DESIGN+BUILD PROJECTS BY CLEMSON COMMUNITY BUILD
Yesterday, the studio continued working on constructing the table and benches for Stephen Washington Park. We worked in two shifts, one in the morning and then an afternoon shift that quickly became the night shift after some hiccups. As the afternoon team rolled in, all the pieces were cut and mostly grinded, so a lot [...]
April Fools! Yesterday, we decided as a class to show up impersonating David's signature look, his glasses. As he was sketching on the whiteboard, we all quickly put on the glasses, and when he turned around, for some reason, he was more confused about why Malu was recording him than about why we were all [...]
Last Friday, the Gathering Ground team discussed a game plan and timeline for modeling the final design in Revit and producing the CD set drawings. Now that we all have access to a central Revit file, one team (Hamilton, Kaden, and Tyler) are working on modeling and laying out the column and deck grid. At [...]
I’m working with Kaden and Kylee, and we’re putting the final touches on our design. Our project focuses on creating a boardwalk with sweet grass basket stands, all housed under a single continuous roof. The overall concept in our design has come together really well, but the roof has definitely been the most challenging part. [...]
As we all prepare for the upcoming small group design review next Wednesday, this week of studio starts the final design push before we switch to documenting our projects. By this point, groups have set their site design strategies and have been refining what the structure looks like, aiming to be complete with major design [...]
As Shane shared in the last post, we are continuing to develop the moving wall concept and how the three stands can slide together to create a stage like gathering space while still functioning day to day for display and crafting. At the same time, we are beginning to think more intentionally about the site. [...]
The studio held our final review for the semester today, gathering faculty, staff, students, and community members under our pavilion. Even though the structure isn’t fully complete, it was exciting to share the project and see the enthusiasm the community and city had for it. The review felt less like a critique and more like [...]
We officially broke ground on site! With the concrete formwork nearly complete and rebar on its way, the next week will be dedicated to bending rebar and preparing the site for the slab pour and concrete footers. The images show us digging out the footers for the structural spine of the project and digging to [...]
Yesterday we got the chance to have our final design review with the community and the city! The community was very excited to see their park highlighted and embraced with a contemporary and playful pavilion. Below is two images of our physical model where you can see our design a little bit clearer, there were [...]
The studio got a last-minute surprise this week... due to scheduling issues, the review has been moved to Wednesday! This is a welcome change, as it has allowed us to spend more time on details such as furniture systems, roof material selection, and ground plane decisions. It has been a long week and many hours [...]