My Sisters' House

The three bedroom suite in My Sister's House will be a place that functions with the utmost of ease, while allowing the girls to fulfill the role of caretaker while providing ample opportunity for playing and enjoying time with their newborn. The design of the space will place priority on adequate lighting, a feeling of youth and vitality, organization, and ultimate consideration for the basic needs of warmth, sustenance, sleep, and love that are at the core of what the baby requires for its early development and what the mother desires to provide for her baby in order to make her secure and successful in her new role.

The rooms in the suite are all vastly different in their dimensions and so the design will capitalize on that sense of individuality by offering each occupant the benefits of one overall program with a customized configuration. The work of Architect Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe will influence the glazing choices and an overal geometric composition while overscaled mobiles in each room taken from the designs of Alexander Calder will provide contrasting organic forms to the room while adding subtle motion to the room. The mobile will also serve an inspiration for a more sophisticated approach to balance within each space. Ultimately, we want each mother to feel intimate with her own space, and consequently, comfortable enough to share intimate moments with her baby and with her suitemates and dorm mother, and therefore be more successful at balancing her own needs with those of her baby while having time to focus on school, friends, and family.