The “industries of the blind” walkthrough was an experience like I never could have imagined. The image I had of the space from driving past it hundreds of times on Lee St was about accurate of what was experienced within the walls of the building. Upon entering the building, you are brought into an overly white and boxy space. There is no flow within the design to speak of. The main lobby space is broken up into an entrance, a seating area, a gift shop, an office, and a stair well; all of which are given their own (unnecessary) room. Once you are have braved the redundant walls, you are led to the staircase. The staircase leads you up into a more private sector of the building. There is a seating area at the landing followed by a hallway containing the offices of those in charge. Continuing on to the right there is a conference room, which fit our class nicely, but truly when are there that many people in there? The end of the hallway dumps you off into the factory. The feeling completely shifted in the factory setting. Suddenly, it was dark and cold. The lighting looked as if it had been taken straight from a hospital and placed within this factory. The set up of the factory couldn’t have confused me more but there were many different sections. It was divided up into a nape pad section, a clipboard section, holding place for all the brooms, pen section, clothing section, and a cafeteria. When talking with the employees, this place is a horrible reflection on the true atmosphere. I got the impression of a family environment, something joyful and proud. The space presented something quite different. It was more of a the employees are here to do there job and then leave, no socializing or being any form of comfortable. I hope that we are able to bring to the IOB a sense of place and purpose not only within their building but within Greensboro as well.
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