The pitch
It started as a pitch inside the office. Once it was funded, we visited the school in July 2022 to see the rooms we had to work with.
Eduscape
A grassroots initiative to enhance kindergarten classrooms at public schools in Los Angeles.
Role
Founder, lead designer, volunteer lead
Where
Gensler Los Angeles, for kindergartens in downtown LA ([school name])
Team
70+ volunteers
When
July 2022 – March 2023 · three installs
Three classrooms, three worlds, 70+ volunteers.
I started Eduscape while I was an interior designer in Gensler’s Los Angeles hospitality studio. The idea: custom, reusable classroom “enhancements” for under-resourced kindergartens in downtown LA.
I came up with it, pitched it, got it funded and designed all three rooms. Then I led a team of more than 70 volunteers to build and install them: National Parks, then Coral Reef, then Goodnight Moon.
National Parks · August 2022
The first install. Built and installed in August 2022, ready for the kids in September.
Coral Reef · March 2023
Built side by side with Goodnight Moon in February 2023 and installed on March 4.
Goodnight Moon · March 2023
The third room, installed a week later on March 11.
Every piece was built by Gensler volunteers: more than 70 people across the three installs.
March 27, 2023: presenting all three rooms back to the office.
Built with 70+ Gensler Los Angeles volunteers. Supported by Rust-Oleum, Williams Sonoma and [paint sponsor].