SCAD Pads in Atlanta

Wednesday, September 21, 2016

The Savannah College of Art and Design has been working on a project for a while now called SCAD Pads. A collaboration between students, faculty and staff at the Atlanta campus, these pads are self sufficient, tiny homes. 12 people were allowed to live in these homes, constructed in a blocked off section of the school’s parking deck, for varying degrees of time over the past year. As of now they stand empty and waiting for the next round of residents but are continuing to be used for educational purposes from grade school through college.

An old Gulf gas station sign signals the entrance to the SCAD Pad section of the parking deck at SCAD's Atlanta campus.

An old Gulf gas station sign signals the entrance to the SCAD Pad section of the parking deck at SCAD’s Atlanta campus.

The North American themed Pad at SCAD's Atlanta campus.

The North American themed Pad at SCAD’s Atlanta campus.

The North American themed Pad at SCAD's Atlanta campus.

The North American themed Pad at SCAD’s Atlanta campus.

Inside the North American themed Pad at SCAD's Atlanta campus.

Inside the North American themed Pad at SCAD’s Atlanta campus.

The European themed Pad at SCAD's Atlanta campus.

The European themed Pad at SCAD’s Atlanta campus.

Inside the European themed Pad showing the shower at SCAD's Atlanta campus.

Inside the European themed Pad showing the shower at SCAD’s Atlanta campus.

Inside the European themed Pad at SCAD's Atlanta campus.

Inside the European themed Pad at SCAD’s Atlanta campus.

The Asian themed Pad at SCAD's Atlanta campus.

The Asian themed Pad at SCAD’s Atlanta campus.

Inside the Asian themed Pad at SCAD's Atlanta campus.

Inside the Asian themed Pad at SCAD’s Atlanta campus.

The vegetable gardens next to the North American Pad at the SCAD Pad section of the parking deck at SCAD's Atlanta campus.

The vegetable gardens next to the North American Pad at the SCAD Pad section of the parking deck at SCAD’s Atlanta campus.

The vegetable gardens next to the North American Pad at the SCAD Pad section of the parking deck at SCAD's Atlanta campus.

The vegetable gardens next to the North American Pad at the SCAD Pad section of the parking deck at SCAD’s Atlanta campus.

Catch some rays near the vegetable garden with an installed daylight harvesting system at the SCAD Pad section of the parking deck at SCAD's Atlanta campus.

Catch some rays near the vegetable garden with an installed daylight harvesting system at the SCAD Pad section of the parking deck at SCAD’s Atlanta campus.

Communal space inside the SCAD Pad section of the parking deck at SCAD's Atlanta campus.

Communal space inside the SCAD Pad section of the parking deck at SCAD’s Atlanta campus.

Communal seating inside the SCAD Pad section of the parking deck at SCAD's Atlanta campus.

Communal seating inside the SCAD Pad section of the parking deck at SCAD’s Atlanta campus.

Communal seating inside the SCAD Pad section of the parking deck at SCAD's Atlanta campus.

Communal seating inside the SCAD Pad section of the parking deck at SCAD’s Atlanta campus.