This project deals with the mental health of students. The basis of the design solution falls on the idea that college students are stressed more than ever before. Even so, the turn out for college mental health services is extremely low. This is due to issues of availability, denial, stigma, and nerves. What's more is the fact that only a fraction of the students that do end up seeking help will actually stay with the programs long enough to see any real change occur. The current way colleges deal with student stress just isn't working. Many studies, however, have found green spaces to help passively sooth the tolls of stress on people. However, many colleges in urban environments do not have the space to include them on property.

Drexel and Temple Universities were chosen to be the site of the project for their close proximity to one another, their relationship to the city of Philadelphia, and their similar student populations. They show the adaptability of this project to any location and any college campus. The Drexel site is located at Drexel Park while Temple's is located at Columbia Park. Both sites sit near student housing. Both sites are equally surrounded by public transportation stations such as bus stops, train stations, parking garages, and bike shares. Drexel Park, large and flat, creating more of a destination. The small swath of land at Columbia Park is an integration for commuting students.

Based on the extensive research into college students, their stress levels, and the effects of green space on that stress, several consulting experts suggested this design solution move in a direction that exemplifies the sensory sciences. At a glance, sensory science is about the five core senses: sight, smell, sound, taste and touch. But looking closer into the subject matter, one can see that it is much more than that. Sensory science can be broken down into three separate parts: the first of these is the introduction of an object to interact with. Upon contact, adjectives fly around in our head as we try to decide how we react to an object. Once we settle on this, the third step is our reaction to these words. While everyone experiences senses, each person will have a different sensory experience with an object. What's beautiful to one is ugly to another. The same goes for stress. What tends to destress one person can have negative effects on someone else. This concept becomes the base of the domes' function.