DESIGN+BUILD PROJECTS BY CLEMSON COMMUNITY BUILD
This past weekend, most of the class put in a handful of hours in the studio to keep things on schedule. Some studio members have been working on perfecting the revit model and fixing small issues and errors that we have come across. Others have been correcting the rebar and making adjustments to the concrete [...]
The block party finally occurred after weeks of working on our group installations! We all arrived bright and early to the event space tired but ready to go. My group had to put the finishing touches on our design by sticking all the parts together and lifting it to meet its columns while other groups [...]
Tomorrow is the Reynolds Avenue Homecoming event for our Intro to Craft class. The groups have been working hard this week to produce cardboard installations, graphics, and signage for this event. My group has been working on an installation that draws from the ropemaking traditions of historic Charleston, and the sensory experience of light, to [...]
This week we have officially moved on from design and are beginning the build half of the semester. We are quickly transitioning into design development and construction documentation! We have divided into teams, site plan, bench details, calendar, slab, and Revit modeling. In these teams we are working to take our design concept and finalize [...]
This week in ITC, groups are starting to build their designs for the Metanoia Block Party this weekend. All of the projects that are being built are constructed out of cardboard. My group has come up with a design for seating that is inspired by the craft of traditional Gullah Geechee quilting. Our design includes [...]
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 [...]