DESIGN+BUILD PROJECTS BY CLEMSON COMMUNITY BUILD
Yesterday, our class had an in-person presentation to the Conservancy of the Sea Islands Board Members and a Zoom meeting for the people who couldn't attend. It was a very productive meeting; we had many conversations about our design, and great ideas emerged as we discussed it. Kaden and Nolan presented for all 13th of [...]
We've made it! For the past 2 months we have been brain-storming, researching, and sketching to design an interactive landmark for the Conservancy of the Sea Islands as they prepare to establish their center for restoration advocacy across Kiawah, Seabrook, and John's Island. Today is our final presentation where we will meet with board members [...]
This week marks the transition from collective exploration to individual concept development within our pavilion design project. After having a successful review with Jason and Rodney, we are now taking all of the information and wants from from the city to design our own concept pavilions. The move toward individual concept design represents an important [...]
After about seven weeks of planning, designing, and building, we’re finally close to finished on the Old Towne Creek Donor Wall and it has been a complete success so far all things considered. What started as a rough planning process working through the best way to fabricate the pieces and producing a material count, has [...]
After a busy week prepping for our studio design review, I got to take a quick break from our Plymouth Park project to meet with my nonprofit partner for Community 1:1. I met with the Charleston Parks Conservancy a few weeks ago, and we decided that my project for the semester would be to design [...]
In the Community Build studio, the beginning of February has been eventful. We are currently moving towards a February 18th deadline as we work to synthesize our many ideas and narrow down our final group design to be proposed to the city. Most of the studio met yesterday to compare sketches and study models, then [...]
It’s been an odd week here in Charleston with the snow -- and as of now it's still here! As someone who grew up in the Midwest, I’ve been enjoying the snow and the piece of home that I seem to have brought with me down South. While the snow has kept us cozied up [...]
Last week I assisted with the installation of Mulberry Park’s very own food forest – the first of its kind in South Carolina! The park will provide fresh fruits, nuts, and berries via a fruitful orchard free of charge for the local community. The food forest will be both community-led and driven. Upon receiving the [...]
Over the weekend, we cut the melamine sheets that will be used as formwork for the concrete piers in the pavilion. We used 'Table saw', 'Band saw', and 'Circular saw' to cut the sheets. We carried on doing that on Monday and completed the cutting. Today, we brought the vibrant murals from the former garden [...]
Okay, so there are no actual troubled waters that we're building this bridge over, but the Simon and Garfunkel song reference could not be overlooked (I personally prefer Whitney Houston and Cece Winans's live rendition, but that's neither here nor there). But anyway, over the last week, we the Community+Build students made significant strides and [...]