DESIGN+BUILD PROJECTS BY CLEMSON COMMUNITY BUILD
I don't know why my blog post always seems to fall just before review, but it does! On Wednesday, we will be presenting our small group designs to the Kiawah Conservancy (now called the Conservancy of the Sea Islands). I've been working with Nate and Tyler on a design incorporating a trailhead, educational/social pavilion, and [...]
Only one day left before our conceptual review! We were supposed to hold it on Wednesday, but Friday was more convenient for our clients (thank goodness!). We've begun to finalize a one-page template for each of our independent designs (13 total) and final sketches are starting to come together. I was in such a groove [...]
To kick off the semester, the new Community-Build studio spent the last week exploring our site at Plymouth Park and the city of Charleston as a whole to understand the entire context of where we’ll all be working and building. Located in the Riverland Terrace community, Plymouth Park serves as a local gathering point with [...]
Yesterday Carter and I headed down to South Broad st. to do some sketches for field studies. I had my eye on a house down there - 2 meeting street. It has this gorgeous bay window detail that I just had to draw. See below the final sketch. As we were sketching someone came from [...]
In our recent Urban Design Seminar, a classmate and I had the opportunity to present two significant readings that delve into different perspectives on city planning. The first was “City Planning According to Artistic Principles” by Camillo Sitte, a classic text that emphasizes the role of artistry and human experience in urban design. The second, [...]
Across all architecture studios at the CDCC, undergraduate and graduate students have been paired up to research a variety of topics as we immerse ourselves back into the Lowcountry. Each topic pertains to key identifiers that make the city of Charleston so unique. From the Charleston Single to the evolution of the water's edge of [...]
Decisions, decisions, decisions! We are currently designing the roof of our pavilion and the topic of discussion was one roof or two roofs... I think we'll do two! We are all working hard in our small groups to have designs ready to show our clients on Friday. We love working [...]
We met at The Gaillard Building last Friday morning for our second field studies walk for our History & Theory class! Seeing the city after all the readings and movies from class was eye opening for sure! Maher showed us around the area and spoke to us about the importance of "place." [...]
With Frierson finally wrapped up, the A+CB crew has officially transitioned their work to Ardmore. Though the bridge installation will not be completed by the original deadline of the end of the semester, foundation will be poured and ready by our original deadline. In the coming weeks, all the materials for the bridge extension will [...]
Midterms are fast approaching and we are gearing up for our small group design presentations! Everyone's been working very hard leading up to this Friday where we will present our small group iterations to Green Heart and Meeting St Academy to receive feedback. Before we all set into our final stretch for the presentations, we [...]