DESIGN+BUILD PROJECTS BY CLEMSON COMMUNITY BUILD
We are well into the process of shop construction for the Old Towne Creek Donor Wall! This has been a great experience, learning our way around the shop in the cigar factory and the making and usage of shop drawings. I have enjoyed seeing how things worked and didn't work in the shop drawings that [...]
There's two things you should know about me. I love Jesus, and I love coffee. I'll always be down to go grab a cup of coffee, especially if it means we get to check out a new shop! I was born and raised in Charleston, so over the years I've had a chance to try [...]
For the past week or so in studio, I have been a part of the group that is in charge of creating shop drawing for a project that was started last semester at the Old Towne Creek Park. The shop drawings themselves have been a great learning experience for myself because I get to actually [...]
Yesterday marked a huge milestone for our studio. We had the opportunity to meet with a highly respected structural engineer, diving deep into the mechanics of our truss and cross-bracing systems. Since structure is the backbone of our project, this meeting was very important in refining and elevating our design. We began by reviewing column [...]
Hey guys, meet the office dog, Luna!! At the beginning of my internship, I made it a goal to become Luna's favorite in the office. while I may not be her favorite,, YET, I am for sure making progress! I have established a routine of playing fetch with her every morning while I get settled [...]
It's the final countdown for solo and small group design ideas before we all work together to develop one singular form. Following debate on whether the pavilion should take on a linear form, or follow an “L-shape,” the crew split into two groups to explore each idea. The group interested in a rectangular shape ended [...]
Boots of a Palmetto Privacy Green Brick Detail Shell as Aggregate Simple Wire-Wall T25 Screw Connection Brick Inlay - Moss as mortar
Designing any structure for a client can be very difficult sometimes, almost as if you're solving a puzzle. However, the process of creating a design and presenting it can sometimes be forgotten by those who aren't involved. For example, there are multiple stages of iterations that most people won't see outside of the immediate team [...]
On Friday, the Design + Build Studio met with Jason Kronsburg (pictured above), the Charleston Director of Parks, in order to show the City three different park pavilion designs that the studio had developed over the past couple weeks. Leading up to this meeting, the studio had been split up into three groups. Each "small [...]
The studio’s first design review is quickly approaching, and we’re in full production mode, refining our final design decisions before moving into creating presentation-quality drawings. Our shared workspace is a testament to the process, covered wall-to-wall with sketches full of the design iterations of our ideas, soon to be accompanied by physical models we will [...]