DESIGN+BUILD PROJECTS BY CLEMSON COMMUNITY BUILD
The push for a final design continued on Wednesday. At the start of class, we took our two ideas, one with the path on the outside of the structure and one where the path bisects the structure, and developed them further. Both groups were talking, sketching, and measuring spaces in order to figure out proportions, [...]
This week in studio, we will be kicking off our final design phase for the Conservancy of the Sea Islands project. It is an exciting time and we are ready to hit the ground running on this phase. For the next week and a half, we will be working on merging the key concepts from [...]
On Friday, the four groups quickly presented to each other in order for us to truly understand what our designs are about. Having these early two minute presentations makes you really think about the key ideas that drive your project. The feedback from these quick talks is also valuable because a fresh set of eyes [...]
Mondays are quiet in the studio, as everyone meets with their nonprofits for the Community 1:1 course. There isn’t much to report on that, BUT if you have recommendations for architecture-related things to do in Charleston, please let me know! I’m partnering with the South Carolina Architectural Foundation to create a brochure / informal walking [...]
Today we kicked off our year-long project with a collaborative presentation between the Historic Preservation students and the Community + Build studio, sharing our work with project partners in the forum. We had a group join both in person and via Zoom, helping guide an early discussion that will shape the design process moving forward. [...]
Starting the afternoon with Duck Donuts (shout out Malu and her firm Coast Architects) and a short standup, we all started work on getting the finishing touches of our research and precedent presentation together. Site analysis, local history, and precedent studies are all deep in research for a comprehensive display to the Conservancy of the [...]