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IDE 401 Design Build Spring 2021 Interior Design Studio under the supervision of Associate Professor Ammar Kalo
The main goal of this design/build project was to refurbish a CAAD studio space, which started with the new Material Library built a couple semesters ago. The plan was to rework the entire space and consider all aspects pertaining to the studio which include furniture, pinup spaces, storage space, common area, and a display area.
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Alya Alsarkal Batoul Alasmar Danah Alsaleh Dania Hasan Gheed Fekaiki Haneen Darwish Layla Matrahji Rajaa Taye Rania Alfakhouri Razan Hussein Sahar Bokhary Sawanjit Takhar Shahad Maatook
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Participants
AD2 I Architecture and Interior Design studios
AD2 I Interior Design studio
These components are divided into two phases, this semester we dealt with floor (wiring and flooring) and all the furniture (new desks, storage units, communal table and discussion area). In phase two, next year’s IDE students will be designing and building the perimeter (pin-up boards, extra storage and displays).
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00 Introduction
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Increased General Lighting
Decreased General Lighting
Top Issues that Should Be Changed in CAAD
Additional Task Lighting
Additional Ambient Lighting
No Change Needed
Common Table
Hot Desks
PinUp Boards
15.8%
Work Surfaces/Desks
14.7%
The Most Important Features of an Educational Studio Space
48.4%
Lighting & Acoustics
23.2%
Tiered Seating
62.1%
No
45.3%
Yes
66.3%
Yes
54.7%
Adequate
37.9%
Yes
34.7%
Maybe
18.9%
No
41.1%
Not Enough
No
14.7%
Maybe
4.2%
More than Necessary
20%
What do you think works well in current studios design and should not be changed?
01 Survey Takeaways
1. Desks 2. Openness 3. Sound Cancellation 4. Having a Common Table 5. Pinup Walls 6. Amount of Deskspace Per Person
Common Area
47.4%
Pinup Spaces
Common Storage
Storage
Smaller Work Suface
97.9%
52.6%
42.1%
52.6%
Outlets 40%
2
Yes
28.4%
3
Maybe
15.8%
1
15.8%
4+
53.7%
Yes
53.7%
No
24.2%
No
24.2%
22.1%
Maybe
22.1%
What other changes would you like to see implemented in a design studio to improve instruction and work production?
62.1%
1. Better Printing Services 2. More Natural Light 3. Sound Cancellation 4. More Design Interior Spaces 5. Better Light Box and Cuttingg Equipment 6. Spaces Between Desks
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Con : Unusable pinup space for reviews due to tight circulation
Con : Flooring that reflects sound
Con : Electric Outlets coumns Con : due to the bulkiness and the layout of tables in the studio, there is no space for a deskcrit table Con : Harsh Lighting Con : Sterile environment
Con : Bulky Desks that are not only visually heavy but also blocks out circulation Pro : Large working surface
Con : Lack of soft surfaces and an increase in hard surfaces result in a noisy studio
Con : Lack of space for reviews within studio space
Con : There is no common work stations for students to work in groups
02 Current Studio Analysis
Con : Working tables are too high
Pro : Ample storage
Pro : Pinup being used not only for reviews but also for privacy and noise control
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Phase two Spring ‘ 22
In phase two, the aim is to focus on: • Lighting , to fix the current condition in the studio such as harsh bright lighting , which can be fixed by substatuting it with task or ambient lighting. • Acoustic solutions , to help cancel out the noise that bounces around caad. • Storage that can accommodate work and models of the students.
Phase One Spring ‘ 21
In phase one, the aim was to focus on: • Working desks for 18 students. • Lounge. • Communal space in which students can rest, work or socialize . • Meeting area for students to have private deskcrits with the professors and reviews.
03 Phasing Diagram
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Group 1 : Alya Alsarkal + Laila Matrhji
Group 4 : Haneen D+ Rania F + Shahad M
Concept: A wall that engulfs a communal space while working desks are at the periphery of the studio
Concept: Multifunctional screens that fold around the studio to create work stations, seating, storage and a meeting space
Pro - Seperation or work + communal - Privacy for working and communal spaces - Electric outlet on walls - Storage space - Proper circulation overall
Con
Pro
- Working desks looking towards walls - Limited space for groups to gathering in working area
Con
- Unstable construction method - Unique spatial organization - Creation of private spaces along - Excessive circulation space - Lack of hierarchy the studio - The use of opacity and density of screen slats to generate private and public spaces
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Group 5 : Dania Hasan + Razan Hussein
Concept: Clear distinction between working and communal and working spaces through the introduction of a lounge area
Concept : Shifting of planes that create tetris implied volumes, packed with multi functionality
- Clear distinction between communal and working spaces - Functional organization of working desks - Interactive lounge area with overlapping activities
Con - Lounge is open to public which could lead to sound and privacy problems - Ceiling elements are not practical - Lounge is a dominant feature in studio
Pro
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Pro
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Group 2 : Batoul Al Asmar + Rajaa Taye
- Multi functional volumes - Clear division showing private and public spaces - Easy to construct
Con - Tight circulation - Wasted space due to the angled volumes
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Group 3 : Gheed Fekaiki + Danah Kayed
Group 6 : Sawanjit Takhar + Sahar Bokhary
Concept: Two volumes that is packed with functions that overlaps
Concept: Two volumes that is packed with functions that overlaps
Pro - Multi functional volumes that creates privacy - Proper circulation - Clear differentiation between private and public - Difference in materiality that identifies privacy levels
04 Phase two takeaways
Con - Orientation of volumes creates wasted space - Wooden studs could be difficult to construct
Pro - Multifunctional lounge area - Clear hierarchy - mix of public and private spaces - Adequate desk space
Con - Lack of personal storage space - Weak circulation - Hot desks
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Multi-functional screen that curves and provides working areas, storage and seating
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Screens that are integrated within the lounge and high table area
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Tiered lounge seating with integrated tables
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Desks with integrated power outlets and a steel structure
6
Screens that vary in height depending on its use
05 Synthesizing A Concept
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Screen that is made of wooden beams
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The vertical screens area and horizontal lounge area have exchanged elements in order to satisfy certain needs.
Verticality is added to the lounge area through the introduction of screens that provide the users with privacy around the high table and one of the seats.
Horizontality is added to the screens through the introduction of a few benches that assist the users when gathered around the meeting table, and that allow users to lounge casually as well.
The exchange of elements connects the two areas and prevents them from looking like two separate projects
Vertical Screens
06 Concept
Horizontal Planes
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07 Concept Render
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08 Material/ Mood Board
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Designated working desks
Cutting / model making desks
High tables
Lounge
Meeting / desk crit area
11 Axonometrics General
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Working hours is when students will most likely be at either their working desks if working individually, or they will be in the meeting area for group work.
11 Axonometrics Studio Time
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During a review, the main part of the studio that will be used is the meeting area, where the tv is going to be used to present the student’s work.
11 Axonometrics Review
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In an effort to make this studio a paperless studio, we had to look for interesting ways to conduct reviews, this is where a VR station comes in.
11 Axonometrics VR Review
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After studio hours, the main part of the studio that will be used is the Lounge, where some student would rest on the tiered seating, work on the high desks, or work oon their models.
11 Axonometrics After Studio
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Catifa 53, Leather Seating VL Faux Leather & Polypropylene Plwyood Sheets
Stainless Steel Cutting Mat in Blue
Rectangle - Nickel Maharam Fabric for Cushions in Aquarium
Basalt - Harmony Dwelling- Apricot Carpet tiles Honest - Mint
Stained Bamboo
Honest - Rainstorm Gravel - Rain
11 Axonometrics Material
Ash Wood
Cork Strips
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Table 18
S36 - S62
Table 17
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Table 12 Table 11
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Table 1
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A3 A5 A4
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Chair movement
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center eye view
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Chair movement
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Laptop
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Hand movement rotation
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center line of movement
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12 Ergonomics 13 Furniture Drawings
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Arm allocation movement
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Drawer movement
Chair movement
1 Top view
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Chair displacement
active work distance
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common work area
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3 Front view
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2 Side view
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1 Meeting Table Exploded Axonometric No Scale
2 Meeting Table Axonometric No Scale
4 Meeting Table Plan Scale 1:25 ;
3 Meeting Table Front Elevation
5 Meeting Table Side Elevation
Scale 1:25 ;
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12 Furniture Drawings 14
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3 Lounge Plan Scale 1:45
1 Lounge Exploded Axonometric No Scale
4 Lounge Front Elevation Scale 1:45
2 Lounge Axonometric No Scale
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5 Lounge Back Elevation Scale 1:45
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1 Lounge Screen Plan
3 Lounge Screen Exploded Axonometric
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2 Lounge Screen Front Elevation
4 Lounge Screen Back Elevation
5 Lounge Screen Axonometric
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1 Meeting Screen A Plan
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1 | Check Tile: Muslin
2 | Jacquard Tile: Muslin
115 cm x 50 cm
100 cm x 50 cm
20 pieces
20 pieces
3 | Hdstooth Tile: Muslin 4 | Textile Tile: Muslin 115 cm x 50 cm
15 Carpet drawing
19 pieces
115 cm x 50 cm
20 pieces
5 | Basalt Tile: Storm
6 | Basalt Tile: Harmony
91 cm x 23 cm
91 cm x 23 cm
20 pieces
77 pieces
7 | Form Tile: Disappear
8 | Dwelling Tile: Apricot
91 cm x 23 cm
91 cm x 23 cm
60 pieces
54 pieces
9 | Familiar Tile: Truffle
10 | Gravel Tile: Rain
91 cm x 23 cm
91 cm x 23 cm
13 pieces
40 pieces
11 | Honest Tile: Rain
12 | Honest Tile: Mint
50 cm x 25 cm
91 cm x 23 cm
34 pieces
40 pieces
13 | Honest Tile: Griego
14 | Rect. Tile: Steel
91 cm x 23 cm
100 cm x 24 cm
20 pieces
17 pieces
15 | Rect. Tile: Nickel
16 | Rect. Tile: Arctic
100 cm x 24 cm
100 cm x 24 cm
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18 pieces
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16 Renders Overall View 1
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16 Renders Overall View 2
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16 Renders Screen Facade
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16 Renders Student Desks
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16 Renders Lounge Seating
16 Renders Communal Zones
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16 Renders Communal Zones
16 Renders Working Desk
16 Renders Lounge Seating
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16 Renders Review Setting
16 Renders Work Station
16 Renders Meeting Table
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16 Renders Meeting Area
16 Renders Working Zone
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16 Renders Outer Seating
16 Renders VR Setting
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Lounge Space:
Work Desks:
Screens:
Carpet Flooring:
Completed: Assembly of main structure and bamboo application. Pending: Adding benchtops, cushions and staining bamboo.
Completed: 2/5 screens completed and all pieces are cut and sanded. Pending: Coating with oil based sealant, assembly of rest of the screens with cork instillation.
17 Fabrication progress
Completed: Table tops are stained, sanded and finished. Pending: Assembly and attaching to table legs and personal storage.
Completed: Fully installed.
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17 Lab documentation
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Current CAAD AD2 After Proposal
This space could possibly be used as a pilot study for future development to the rest of the school, and as a demonstration of a creative workspace that has the potential to improve faculty instruction in studios, and address current and future student needs, while also providing ample room to explore more ‘experimental’ design solutions. CAAD AD2 after proposal
18 Proposed Replication
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