DESIGN+BUILD PROJECTS BY CLEMSON COMMUNITY BUILD
Last week on we had a meeting about the engineering of our structure. Each semester this day is almost like a holiday, as it is such an amazing time being able to converse with John and his wealth of knowledge. During this meeting we discussed proper member sizings, slab reinforcements, bench structure cantilevers, formwork for [...]
In field studies today, the class had an impromptu meet-up at the International African American Museum. This structure is one of the newer pieces of contemporary architecture in Charleston, opening in the summer of 2023. The design is incredibly thought-out and is great example of designing in section. About half of the class ran into [...]
Yesterday we got the chance to have our final design review with the community and the city! The community was very excited to see their park highlighted and embraced with a contemporary and playful pavilion. Below is two images of our physical model where you can see our design a little bit clearer, there were [...]
The studio got a last-minute surprise this week... due to scheduling issues, the review has been moved to Wednesday! This is a welcome change, as it has allowed us to spend more time on details such as furniture systems, roof material selection, and ground plane decisions. It has been a long week and many hours [...]
Our large group design is narrowing completion as we have our meeting with the city tomorrow afternoon. We have taken strong ideas from the three small groups and narrowed to one final design centered around the driving concept of kites. Kites have a fundamental connection to play, and their function only works in response to [...]
With a studio review approaching this Friday afternoon, our studio is hard at work finalizing our group design for the pavilion at Stephen Washington park. Over the weekend, the group found a new precedent which has begun to drive our design moving forward. The MPavillion 2018 project by Estudio Carme Pinos in Melbourne, Australia uses [...]
A majority of our studio is enrolled in a Field Studies course that focuses on observational sketching of local architecture. Throughout this course we have been producing a plethora of sketches within the downtown Charleston area, however this past Saturday the class changed up the scenery and took a trip to Middleton Inn by WG [...]
In field studies, the class met out at Wragg Square to discuss the first 3 chapters of The Thinking Hand, by Juhani Pallasmaa. The conversation focused around how the hand is used in many more ways than we might think. As we discussed the different uses and common understanding of the hand, the conversation transitioned [...]
Today in studio, we had the opportunity to meet with the James Island community and neighbors of Stephen Washington Park to share our small group designs. Each of the three small groups presented the proposals, showing our models and boards to the community. Everyone brought a lot of excitement and encouragement, which made the review [...]
Yesterday afternoon, Jason came by the studio again to preview our small group designs, which we will be re-presenting to the community tomorrow. None of the designs were perfect, but Jason saw potential in each of them and deemed that all 3 are fit to be shown to members of the neighborhood association! Our goal [...]