MOBILE WELLNESS UNIT
Brooklyn, NY
Awarded this DesigNYC project in a juried competition to design a mobile wellness unit, serving the Latino communities of South Williamsburg and Bushwick. In an area plagued by high rates of obesity and diabetes and lack of formal healthcare, this interactive unit educates the public in the practice of herbal remedies that are commonly passed down through generations. An urban strategy for the deployment of these units also stitches together programming in disparate locations offered by the non-profit client.
2014 "Faculty in the Field,” NYIT Magazine, Vol 12, No 2, Summer
2013 “It's not the Ice Cream Truck, it's the Health Truck,” BOLD Magazine, May 16th
2013 "El Timbiriche: Designing for Wellness in Williamsburg’s Southside,” Urban Omnibus of the Architectural League of NY, Oct. 9
2014 Invited Presentation | Architecture for Humanity’s 5th Annual Humanitarian Design Conference, NY
2014 “Pencils + Post-its” Invited Lecture | Structures For Inclusion Conference, NY
2013 “Designing for Wellness on the Street” Invited Lecture + Panel Participant | World Usability Day, NYC UXPA
2013 Presented at Design Empathy Pecha Kucha: NYCxDesign, Wanted Design Fair at Terminal Warehouse, NY
2013 October 15 | Exhibition at DesignNYC Annual Exhibition, New York Design Center
2013 October 23 | Exhibition at Pro Bono Day with TapRoot Foundation, Center for Social Innovation
STATUS: seeking funds and in-kind donations
To donate $, labor, or materials: please email galvarez@elpuente.us
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