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AUTISM CENTER View of Reception

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The objective of the Wayfinding and color blocking are important
project was to design an autism day center element in the space. Materials were selected
responding to the lack of facilities for autistic for their natural, biophilic and acoustical
children over 18 years old. The center focuses properties. The choice of color minimizes the

on teaching daily life skills to help them amount of visible stimuli. Indoor air quality,
transition to a more independent life style. thermal comfort, natural daylight and safety
A central core has been created that will were important components taken into
act as a point of reference for the individual consideration.
and enables them to assimilate information
each time. The space is zoned between high CONCEPT STATEMENT: Routines and schedules
and low stimulus areas. The presence of are important for autistic people, and these
transitional zones helps the users recalibrate notions helped inform the design, and the space
their senses as they move from one level of planning process.

stimulus to another. View of Week Schedule

TWO HALLWAYS CIRCULATION
WITH A CENTRAL CORE FOR
ORIENTATION. Floor Plan

DIFFERENT COLOR DOORS TO LOCKERS AND SCHEDULE ROUTINE BOARD WITH
INDICATE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES NFOGRAPHICS TO REMIND THE LIST OF ACTIVITIES AT THE
START OF THE DAY AND CLOCK TO LOCATE THE TIME

TO RESPOND TO AUTISTICS’ SPEECH LANGUAGE LIMITATIONS,
TECHNOLOGICAL ASSISTING DEVICES AND PICTURE-BASED
COMMUNICATION SYSTEM IS PLACED IN HALLWAYS AND ON
SCHEDULES TO COMMUNICATE (PICTOGRAMS)