MARIE PERRIELLO

            This space is a unifying interior environment that encourages the White River, South Dakota community to come together and solve problems.  The space was inspired by the culture of the neighboring Lakota tribe, which heavily influences White River, South Dakota today.   

 

            Lakota translates to friends, allies, or those who are united.  These values are incorporated into the design in order to create a space that is equally welcoming for designers and the entire community. 

 

           One specific cultural element that is incorporated is the Lakota medicine wheel which is a sacred symbol used by the tribe to represent all knowledge of the universe.  The wheel is split into four sections.  Each uses different directions, colors, elements in nature, and character traits to link humans to the environment where they reside. 

 

            In our interiors, various spaces represent different sections of the medicine wheel, which helped to shape our floor plan and define distinct places.