Summer- Final

We presented two final schemes. One was a twelve sided, one ten sided. The client prefers the simpler design of the ten sided, and we added movable storage for the chairs. We did a final packet and got the permit document information, and set up for next semester.

Midterm - summer

We presented 4 different schemes; facade based scheme, concentric circles, and 2 egg shaped schemes. We had a really good review, and our reviewers enjoyed arts of every project, but also said there was room for improvement within each project as well. We are now as a class starting over with the structure worked on by all, starting with a circle, but trying to put some direction as well into the building. The idea is then incorporate the parts of each project we liked into the building as we design it from the structure forward. Afterward we had a barbecue to celebrate the end of midterms and the hard work we had achieved up to that point. We are now down to the last 3 weeks to create permit drawings by July 29th.

Visiting the Farnsworth House

The summer studio visited the Farnsworth house and the Lumen house. We can build our building for 1-5% of what the Lumen house cost. We all had alot of fun seeing the site, and the house. Below is a picture of the summer team on the steps of the Farnsworth house.

 

We also wrote a mission statement for our project:

Linking the visitor center and the Farnsworth house, this structure is built to showcase Mies's wardrobe in an exhibition space with a clear, strategic approach.