DESIGN+BUILD PROJECTS BY CLEMSON COMMUNITY BUILD
Something about a Palmetto amid snow in an empty parking lot.. Looking forward to the coming weeks distilling down thoughts and ideas for our Plymouth Park Pavilion structure. Many different ideas being thrown around, but I think the common theme in the group is duality in architecture - elements that are convertible or that serve [...]
Good morning and happy Martin Luther King Day! Dating back to the fall of 2010, Clemson University has had a profound impact on the landscape of Charleston as we know it today. 30 semesters of Design + Build studios at the Clemson Architecture Center Charleston (CACC) have yielded dozens of structures across the city. Every [...]
For our first weekend in Charleston, a handful of the studio got together and carpooled downtown to check out our first Second Sunday Market! We were very lucky because it was a beautiful clear, sunny day. The group got to explore some of the downtown shops for the first time and try a few pop-up [...]
This week marked a significant milestone in our community build project: we completed the foundation work! This step is essential in any construction project, setting the groundwork—quite literally—for everything that will be built on top. Here’s a look at the process we followed and what it took to bring this foundation to life. 1. Excavation [...]
Intro to Craft x Erica, Raechel, Carter This week in ITC we are starting to get our hands dirty with the clay! I am working with Raechel and Carter this semester for the project and so far we are having lots of fun experimenting. The basic premise of the project for mid terms is a [...]
Today I interviewed Catherine Cooke. Cat is a designer. Not to be confused with an interior designer or an interior decorator. I can say that because she designs entire spaces, inside and out. She might say differently but in my opinion she designs vibes. She's 28 years old and owns her own company that she [...]
This weekend I went to tour the Southern Living Idea Home for 2024 - located on Johns Island near a farm. The home is in a brand new neighborhood that is still under development and it definitely sets a precedent for how beautiful the neighborhood will be! Walking up to the home, my favorite part [...]
For over 75 years the Prince George Winyah Church Women have hosted the Prince George Parish Tour of Historic Plantations and Homes. Only a short drive North from Charleston, is Georgetown, SC which was once the wealthiest county in the United States. Founded in 1729, Georgetown became home to many indigo and rice planters and [...]
Happy Leap Day! This semester, I am partnering with the Charleston Parks Conservancy to assist with the future expansion of Mulberry Pond Park. The 5-acre site in West Ashley is home to two ponds on either side of Mulberry Street as well as three prior Clemson Architecture + Community Build projects: Spring 2021–Mulberry Pond Crossing, [...]
Today we continue our in-house build with priming (and later painting) our doors and walls to the garden shed. While we finished out the last of the priming, Maddy selected a base color for us to paint. We made sure to cover every inch as the paint not only gives color but also provides some [...]