DESIGN+BUILD PROJECTS BY CLEMSON COMMUNITY BUILD
As we are progressing with small group designs, it can be tough to land on a concept that really clicks... however it seems the best thing to do is to propose essentially anything - rather than waiting for the perfect ideas to arise from no where (it'll never happen). Throwing anything onto the table without [...]
Embarking on an internship is like stepping into a doorway leading to the professional world, unsure of what lies beyond. As part of a semester-long internship program, I had the privilege of immersing myself in the intricate world of architecture, a journey filled with learning, challenges, and moments of sheer inspiration. Documenting each step of [...]
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 [...]
It has been a busy week for the Community Build studio here at the Cigar Factory! We are working tirelessly to provide various concepts for our presentation next Monday at Frierson Elementary. After our studio wide check-in last Monday, my team and I working on the small group design discussed further the elements and ideas [...]
After an intense hands-on studio session on Monday our group is currently brainstorming ideas to rethink how we use bike frames in our design. Our goal of keeping the Bike as the center of our design focus has not changed, but we plan on using the movement of the bike wheel as our new focus [...]
This weekend my studio v friends along with our professor tore down the old reading structure that once stood in the same relative location as our new structure sits. Today we started setting the post in the ground and making sure everything will line up exactly like we need in order to get our beams [...]
So while everyone is enjoying a quiet Saturday and Sunday, sipping hot coffee on their front porches, looking into their gardens, with children playing around, people walking their dogs and more, Our studio is in full production mode, enjoying the humming of drilling machines and clincking of metal rebars. Its been a super productive weekend [...]
After having more than 8 iterations of the design, we seem to finally steer ourselves into a design idea which we all support and are looking forward to tackling in the upcoming Construction Drawing set. Collaboration and leadership have gone hand in hand this week. It's not been the easiest week but the result is better [...]
The second day. We’re past the initial visit to the site, past the meeting with our client, and on to the most exciting and riveting portion of the entire design process: research. I say this with a twinge of sarcasm but also with truth as well. Research is the first step, it reveals opportunities, challenges, [...]
Today marks the first day of the design phase of Crop Stop 2! However, just because we are now working on Crop Stop 2 doesn't mean Crop Stop 1 is forgotten about. Professor Pastre reminded us that in any design or construction job, it is typical to work on more than one project at a [...]