Students will launch the hangout design project by stepping into the 20-by-30-foot challenge, testing first ideas with real space and budget constraints, and recording initial mathematical and user-centered questions that will guide later research, drafting, and revision.

Students will gather direct user and site evidence, identify needs and constraints, and turn that evidence into a clear How Might We statement and preliminary design brief that will guide later layout, scale, and budget decisions.

Students will turn empathy findings and earlier drafts into testable hangout prototypes, gather outside feedback, revise with math evidence, and complete a stakeholder-ready design package with a concise pitch.

Students will showcase their final hangout proposals to an authentic audience, defend design trade-offs with mathematical evidence, answer stakeholder questions, and capture one clear reflection about how feedback changed their design decisions.