DESIGN+BUILD PROJECTS BY CLEMSON COMMUNITY BUILD
A few of us went out to the site yesterday to put up the silt fence. We had five rolls to get up and we finished it up in a few hours! Some things we learned along the way: Make sure you pull the trencher in the right direction so the dirt ends up [...]
We got a closer look into the details of the Singleton project yesterday afternoon after talking with last year's build team, and later today we will finally visit the site for the upcoming project. We are working hard to study the details of the client, the site, and project precedents! Friday kicked off this precedent [...]
Today is the new group's first visit to the site and first time meeting the staff. We have been preparing plenty of material to get the best faculty and student feedback to finish the design. I, personally, am very excited to see what the student engagement is like, especially with the idea of preserving their [...]
Finally Friday!! After a busy week of work, meetings, and more work; we are coming to our final meeting of the week. We will be meeting this evening with two of Charleston's finest engineers and architects: Reggie Gibson and John Moore. Reggie has helped Clemson architecture students in the past years and has done an [...]
I may be biased, but one of the best parts of any design work is the sketching. Especially on trace paper. There is something amazing about layering sketch upon sketch to diagram out a space or a sectional idea until it morphs into a realized design. Most groups have been using this technique as a [...]
This week we finally got our signs printed out with English and Spanish catch phases to draw the greenway users attention. The signs had bold pop colors with a QR code at the bottom with more information. The graphic team did a really good job on coming up with the design. Friday after studio several [...]
Business as Unusual To our dismay, the physical presence of being in Studio V ended prematurely. Ahead of leaving for home for spring break I was optimistic that we would be back in the C.DCC within a matter of 2 weeks. Its been over a month since I've been back and I only packed one pair [...]
During times of social distancing, working from home, and going crazy from both of these things, Studio V has been hard at work on project COVID in partnership with MUSC.