Launch
Launch
Students will launch the calming-space project by touring real campus spaces, noticing user needs, gathering rough measurements, and meeting community partners so they can begin defining a welcoming, functional design challenge grounded in area, volume, safety, and mental health outreach.
Days 1 - 2
Showcase
Showcase
Students will present their final calming-space floor plans and models to staff and community partners, explain how area and volume guided their design choices, gather authentic audience feedback, and capture one concise reflection on how partner input changed their thinking.
Day 12
Launch
Days 1–2
Day 1
🚶 Calming Space Kickoff Quest
Launch
35m
Day 2
💬 Community Calm Walkthrough
Community Experience
35m
Research & Plan
Days 3–5
Day 3
🗣️ Partner Needs Interview Notes
Community Experience
35m
Day 4
📏 Scale Map and Shape Match
Knowledge/Skill Building
35m
Day 5
🧠 Empathy Map Design Assumptions
Deliverable
35m
Ideate & Prototype
Days 6–8
Day 6
🧩 Design Brief Sorting Board
Knowledge/Skill Building
30m
Day 7
📐 Three Layout Sketch Sprint
Project Work
35m
Day 8
🛠️ Cardboard Model Feedback Round
Deliverable
35m
September 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
14
Day 1
Launch
🚶 Calming Space Kickoff Quest
15
Day 2
💬 Community Calm Walkthrough
21
Day 3
Research & Plan
🗣️ Partner Needs Interview Notes
22
Day 4
📏 Scale Map and Shape Match
28
Day 5
🧠 Empathy Map Design Assumptions
29
Day 6
Ideate & Prototype
🧩 Design Brief Sorting Board
October 2026
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
5
Day 7
📐 Three Layout Sketch Sprint
6
Day 8
🛠️ Cardboard Model Feedback Round