End of the Semester
We have now officially completed our semester here in Charleston. The design build had moments of difficulty, yet was full of reward. We had some difficulties with the movable walls and the caster system that goes under the desk and bar. The caster system was fixed and the casters are to be replaced and the … Continue reading
Time to Grind Things Out
Today, as well as the past few days we have been putting in a lot of extra hours to make sure that the project gets done before the due date. Several of us have been meeting in the shop in the early hours of the morning and staying late after studio ends. We don’t mind … Continue reading
Reinventing the wheel
Normally “reinventing the wheel” has a negative connotation with it, but we have been designing a better use of a caster wheel on a desk. Normally a caster wheel tends to have a swivel effect when locked on a desk. We didn’t want who ever is using the desk that we have been designing to … Continue reading
Weekend Welding
This weekend was the first of what I expect to be many long ones. We met up at 8 o’clock in the morning to learn how to cut, grind, and weld the metal that we’ll be working with. This is important for things such as the caster system for the desk and bar and the … Continue reading
Can We Build It? Yes We Can… At Least After These Designs Wrap Up
We are so unbelievably close to start building. All we need to do is finalize a few of the designs, including the system that allows the wheels to lift up on the reception desk and the bar. This will allow for diverse positions when it is needed and stability when it is in use. Some of … Continue reading
An Engineer and an Architect Walk into a Studio
This week has been important for us because we are starting to finally branch away from preliminary designs to finalized schemes that require information on hardware and materials. We know what we want to do and how it will fit in the space. The question is, how do we build it? One important thing that … Continue reading
REnew… REfresh…
“REnew… REfresh…” these are the words on the current reception desk inside of REDUX, this idea is taking shape into the new design into the revised design, we are implementing after our review that took place Wednesday March 1st. Now we have three different movable wall that all do the same thing, but in much … Continue reading
Just a Studio Full of Models
On Wednesday, March 1st, we have one of the most important meetings with REDUX to date. We have now begun to finalize our designs to a point that we might actually get to start on the construction documents and obtaining the materials needed for the build. The reason why this meeting is so important is that we need … Continue reading
Charrettes & Gallery Visits
The last time that we met with REDUX was on the 23rd. Since then, we have begun to single in on our ideas not only as individuals, but as a team. In order to do this, we had to section off who was going to focus on each aspect of the project. We also started organizing … Continue reading
Site Visits and Client Meetings
On Friday, January 20th, Professor Pastre set up a time for us to visit the site of the new REDUX contemporary art center on 1056 King Street. Although the interior is unfinished and still under construction, you begin to see the influences of the architect, Augustus Constantine, commonly known as “Gus”. The intricate brick work and … Continue reading
