Discovery World is a 120,000-square foot facility
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that includes interactive science, technology
and freshwater exhibits, learning labs, theaters, television and audio
studios, and fresh and saltwater aquariums.
In the Kohl's Design It! Lab, patrons
are encouraged to learn and engage with prototyping equipment and
teaching resources to bring their ideas into reality. Design Fugitives
was asked to analyze existing classrooms and propose a new, integrated
floor plan that could limit public access- when needed- without cutting
off visual connection to the prototyping machines. As this new lab would
occupy a fairly inconspicuous, inopportune zone within the building, DF
also proposed a grander entrance to welcome and guide lab users.