Feet First Foundation

The Feet First Foundation Center is based on the idea of combining non-contact boxing training with counseling in order to help create a psychological and physical foundation to offer stability and perspective for children that find themselves in challenging situations.

Based on the importance of footwork in boxing and of a solid emotional and psychological foundation in children’s lives, we used an abstracted footwork pattern and combined that with a number of circles, that represent the holistic approach behind the Feet First Center Foundation, in order to create an abstract architectural diagram that reflects the core of the foundation while providing an intentional and functional space.

The pillars of both the concept and the program of the Feet First Foundation Center are two main programmatic components; The gym and the counseling area, that together with the required space for administration, support and tech. spaces create a roughly 5,000 sf large building envelope.

Large windows and interior courtyards allow for large amounts of light and transparency in order to create an open and welcoming atmosphere that is also emphasized in the “flowing” floor plan, which seamlessly connects the three main areas; the gym, the counseling and the admin area. Connecting those three areas is a large shared space that further reinforces the notion of community that is at the core of the center’s