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BID projects – Conestoga College

• ARIDO Aug 01, 2024
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Continuing our celebration of BID grad projects, we are excited to showcase the projects by the graduating students from ARIDO - recognized schools across Ontario on BLOG//ARIDO, and we're delighted to spotlight their achievements with both the ARIDO community and beyond.

Collaborating with these schools, ARIDO has curated a collection of fourth-year Bachelor of Interior Design (BID) student projects to feature on BLOG//ARIDO. We'll be unveiling these projects throughout May, June, and July, offering insights into the talent emerging from these institutions.

Chloe Wilhelm - Roots & Branches Childcare Centre

Roots & Branches is a place of gathering for the community, creating connections of all ages, and a place for nurturing the next generation. It is a 12,000 sqft community hub & childcare centre designed for a small southern Ontario town. Focusing on biophilic patterns because of their positive impact on child development, this space will be designed to maximize the benefits of nature and biophilia. Using colours, materials, lighting that reflect nature, following the biomimicry of nature and integrating the strategies used by nature the design will maximize the developmental benefits. In addition to using nature as inspiration, this project will also focus on sustainability, to help ensure nature will be around throughout the lives of the next generation.

Juliana Escobar Zea - Greens Community Urban Farm

Our Greens Community Urban Farm represents a dedication to communal well-being and sustainable green production in urban neighbourhoods. By promoting sustainable food production, food literacy and active community engagement, the space aims to empower individuals with the knowledge and skills essential for participating in urban agriculture.

Inside are multiple sectors according to their occupant use and activity. The educational sector will focus on technological agriculture and how to run complex systems like vertical farming and hydroponics. Labs and classrooms will be used to support the learning experience for students, and workshops will include focused classes on sustainable practice, including seed preservation, composting, and a chance to learn about vertical farming strategies. Over time the community urban farm will evolve with technology and research in urban agriculture and act as a space for change through promoting community resilience, increased food security, and immersion spaces for its users

Sabrina Schuit - Nurture Nest Daycare and Preschool

Nurture Nest is a daycare and preschool I designed for children of the ages 1-5. This space fosters social, creative, and emotional development through the interactive spaces included throughout the facility. The innovative use of sensory materials, acoustic control, adjustable lighting and fully accessible building features provide inclusivity of neurotypical and neurodivergent children throughout the design concept.
Nurture Nest is committed to inclusivity and providing a warm and accepting environment where both neurotypical and neurodivergent children thrive in each space together, ensuring every child feels valued and supported on their early learning journey.

This daycare and preschool gives children the opportunity to play and learn together in the indoor play ground and gymnasium, sensory rooms, activity rooms, and more, providing parents with the ultimate safe space to leave their young ones while they go to work or run errands during the day.