On Monday we had the majority of the class in studio working out details while 4 of us went out to the site to stake out the location of the pavilion. In addition, to laying out our structure we conducted a perc test to determine the water absorption rate of soil. The results of a percolation test are required to properly design our rain garden and make sure the soil is capable of housing one. This test requires one to dig a 6in x 6in hole and flood it with water. The desirable time in which water is to settle is between 24-36hrs.
We created a 20ft interval grid to establish elevation points to understand the topography of our site better as well as find the points in which our columns laid on site. In doing so we realized that we may need to make some adjustments to the position of our pavilion to help it sit on the site in a manner that takes the culvert into more consideration as it provides a natural path onto the site. Going out to site really helped us take a step back from the digital map and visually see how this pavilion interacts with the site.