Maker Space Design
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Amazing Park Science Museum, Maker Space Design · 2024–2025
Role: Project Director
Format: Maker Space & STEAM Learning Environment
Location: Amazing Park Science Museum, Korea
Amazing Space is a makerspace created within the science museum at Amazing Park. It connects learning and making, inviting visitors to explore scientific principles and bring their ideas to life using a variety of materials and tools. The space was envisioned as an environment for maker education and tinkering: discovering the possibilities of materials through hands-on exploration, trying out ideas, and changing them along the way. Its layout and materials were designed to invite participants to follow their curiosity and imagination and give tangible form to their ideas.
Maker Space Design
The space was organized into three zones:
a Tinkering Zone for exploring materials and experimenting with ideas, a Maker Zone for hands-on making and putting ideas into practice, and a Learning Zone for learning scientific concepts and principles. Together, the three zones support learning experiences that connect exploration, making, and scientific understanding.
Tinkering Zone
Finding and using materials and tools was considered part of the maker experience. Mobile tool carts were designed so participants could easily bring what they needed to their work area, with frequently used tools and materials placed nearby. The carts were designed to keep materials and tools close at hand and to move wherever an activity takes place. Together with the wall storage, they form part of a system for organizing and using materials throughout the space. Paper and other making materials were organized by type, while tools were arranged on pegboards and in storage units so they could be easily seen. The space was planned to connect the discovery of materials with choosing, combining, and remaking them.
Maker Zone
The Maker Zone was equipped to support flexible making activities and a safe learning environment. A ramp was built into the lower cabinet to make it easier to move the maker trolleys in and out, and casters were installed on the large worktables so they could be repositioned for different activities. Mobile maker trolleys and recycling bins were also provided.
The space was inspected for potential safety hazards and elements that could interfere with learning. Safety covers were fitted over electrical outlets, protective covers were placed over cables, and cutting mats were provided for making activities. Furniture corners were rounded to reduce the risk of injury.
Learning Zone
The Learning Zone was planned as a place to explore scientific principles connected to making and to share questions and ideas. Its design considered how explanations and demonstrations could lead into hands-on experimentation with materials. A mobile whiteboard, a mobile display, a device for delivering lectures, and a presentation remote were installed to support teaching and demonstrations. A wireless network system was also established to support the use of these devices.
