Women's World

The building that I created is called WWCC. This stands for Working Women with Children Center. The building is designed to accommodate working women with children by providing a relaxing, family environment. There are many features that this building or house does to better assist women with children better than a regular home.

Since the function of this house is to assist working women with children more efficiently there are four main features. The first helpful feature in this house is the large kitchen. The kitchen is designed to give the mother more room to move about the kitchen and prepare food. There is ample amount of space between the island and the stove so even if the child wants to play with the pots and pans they will not be under foot. The kitchen has high counters and sensory stoves that alert the child when it is too close to the stove which helps to protect the children from getting a burn or a hold of dinner before it is ready. In the kitchen it always smells like great food is cooking including a well-balanced diet so the children are getting all of there nutrients.

The second feature of this house that is different than a regular house is the large family room/ play room. It is in here that the kids are able to play in a large space with all their toys. They have access to the computer, but the internet has child safety sites on it. There is lots of light that gets into the room through the windows to help brighten the atmosphere for the children. Along every wall is storage space for the children’s toys which will keep the house tidy and teaches the children responsibility. This room is kid safe and will allow the children to spend time in there unsupervised.

The third feature that both the mother and children have is separate personalized bathrooms. The children’s bathroom has lower sinks and toilet. It also has a large bathtub to assist in easier bathing for the child. The bathroom has kid soap, kid toothbrushes and toothpaste, everything a child needs for good hygiene. The bathroom has two sinks instead of just one to alleviate the chance of fighting between siblings. By having the smaller sinks and toilets the child learns to be independent early on in childhood. The mother also has a personalized bathroom that is very large and relaxing. When you first enter the bathroom it smells of relaxing lavender. There is a large tub for bubble baths and plenty of mirror space for getting ready.

The last feature that is in this special house that accommodates both the mother and children is their bedrooms. The children have separate beds that are slightly lower than a normal bed to make it easier for them to get in and out of bed. They also have a large space for playing in their room along with another toy box. The light switches are also lower so they can easily turn the light on and off by themselves. The room smells fresh like Lysol because every time they leave the room an automatic fan sprays Lysol to help keep away the germs. The mother’s bedroom is also personalized for her. The room smells of chamomile and is adjacent to the bathroom to make late bathroom trips very easy. There is a whole wall of closet space to hold all of her necessities. The bed is a tempra-pedic mattress to help comfort and support the mother’s back and assists in falling to sleep faster.

The strengths in this house are listed above, but like a regular house every home has it’s weaknesses. The house is designed for a mother with two children that are between the ages of four and ten. The children’s rooms are not designed for babies nor young adult teens due to the smaller beds and bathroom accessories. Therefore, the WWCC is only usable by working mothers with two children that are in elementary school. If a mother has three children a bunk bed can be put in, but the age requirement would limit the amount of time a woman would be able to live here. The building does fulfill its function of assisting working women with children, but it is only practical for a small percentage of women in the working field.