DESIGN+BUILD PROJECTS BY CLEMSON COMMUNITY BUILD
After meeting with Stacy of Redux and Rhett of Middleton Group we are now tasked with coming up with construction documents and a firm budget for each project. The budget is a very important part of this because we need to figure out the maximum cost to benefit ratio. Through this process of budgeting we [...]
As some of you have seen in earlier blog post, we had a meeting with Redux today to discuss final designs or design ideas about the individual sections we focused on. The feedback we got today was probably the most important we have gotten since it was actually on our finalized designs. Also, in the [...]
Today (1st of March) we are holding one of our final preliminary reviews with Redux. The recent design process has required us to create a scaled model, at 3/8" equal to 1'. It is composed of both the front gallery space and a partial continuation into the studio spaces on the western side of the [...]
On Wednesday, March 1st, we have one of the most important meetings with REDUX to date. We have now begun to finalize our designs to a point that we might actually get to start on the construction documents and obtaining the materials needed for the build. The reason why this meeting is so important is that we need [...]
On Monday February the 27th, we continued assemble the model, as well as make study models for particular areas such as the desk, the stage and the movable walls. As you can see in the featured image, we were discussing the desk orientation, and how it relates to the movable wall nearby. By constructing this [...]
This week at the Studio V studio, we have been polishing our designs in order to better fit the needs of REDUX, the idea is to propose an element on the up fit in great detail in order for them to have a better idea of what they will be receiving, this week the focus [...]
After our most recent meeting with redux we had a lot to think about. In our presentation each of us tried to highlight key points about our build ideas thus far, highs and tradeoffs. From this we received a decent amount of feedback, but nothing that stuck directly. Instead it was apparent that we had a [...]
Almost every post I have done so far has been about Redux's image and perception by the public. The new building will be one the most popular street in Charleston, but in an area where they could be one of the most viewed building in its area. The building has been in place for over 70 [...]
After our meeting with Redux this past Friday we were able to use their feedback to guide our design processes over the weekend. This enabled us to come to studio today prepared and ready to move forward in our designs. We used today mainly as a workday for everyone to dive deeper into their designs [...]
This blog post is an update about the client meeting this past Friday. All went very well and we had a very informative meeting. For this meeting we met with the executive director and two other board members or Redux along with an architect on the job. We presented a few ideas about each other [...]