BELA Senior Food Room

As part of the Pratt Institute School of Design Co-Design Studio, this project was a collaboration between Pratt Institute students and Brooklyn Emerging Leadership Academy (BELA) Charter High School in Spring 2026.

The senior food room is a space for working, relaxing, and eating between classes for high school seniors at BELA. Taught my Margot Kleinman, this course introduced an interdisciplinary group of Pratt undergraduate and graduate students how to create and facilitate a co-design project from initial listening sessions through fabrication. Co-creation sessions resulted in a series of design interventions including a Legacy Wall, colored light filters, a selection of furniture, and lamps. Each of these designs celebrates the girl’s individual and collective identity, supports their sense of comfort, and highlights their pride for their accomplishments at BELA.

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