Northside Center for Child Development

Northside Center for Child Development partnered with us to design a community facility to house their operations now located within a new housing development project. Children are the organization’s primary focus, and the new center became their multi-use facility for education, recreation, and wellness. The goal was to create a functional, attractive, and inspiring contemporary facility to serve the neighborhood’s diverse community. We were inspired by the children receiving these services in what was a dated existing facility and set out to design a new center for them.

A palette of complimentary playful colors and textures was selected and used throughout the facility, highlighting important areas and helping occupants navigate the center. Affordable and durable materials were used, with special attention to areas of passage and high social interaction such as the entrance lobby, classroom corridors, and the area leading to the outdoor play terrace. Our goal was to nurture the children’s energy while providing teachers, therapists and other staff a well-designed facility that strongly supported Northside’s programs and educational goals.