DESIGN+BUILD PROJECTS BY CLEMSON COMMUNITY BUILD
We had quite the eventful weekend in the shop. Let's recap! FRIDAY: Our shipment of wood came in, so we brought it inside like ants. We #elevated it onto some excellently laid-out wood boards, thanks to Tyler. One team went straight to cutting and milling the wood, while the rest of us wire-brushed all of [...]
Good news! The MOU has been completed! We are now chugging along to finish up these last few design options and hope to get materials ordered, shop drawings started, and get into fabrication and on-site work ASAP. For the group working on the pavilion’s walls, we were able to come together and develop a pattern [...]
Not to be confused with PEMDAS, we’re currently figuring out the most efficient use of our time while we wait for the next steps of the project. Since we are waiting on the MOU (Memorandum of Understanding - a fun part of the legal process that we got to learn about) and the permits to [...]
On Friday we had a special guest, Michael Orcutt, a plan reviewer for Charleston County, come in and give our construction documents a quick look through. He was previously a building inspector, so he has a strong background with building code. As one of only three reviewers for the county, we are very grateful that [...]
After a relaxing spring break, we decided it was time for some studio updates. First, Vivian shared her experience presenting at the board meeting for Conservancy of the Sea Islands last Tuesday. The board unanimously approved both the overall design and the proposed budget, which was exciting news for our team. Though the highlight of [...]
On Thursday we all met up at City Lights Eastside for our weekly book club. We discussed the books let my people go surfing by Yvon Chouinard, and Raising the Bar by Gary Erickson. While we’re split about half and half between the two books, both offer valuable insight into the business world, and [...]
Mondays are quiet in the studio, as everyone meets with their nonprofits for the Community 1:1 course. There isn’t much to report on that, BUT if you have recommendations for architecture-related things to do in Charleston, please let me know! I’m partnering with the South Carolina Architectural Foundation to create a brochure / informal walking [...]
As spring break cleaning continues through the week, many of these past builds are looking great with their fresh touch ups! In addition to the handrails over at Forest Park, another group was in charge of repairing a loose joint at Enston Homes, as well as documenting some damage at Mulberry Park's dock build. [...]