sprouts: an eco baby store

When givin the opportunity to choose a retail business that we will be designing everything from logo and graphics to store layout, the first item that popped into my head was something involving ecobaby. So many of my friends have been having babys lately and when looking for gifts I have noticed that there are not really any stores that offer well designed as well as "green" baby items. I see alot of these items on the web, but it is nice to actually be able to pick up an item and touch it before purchasing it and finding out what that experience will be like when it arrives in a box at your door.


I found alot of great products to offer from many great companies. Everything from baby clothing, toys, feeding, bedding, hygiene products to mommy gear like diaper bags and slings/wraps and even furniture.
This store would draw people from all over because there is nothing else like it around and the items have been made popular all over the internet already. Plus everyone wants a healthy, happy baby and always want the best for them.

Process:
After studying and deliberating over what to choose as my "concept" for this project I feel as though I have reached a conclusion so that I can finally move on into designing the space. The basis for my concept is SEED.
So the idea is from many different aspects of my project. The store [which is currently without a name] focuses on products that are environmentally friendly. So right away this picks up a "NATURAL" connotation. Also the consumer is going to be a mom, dad, grandma... basically someone shopping for a kid+/baby so this also give you the idea of "GROWTH". Then we go back to the "eco" aspect and the idea of dealing with a new baby + children. You 'sow what you reap'. Teaching children while they are young to be environmentally responsible so that it grows with them... spreading the seed of responsibility.













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BioMech...Retail Center at Revolution Mills

Sketch Model Exploration

Revolution Mills...a different point of view

Some of my finds at Revolution Mills, trying to get a feel for the space and develop some new ideas conceptually...
My professor, Suzanne Cabrera, challanged us as a class to capture images of the old Mill that siezed the character. By photographing "found objects" we started to learn more about the history and uniqueness of this historic site.

conceptual framework

This was a collaboration between Kelsey McCool, Lauren Goodrum and myself. It is simply a bubble diagram with the size of each bubble signifying the size/importance of the spaces.

These images of sketches and gestures that enabled me to move along in my exploration of a concept.

REtrievers:dog adoption center

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sketch work:
Here are some sketches that started my brainstorming process on the retail space for my new concept and product [ modern ruins + pets ] ReUse is going to be a major element that will connect the concept to the product of a pet adoption center. Since the dogs that will be in the space will be abandoned and at one time unwanted the materials used in the space will also be deserted objects. Contrast of the "modern ruins" and the life ermerging from within is an idea I borrowed from Christina who had this concept/product duo before me. So I will focus on contrast of materials and the organic elements growing within ( from walls, indoor grassy areas, and the extension of the space outdoors).




This is a preliminary sketch that shows what might become a midfloor fixture. This would be a point of contact between people and pets. There are places for the dogs to drink water and a treat bar for visitors to share with the dogs. There are also leash hooks for the pooches who are visiting with their owners or new pets leaving with their forever homes.
Conceptual Sketch Model...Deconstructivism Exploration






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