DESIGN+BUILD PROJECTS BY CLEMSON COMMUNITY BUILD
In the heart of Charleston's Old Towne Creek Park, 10 of us are crafting more than just a pavilion—we're shaping a community. This project, part of Clemson's Community Build Program, began with individual designs that evolved into collaborative concepts presented to the Parks Department, receiving great feedback both times. After rigorous sessions, we finally settled [...]
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 [...]
This past weekend I went and visited the Birds of Prey Center. This was the building I picked for history & theory to do a video assignment on. The center is very cool for nature lovers or anyone who enjoys birds. They had two main sections - one for birds of prey and one for [...]
As we gear up for the exciting phase of our Old Towne Creek Park Community Build initiative, we're putting the finishing touches on our unique designs, set to be presented to a select group from the Charleston County Park Department later today. Over the past week and a half, we've delved deep into researching the [...]
Last Friday we got to work digging holes! The city disassembled the small pavilion at singleton for us and even got the old concrete broken up and out of the way. We worked all afternoon getting the formwork set up for the new slab. David left us to fend for ourselves for most of the [...]
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, [...]
FINALLY STARTING - with a late start to our schedule we have to kick it in gear and get working fast. Last Wednesday marked the official start of our studio with shop training! David provided us with an overview to get us ready to complete Singleton. We all came out with our beautifully crafted and [...]
HE PUTS ON ANOTHER COAT!!! This weekend we worked on completing the walls and operable doors. We have cut and painted all wood slats and we began painting the owl mural wall. Any wood slats that didn't have a mural on them we painted a neutral color to match the wood. We used David's Projector [...]
As we still await the go-to to break ground on site, this week is looking promising (cross your fingers). In the meantime though, we have officially completed all major structural components of the build and now we are working on the walls, the sliding doors, and we will be starting the built ins! Even though [...]
Yesterday the Intro to Craft class took a trip to The Urban Electric Company. This field trip offered the students who are working on the final project - a lighting fixture of their choice - some inspiration and background on how custom lighting is made. A key part of the [...]
