Stakeholder

Persona:

Name: Vincent Chin Wei Lin

Occupation: Architecture Student

Age: 19
Family: Mother, Father, 5 siblings

Address: Blk 1 Eunos Link

School: Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts

Daily Activity: Vincent is a student who lives in a 2 room HDB flat with his parents and 5 siblings. Due to the tight environment filled with 7 other family members at home,

it is difficult for Vincent to study at home. Unfortunately, the schools designated study spaces is always fully occupied by many other students. There is nowhere for him to do his revision and group projects due to the lack of social spaces in school.

Time Line:

7am: Wake up, bathe.

730am: Breakfast, pack books for school.

8.15am: Chauffer send him to school.

8.45am: Reach school.

9am: Lesson starts.

12pm: Have lunch with classmates at the canteen but insufficient tables and chairs.

1pm: Group project with classmates but couldn’t find any space.

1.30pm: Public places are full so group members decided to go home and Skype instead.

7pm: Skyped till 7 pm but there wasn’t much progress.

7.30pm: Dinner.

8.30pm: Assignment

2am: Sleep.

Client’s Problem:

Cafeteria:

• -        1 cafeteria shared among the 4 campus
• -        Limited number of tables and chairs
• -        Space constraint around the cafeteria affects the walkway
• -        The seating are too exposed to outdoor

Student’s Facilities:

• -        Insufficient discussion room in the library
• -        Most classrooms are occupied in the morning & afternoon
• -        School facilities close at 7pm.
• -        1 student lounge is not enough for students coming from the other campus.
• -        Doesn’t have a proper designated smoking area.
• -        Bad placing of study tables (most are placed against the wall).

Introduction: 
This proposal is intended to inform the Director of Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts on the benefits of a redesigned  social spaces. The primary objective is to improve the schools facilities for the students to interact and socialize in and around the campus.

The social spaces must include necessary furniture to better connect the students and alumni.

Problem: 
There’s only a small cafeteria which is shared among the 4 campuses in school.

Not only that it is small, it has limited number of tables and chair for students to have their meal. Furthermore, the furniture made space constraint occurred that affects the walkway.

The seats outside the cafeteria are too exposed to outdoor. In any case of rainy or shine; it will be an inconvenience for the students to have their meals peacefully.

There are insufficient discussion room in the library. Most classrooms are occupied in the morning & afternoon. Classroom closes at 7pm. 1 student lounge is not enough for students coming from the other campus. Doesn’t have proper designated smoking area.

Bad placing of study tables (most are placed against the the wall).'

Benefits/Goals: 
The main goal is to better utilize currently available area in school. We have to continue to evaluate current spaces as well as identify new spaces in an effort to effectively meet the social and programmatic needs of students. Thus, it is the immediate solution to the social space problem.

Bibliographies:

Books:

1)      Pegler, Martin M., and Schleifer, Bernard, eds. Cafes & Coffee Shops. Joint Publishing (Hong Kong) Company Limited Retail Reporting Corporation, 1996.

2)      Myerson, Jeremy, and Ross, Philip, eds. Space to Work. Laurence King, 2006.

Magazines:

1)      Per, Aurora, Fernandez and Mozas, Javier. ‘a+t Reclaim Domestic > Actions’. Bianual (Spring and Autumn). Vol 15, No 5. 2002.

Websites:

1)      Rouse, Hana N. ‘College Struggles with Social Space.’ The Harvard Crimson. 6 May 2011. Accessed 26 January. 2014http://www.truecrimson.com/article/2011/5/6/space-social-student-harvard/#>

2)      Garinger, Alex. ‘Lack of social space may increase graduate attrition.’ The Chronicle. 10 October. 2002. Accessed 28 January. 2014http://www.dukechronicle.com/articles/2002/10/10-social-space-may-increase-graduate-attrition