DESIGN+BUILD PROJECTS BY CLEMSON COMMUNITY BUILD
This past week, the class was tasked with optimizing designs of the partition walls, and the trellis while experimenting overall with the materials in the shop. Pictured in this blog post, are a couple of the ideas that we ran through for the partition wall at a variety of scales. We ended up going in [...]
Last week was a big week for us. We got to go onto site for the first time since last semester, we finalized some final design elements, and we got to use the shop to build some models! In order to decide what designs we wanted to choose for the trellis and moveable walls, we [...]
First day on-site! Our project must "Go West" just like the objectively great Village People song. Or, more accurately, orient west, due west to be precise. After identifying reference trees and using triangulation to spray paint column locations, we realized the pavilion needed to shift location slightly north from what was originally marked on the [...]
Yesterday, we went to the site to stake out where our build will be, and let me tell you, it wasn't what we expected. With people finding snakes and getting bitten by ants and mosquitoes, it's safe to say not to bring shorts and low-heeled shoes. Having to measure inside the woods was also not [...]
Coming off of a long weekend, we used today for regrouping and setting goals for the rest of the week. The main priority was to start translating digital concepts and sketches into tangible mockups. With these we will be able to make informed decisions on what concepts to move forward with. Half of the group [...]
Everyone has their part to play in finalizing the various details of our design before construction begins. Whether be iterations for the trellis, storage benches or display walls. Over the weekend some were working on more iterations based on discussion from Friday, while others were model making to flush out the logistics of the designs. [...]
Everyone is hard at work getting material counts and final designs completed. The walls, trellis, benches, and shelves are being designed down to the hardware choices so they can be done before we start mock-ups. For the rest of the structure, we are pulling material counts in order to do shop drawings and an updated [...]
Pictured: David Pastre brainstorming solutions with the students. Getting back into the groove this semester hasn't been easy for anyone, but things are really starting to pick up pace. It has been all hands on deck to get material counts, design, adjustments/changes, and an updated cost estimate completed. As we work through these details we [...]
Pictured: Team Meeting and Talking Strategy As we settle back into the groove of the semester and studio work, the team has been dialing in material counts and shop drawing details for our project. It's an exciting time in the studio, with us all figuring out how we are actually going to build our pavilion [...]
This Friday the studio continued to begin organizing/designing components of the project. Some groups are working out drawings for the decking structure, others are designing smaller components, the project schedule/calendar is continuing to develop, and cost estimation is in the works as information is being collected. The rainy afternoon set some good vibes for the [...]