An orphanage is a residential institution devoted to the care of orphan children, orphans whose parents are deceased or otherwise unable or unwilling to care or provide for them.

My design proposal entails reimagining the design of orphanages to accommodate the physical and the psychological needs of a child by allowing the natural environment to integrate with architecture. Several factors will be considered such as materiality; spatial organization; the journey from infancy to adulthood; the psychological factors of color, space, and shape; the distribution of learning spaces; the integration of play into architectural elements within the home for interaction; and continuous spaces for social involvement. The physical and psychological journey of a child will correlate closely with the architectural journey of the spaces, forming a playful narrative of their transition through life at the children’s home.