Jorie Capper
The social stair is the focal point for every-day use of the first floor. The wide seating offers a place to watch a movie with friends, chat with someone new, or overlook the activities happening onstage.
Under the social stair is a place of refuge for occupants to crawl into, like a secret fort hidden away to visit to decompress, share secrets, or just hang out. Acoustic lighting and soft seating provide noise control in the dining area where multiple conversations take place simultaneously.
Upstairs, encircled by temporary lodging rooms, the lounge for the queer youth is home to feelings of safety, acceptance, relief, and pure fun and joy. Occupants are encouraged to leave their mark on the walls, either writing their names, doodling something meaningful, or leaving advice for those who follow them.
Rudely Elegant Revival strives to be a community center and shelter for queer youth, that builds community and highlights the resilience of those within it, while encouraging users to pursue their passions and celebrate themselves.
Rudely Elegant Revival
In a world where safety and acceptance are not a luxury everyone can experience, Rudely Elegant Revival strives to provide a safe space for queer youth while supporting the Franklinton community. Transforming the former home of neighborhood heroes, Engine House 10 becomes a temporary place to live for queer teens experiencing homelessness, giving them the time and space to safely celebrate their identity and existence. The second level holds private rooms for lodging and relaxation while the first level welcomes any community member to participate in workshops and enjoy shows and other events.
Invoking the fearless legacy of Franklinton’s Rudely Elegant, a late-seventies club that was proudly inviting to the queer community, Rudely Elegant Revival uses a playful, open design to encourage connection with others and hosts programming that strengthens the community. In this social safe haven, all children and adults of the community can take advantage of the space to break down the barriers that prevent individuals from celebrating themselves and others. When members of the community can exist without fear and connect with those around them, the entire community grows to be safe and proud.
Jorie Capper is a fourth-year interior design student at The Ohio State University, graduating in May with a Bachelor of Science in Design. They have passion for universal design andcreating spaces that are both accessible and sustainable. Through their internship as a Design Studio assistant at Planning Architecture and Real Estate of Ohio State University, Jorie has gained experience in the world of corporate design and working on large and small-scale projects both independently and collaboratively.
