The discovery period: how to plan and develop an age-friendly wellness center by Cornelia C. Hodgson, AIA

Planning is a process of discovery, with the final result unknown at the outset. This process focuses on the search for an architectural solution that evolves into a feasible project. You start with an idea that develops into a plan. You gather information, you revise the plan in light of this information, and you continue the process until all aspects of the plan are thoroughly vetted and validated, and a feasible project emerges.

So how do you begin? With a discovery period of defining “the What,” “the Who” and “the Where” of your wellness center.