AS A GROUP, WE ELECTED JACK’S ORIGINAL DESIGN FOR THE CLASSROOM TO DEVELOP. THIS DESIGN PRESENTED SEVERAL ISSUES WHICH NEEDED TO BE RESOLVED BEFORE THE PROJECT COULD MOVE FORWARD TO BE PRESENTED.
THE FIRST ISSUE WAS SCALE. THE SPATIAL EXERCISE PERFORMED ON LEVEL 5 REVEALED THAT THE DESIGN WAS TOO LARGE FOR THE SIZE OF CHILDREN. WE ALSO DECIDED THAT THE DESIGN SHOULD BE MOVED ONTO GROUND LEVEL FROM ITS PRESENT POSITION OF BEING SLIGHTLY SUBTERRANEAN. OTHER ISSUES WERE HOW TO JOIN THREE BEAMS INTO ONE POST. I PROPOSED A SOLUTION IN THE FORM OF A COMPLEX JOINT. THIS JOINT WAS ADOPTED BY THE GROUP AS THE CHOSEN SOLUTION. THE ROOF PRESENTED A CHALLENGE IN ITS MATERIAL CHOICE AND HOW IT SHOULD DRAIN AWAY THE WATER. I DESIGNED THIS INTO THE MODELS ALONG WITH THE SUGGESTION OF THE ROOF MATERIAL WHICH WAS A CORRUGATED STEEL SKIN.
MY CONTRIBUTION TO THE VISUAL SUBMISSION WAS MY WATERCOLOURS, MODELS AND MODEL PHOTO RECORD WHICH WERE USED FOR THE FINAL PRESENTATION.
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