developing the plan

Based on security and safety issues, the primary goals of my supermarket architecture are to achieve an increased presence of people in the store (eyes on the street mentality), expansive view points for the employees of the supermarket, an increased transparency of the entire process of the supermarket (from delivery to shelves) and the people involved in this process, and an increased sense of community and ownership for the supermarket. The first change initiated was to allow the delivery truck to enter into the centre of the store. By doing this, the employees stocking the shelves have a minimal distance to lug the boxes of food items from delivery to the appropriate location in the store. Additionally, the shoppers in the supermarket can immediately experience “delivery day” and be aware of the process through the presence of the delivery truck.

rethinking the aisle

Before winter break I did a schematic plan of the store, wherein the presence of people replaced the security cameras. First locating where the people should be in the supermarket to minimize pockets of unprotected space, the shelves were then shaped to create nooks. These nooks were intended to offer places of semi-privacy for people to feel more comfortable as they shop and converse with other shoppers. The following are a plan and section/elevation of the schematic plan.