Street Bean Espresso and Shelter

                The philosophy of New Horizons teen shelter is to provide a place to sleep, eat, do laundry, and even take a warm shower. However, New Horizons is not a permanent residence for these outcast, homeless teens and that is what the owner and founder is trying to accomplish. What this space needs is organization. I would recommend a series of lockers and/or cubbies to store the personal belongings of the teens staying there. As for permanent residents I would create a series of cubicle type living quarters that are designed in a way to be private but also easily penetrable to create a sense of community and security provided by the workers of New Horizons. Most of what the main hangout area provided was in the right areas, they just need a sense of organization to ease any amount of stress that the teens may be already experiencing.  Security cameras may also work but I think a greater amount of light and colors on the walls and around the corners of the area would make the entire area seem more open and safe for both the workers and the teens staying there. The Street Bean Espresso Shop was pretty interesting and was better designed for human interaction then the shelter was. It was open, simple and modern. The street bean espresso was very stress free and seemed like a healthy environment for the working teens.