Brief: “Create a product for a Community Space”
What if a divider shaped the spacewithout closing it off?
Upcoming Homework Club = multipurpose space for children. Study + play.
Children want to play instead of do homework -
Natured Themed
Needs to soften noise and support different activities.
High ASD / learning needs → make it sensory + tactile.
Spinning panels →fidget + grounding.
Main Hall = Busy. Mixed activities. Hard to focus.
How Did I End Up Here?
Visit Stockwell Park Community Trust.Analyse & observe spaces.
Design Insight
When I spent time at the community centre, I noticed families and young people trying to focus on forms, paperwork, and homework in a space that was always busy.
As a neurodivergent designer, I recognised that feeling in my own body - the way noise, shifting activity, and unpredictable movement can quickly disrupt focus.
That experience shaped my hypothesis: children with learning differences could benefit from something that softens distractions.
Development
Community Center Main Hall
Insight: Difficult to Concentrate, Very Busy
Proposal: Limiting distractions
a
e
d
c
b
a
Pond
Insight: Popular during summer, winter looks crusty since no greenery
Proposal: Decorative/interactive tools or more seating areas
b
c
Homework Center
Insight: Lack of seating, parents less willing to bring child there
Proposal: Add seating + Play area
Graffiti Hall of Fame
Insight: Well Loved, Temporary as often gets painted over
Proposal: Artists leave a permanent mark, Sign their mark
d
Graffiti Hall of Fame
Insight: Lots of depleted spray cans, nozzles and litter
Proposal: Reduces waste, interactive disposal system
e
Site Analysis
Brief: “Create a product for a Community Space”
What if a divider shaped the spacewithout closing it off?
Upcoming Homework Club = multipurpose space for children. Study + play.
Children want to play instead of do homework -
Natured Themed
Needs to soften noise and support different activities.
High ASD / learning needs → make it sensory + tactile.
Spinning panels →fidget + grounding.
Main Hall = Busy. Mixed activities. Hard to focus.
How Did I End Up Here?
Visit Stockwell Park Community Trust.Analyse & observe spaces.
Design Insight
When I spent time at the community centre, I noticed families and young people trying to focus on forms, paperwork, and homework in a space that was always busy.
As a neurodivergent designer, I recognised that feeling in my own body - the way noise, shifting activity, and unpredictable movement can quickly disrupt focus.
That experience shaped my hypothesis: children with learning differences could benefit from something that softens distractions.
Development
Community Center Main Hall
Insight: Difficult to Concentrate, Very Busy
Proposal: Limiting distractions
a
e
d
c
b
a
Pond
Insight: Popular during summer, winter looks crusty since no greenery
Proposal: Decorative/interactive tools or more seating areas
b
c
Homework Center
Insight: Lack of seating, parents less willing to bring child there
Proposal: Add seating + Play area
Graffiti Hall of Fame
Insight: Well Loved, Temporary as often gets painted over
Proposal: Artists leave a permanent mark, Sign their mark
d
Graffiti Hall of Fame
Insight: Lots of depleted spray cans, nozzles and litter
Proposal: Reduces waste, interactive disposal system
e
Site Analysis
Brief: “Create a product for a Community Space”
What if a divider shaped the spacewithout closing it off?
Upcoming Homework Club = multipurpose space for children. Study + play.
Children want to play instead of do homework -
Natured Themed
Needs to soften noise and support different activities.
High ASD / learning needs → make it sensory + tactile.
Spinning panels →fidget + grounding.
Main Hall = Busy. Mixed activities. Hard to focus.
How Did I End Up Here?
Visit Stockwell Park Community Trust.Analyse & observe spaces.
Design Insight
When I spent time at the community centre, I noticed families and young people trying to focus on forms, paperwork, and homework in a space that was always busy.
As a neurodivergent designer, I recognised that feeling in my own body - the way noise, shifting activity, and unpredictable movement can quickly disrupt focus.
That experience shaped my hypothesis: children with learning differences could benefit from something that softens distractions.
Development
Community Center Main Hall
Insight: Difficult to Concentrate, Very Busy
Proposal: Limiting distractions
a
e
d
c
b
a
Pond
Insight: Popular during summer, winter looks crusty since no greenery
Proposal: Decorative/interactive tools or more seating areas
b
c
Homework Center
Insight: Lack of seating, parents less willing to bring child there
Proposal: Add seating + Play area
Graffiti Hall of Fame
Insight: Well Loved, Temporary as often gets painted over
Proposal: Artists leave a permanent mark, Sign their mark
d
Graffiti Hall of Fame
Insight: Lots of depleted spray cans, nozzles and litter
Proposal: Reduces waste, interactive disposal system
e
Site Analysis