniture Library. For this project, the client is a youth shelter called The Harmony House located in Seattle Washington. The shelter will target runaways aged 10-17. The facility will be a healing and rehabilitating environment whose goals are to provide security and stability to the residents both by providing social services and by offering an inspiring environment through the design of the space.

     The first floor of The Harmony House will house a sandwich shop where the residents will agree to work throughout their stay at the Harmony House. This experience will help to provide them with some work and business skills.

     The second floor will consist of six resident rooms with a common room for socialization, peer interaction and recreation. The common room will help provide a family atmosphere to the residents as part of their healing and rehabilitation.

                                                                                 Amy Wagner