Combining the two.....

Our group has came up with several new plan ideas for the L-shape design and are trying to incorporate it with another plan type that has one or more outdoor courtyard spaces. I have been looking at a mirrored version of this plan with a covered patio. From what I've heard from classmates who were at the presentation with Mrs. Archie, she liked the clarity and organization of our plan and chose ours over the other plan with the 30 degree crank. She wants there to be more separation between living and dining space, but also wants to have an open floor plan. The other group taped out their living space on the floor to get a feel for what the actual space will be like. It helped to go stand in the area and get a more visual and physical perspective on the space. Today our group is working on tweaking certain parts of our plan, trying to keep it as efficient as possible while incorporating our ideas of flexibility and prefabricated systems.

Finalizing the L-shape configuration

Our new group of six met last night for several hours working on the L-shape floor plans. We have narrowed it down to three plans that we think will work. My first model and sketches had some flaws with creating an exterior space as well as the placement of the full and half bath areas. The plans we created last night hopefully resolve those issues. Here within the next thirty minuets we plan on meeting with our professor to get some guidance. Once we get a plan that works 100% and incorporates all of our ideas we will build a 3D model as well and a physical model. From there we will draft some sections and elevations to have ready for tomorrow. Tonight will most likely be a late night. We need to have everything ready for tomorrow to be presented that looks professional and clearly explains the plans and interior and exterior materials we are wanting to use.

Back at it!

Today is our first day back in studio after a long needed break. Each of the 5th year students was assigned a group partner to help get everyone on the same page. Tonight I am working on some of the previous designs for the Line Ave. site. We only have about two weeks total to lock in a design to submit for approval. Our professors summarized our work last quarter with our class and the 4th your design/build students as well as previous Habitech houses. By Friday each group is expected to have five or six massing models at the same scale to pin up and critique. From there we will narrow the designs down and develop those further. I'm going to layout the floor plans from some of my schematic sketches last quarter tonight and begin to assemble some models.