Preparing and planning for final outcomes

…. OK, so' time seems to go so very fast all of a sudden'…

101 Things I Learned in Architecture School/Matthew Frederick/image: H Saarinen

Next week, we'll have tutorials on any last minute issues or concerns, general preparation for the presentations and submissions after Easter. 

Please make sure to have a STRICT plan that you follow.. 

Complete as much as you can now - so I can give you feedback before the break end of next week. Interior/spatial arrangements and any major architectural amendments/additions need to be clearly throughout through, drawn and visualised, modelled.. Show me as much as you can before you break up for Easter.

Remember to fulfill and show evidence of all the tasks (Research task, Sensory Space task - incl models and supporting text, inspirational text, title, concept, interior arrangements, what happened where, who goes there, why, what is the ambience all about, architectural input, your design proposal; the brief, what's the impact on the user-group, environment, learning, social aspects… 

Monday we'll start planning the exhibition.. give it a thought before then..

H

PS - Students: I will need 3-4 good images per student - and any short films - the spatial analysis films from semester A will be great! - for the exhibition showreel. Please start to prepare this now, so we can build a really good showreel..!

Work in progress, Richard's topographic / site model

Julian's sustainability lecture

Today Julian Lindley gave a lecture on Sustainability, a hot potato of a topic and particularly important in the Design Studio projects. This topic, of course, does not stop at the design projects… It will need to be part of everything that you do, decide and propose. Materials, lighting, use of recyclable methods and materials and energy saving in construction and build, design activism and community involvement for sustainable communities..
Thank you, Julian!!

 

New York v Hatfield

Whilst about half of the group are in New York, the studio looks deserted at 5pm. A calm ambient place as I sit here reflecting on the day, the sun starts to set and the traffic outside is getting busier.. There is definitely something springlike in the air. I wonder how it is in New York, I figure very cold, right? Hope you have all wrapped up for those cultural, architectural and social adventures!

Tutorials this morning: we went through the individual design stages and noted that the interior is now priority - there seems to be some delay in getting into the space - start drawing up the interior, using models and sketch developments as back up for testing ideas. Think mentally about the journey into, through and out of the space.. What can you learn about the scheme through this? What do you imagine? See? Hear? Smell? Think about all these aspects, and remember to link back to the sensory space task. You need to show the experiments - actual models, using a range of materials (found, recycled, collected, gathered from nature etc is suitable for the experiments). We need to see more of this task and the developments then need to move towards more detailed design aspects as part of the overall proposals. Don't delay this process, as it will get you to the next stage in the developments..

Meanwhile..Interim Crit approaching and you will need to gather all the required work in progress for this. List on study net for reminders, plan ahead and get ready to show great ideas materialising into coherent projects..