Small Group Discussion
During the class meeting on Friday, we have discussed the common ideas between all the projects and the main theme for each four groups. All of us had talked about the things we liked or the things might work on each individual project. After the meeting, we have separated into small groups and talked about what … Continue reading
Reflection and Carry on
Yesterday we have presented our first analysis research of the Medway Park with the Charleston Parks Conservancy. The presentation was more focus on the site analysis and precedent study of different parks, we also have presented four possible site strategy plans. It was our first presentation of the semester and it was also my first time presenting … Continue reading
Visit at Magnolia Community Garden and Site visit at Medway Park at the beginning of 2017 Fall Semester
It was very excited to begin our first visit to the Design Built project we have done at Magnolia Community Garden and our new project site visit at Medway Park. We met with Harry Lesesne, Leslie Wade, and Jim Martin, who are the staff members from The Charleston Parks Conservancy. They gave us the tour and … Continue reading
End of the Semester
We have now officially completed our semester here in Charleston. The design build had moments of difficulty, yet was full of reward. We had some difficulties with the movable walls and the caster system that goes under the desk and bar. The caster system was fixed and the casters are to be replaced and the … Continue reading
Time to Grind Things Out
Today, as well as the past few days we have been putting in a lot of extra hours to make sure that the project gets done before the due date. Several of us have been meeting in the shop in the early hours of the morning and staying late after studio ends. We don’t mind … Continue reading
Reinventing the wheel
Normally “reinventing the wheel” has a negative connotation with it, but we have been designing a better use of a caster wheel on a desk. Normally a caster wheel tends to have a swivel effect when locked on a desk. We didn’t want who ever is using the desk that we have been designing to … Continue reading
Progress
Today was a fun day for me because I got to finally get away from a computer and go out and put my hands on some tools. We were able to finally get out to Redux and cut the scores in the concrete for the track systems to sit in. We managed to get all … Continue reading
Floor Track System for Moving Walls
We have dedicated a lot of time to figuring how how we could guide these walls along the floor successfully. We thought about different materials like plastic, metal and wood. We had ideas about flanged wheels that could ride in a groove of some sort. There was also the idea that we could cut a … Continue reading
Can We Build It? Yes We Can… At Least After These Designs Wrap Up
We are so unbelievably close to start building. All we need to do is finalize a few of the designs, including the system that allows the wheels to lift up on the reception desk and the bar. This will allow for diverse positions when it is needed and stability when it is in use. Some of … Continue reading
Preparing for Review
Today we are working on having prices, materials, and construction details ready for review with Redux and the contractors that are currently working in the space. This past week has been used to figure out the construction details and exactly how the pieces will fit together. Some of the problems we worked out were a track … Continue reading
