INSTASCAPE

TIRED OF ADULTING?
INSTANTLY ESCAPE
TO OUR NEW CO LIVING
COMMUNITY
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Keeping close relationships is the most

important work we do in our lives

-Jeff Hall
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Katlin Sharpe
katlinsharpe@yahoo.com

(614)-620-3596

sharpeinteriors.weebly, com

https://www.linkedin.com/
in/katlin-sharpe-a43192151/
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design philosophy:

I'm driven to help people.

I'm excited by the enthusiasm that people

reveal as projects unfold.

My central belief is that good design can

improve people’s quality of life, vision,
hearing, stability and mobility.
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table of
contents

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intro research project
proposal
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project concept The program
statement statement
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WHO ARE
MILLENNIALS?

currently, Millennials
are anyone born from
1980-1996. ages 22-37
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Taking a different
approach to adulting

influencer's

Tech natives

radically and
ethnically diverse

CRAVING collaboration
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whats the
problem?
The way millennials
want to live does
not align with the
current housing
realities.
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RESEARCH
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millennials buying
their first home today
millenials
represent 1/4 will pay 39%more
of the us than baby boomer's who
population. bought their first
home in the 1980s.

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That is: Pew Research Center data
shows that among men ages
million 18 to 34, living at home
in the us! with parents has been the
most common living
arrangement since 2009.
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"adulting" milestones ;
having kids,

buying homes,
or getting married

currently, millenials are opting to live

at home because they cant afford
anything else.
there is another option!
co living makes it possible for
millenials to become independent!
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socially isolated people are more than

2x as likely to die from heart disease
as those with a solid social
circle!

According to data from

the General Social
Survey (GSS), the
number of Americans who
say they have no close
friends has roughly
tripled in recent
decades.

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co living will greatly

benefit millennials. it is a
new way to make lasting
relationships because of the
common bond of home.

“The only way to

have a friend is to
be one."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

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existing in trending
areas that is
concentrated on community
and convenience. It is a
new way of living as part
of a community, sharing
thoughtfully designed
spaces and insta-worthy
moments, with the comfort
of being able to end the
day at your own fully
furnished apartment. It
is all about convenience,
with a connected grocery
store, shops, and café.
You will make lasting
friendships with the
common bond of home.
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Surveys conducted on 49 anonymous individuals

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how will co living help combat

loneliness while allowing millennials to
live up to their standards?

In order to combat loneliness, it We learned from Jeffery Hall
is important to understand the that it takes roughly 50 hours
process of friendship development. of time together to move from
Based on the social penetration simple acquaintance to casual
theory, we know that sharing friend, 90 hours to go from
“secrets” and self-disclosure is that stage to simple “friend”
the major way to bring a status and more than 200 hours
relationship to a new level of before you can consider
intimacy. someone your close friend.

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Based on this research, we can Co-living can help by
assume that friendship takes one on integrating this research into
one interaction. Today’s millennials community activities that will
aren’t getting these one on one get people involved socially.
interactions as much as past
generations because of technology
and social media. Its no wonder
millennials are experiencing high
levels of loneliness!

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case study analysis

case studies are necessary

to provide insight on the
already existing
communities. this will
provide another way of
observing the problem and
how they have attempted to
solve it.

i will primarily be analyzing

the function of community,
the space itself, and the
social interaction within.

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case study
for understand community, i will study the culture, the crowd
movement, and the social interaction.I will do my study on
the community of rivergate. located at Ohio university,

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rivergate apartments
rivergate apartments is
located at ohio
university campus. this
community considers
itself a "brand new
modern student living."
their catch phrase is
that each person is only
responsible for their
own lease.

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third
through the front contains a fitness floor are dedicated to
door, you walk room, a '"brain storm" the community members
straight into the room for studying, a apartments.
lobby. The lobby is computer area, free
very inviting and printer, and free
features many tables tanning.
and booths. There is
also a free coffee
bar around the
corner.

the lobby displays many i did not see many

tables that are inviting people socializing at
to the community members the provided tables and
success each time of observing.
the lobby is overall problems there were not many
modern like they claimed.
announcements on
the brainstorm room is
explaining how you
fitting, being that it is
could get more
on a campus.
involved in the
community activities.
the fitness room is a
nice way for members to the apartment rooms
connect on a shared are spacious and each
interest, while also room features their
promoting healthy living.. own private bathroom

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case study inference

various factors such as an

inviting atmosphere, different
types of seating, amenities, and
case displays play a large role in
the successfulness of the
communities. studying this in
depth and critically analyzing
them, gives the basic strategies
which will ensure success in a
community.

it concludes that with a lack of

signage displaying the communities
activities, will lead in less
people getting involved.

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project
proposal

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The community in which people belong

plays an important role in the wellbeing
of the members. the relationships among
the members become the foundation of the
community. millennials are experiencing
high levels of loneliness, an intentional
community will bring people together who
otherwise may have never met. creating
new friendships by using the common bond
of home, millennials will be the first to
experience this new way of living.

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project
statement
I have selected a building that
includes 45 units. based on the project
requirements I have chosen that the
first floor with be dedicated to
community activities and shopping. this
will include a cafe, market, and
restaurant. By having all of these
located on the first floor this will
give community members convenience and
a way of having a common bond.

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site context

bridge street,
Dublin Ohio.
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location

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i have chosen Dublin Ohio,

bridge street as my
proposed location for this
community. this location is
ideal for millennials
because it is attracting
young professionals who
want to live where they
work. this suburb and
especially this bridge
street location is very
walkable and is within
minutes to shopping,
eateries, breweries and the
historic downtown Dublin.
residents will be drawn to
this location because of
the liveliness and the
proximity to the scioto
river.

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Concept
Statement:
This co-living
community will fuse
new technology with
RESPECT TO
TRADITIONAL VALUES.
the FIRST FLOOR
WILL BE DEDICATED
TO COMMUNITY
ACTIVITIES AND
CONVENIENCE WHILE
THE SECOND AND
THIRD FLOOR WILL BE
DEDICATED TO THE
RESIDENTS
APARTMENTS,

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community: Community is based on groups of people who

share common values, goals and interests. It’s a place that
provides support in times of celebration and in crisis.
Community is a complex web of social unity. My model represents
this complex web. If you remove one, the model will no longer
be supported. My model needs all pieces to function, just like
a community.

bridge: A bridge is a structure that is built over a

divide so that people or vehicles can cross from one side to
the other. people can also be used as this structure that span
across intellectual, emotional, religious and cultural divides,
such as self interest, fear and intolerance, with a bridge of
understanding.

flourish: To flourish is to be healthy and represents

growth. The concept of flourish can be related to both nature
and people. My concept model represents the idea of flourish
through multi-dimensional construction. It is made up of several
important parts. My designs are devoted to spreading positive
transformation and enhancing human flourishing around the
world.

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the
program

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Program summary

The instascape building will

include a lobby, grocery/
market place only available to
the residents with local
produce, a consignment
boutique store for residents
to exchange clothes, a bar/
grill to grab a bite to eat and
a fitness center. There are
also the residents apartments
which include six different
room types.

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References

Beaton, Caroline. “Why Millennials Are Lonely.” Forbes,

Forbes Magazine, 7 Mar. 2017, www.forbes.com/sites/

carolinebeaton/2017/02/09/why-millennials-are-lonely/

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Christakis, Nicholas A., and James H. Fowler. Connected: the

Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape

Our Lives. Little, Brown, 2011.

“It Takes Time to Make Friends.” The University of Kansas, 3

Apr. 2018, news.ku.edu/2018/03/06/study-reveals-number-hours-

it-takes-make-friend.

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Matthews, David. “The Generational Divide: A New Generation of

Adults Brings New Ideas and Values to the Road.” Roads & Bridges,

vol. 56, no. 10, Oct. 2018, p. 74. EBSCOhost, proxy.library.ohio.edu/

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WALTERS, DAVID. DESIGNING COMMUNITY. ROUTLEDGE, 2016.

Weber, Ann L., and Elizabeth D. Schafer. “Psychology of Affiliation

and Friendship.” Salem Press Encyclopedia of Health, 2016.

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Thank
you!
What you can do next?
I challenge you to simply put
your phone down while having a
one on one conversation with
someone.

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