one client. one city. one semester. one professor.
bl uesphere: Earth Art Expo commissioned the studio to design and construct two installations; an information kiosk and temporary movie screen.
SALVAGE. DESIGN. CONSTRUCT. REPEAT.
The studio focused on architecture and tectonics, particularly the relationship between design and building through a hybrid academic/professional studio where students designed and built an actual project in collaboration with clients, professionals, and craftspersons. bl uesphere: Earth Art Expo aims to reach out to middle and high school children, college students and young adults as well as the general public in our area; any person that is served by a participating organization is affected by this citywide exposition. The studio was devoted to the execution of two projects aiding the cause of bluesphere in Charleston.
95% of the materials used in this project were SALVAGED locally, and established a unique palette from which to design. The DESIGN was a collaborative process between the students, the client, the city, and professional architects and engineers incorporating models, full scale mock ups and joinery tests. The project was constructed within three days on the most prominent green space in Charleston, SC. Once the project was DECONSTRUCTED, 100% of the materials were transported back to the main campus to be used for future design build studios.The project established a model for sustainability in construction to be REPEATED in future studios.
schematic design review: 11 individual designs narrowed down to 4 groups
design development review: 4 group designs narrowed down to 1 design
site visit to marion square and cannon park
meeting with our client, mark sloan, director of the halsey institute of contemporary art
submit application for approval from design review committee
DESIGN AS INFORMED BY MAKING
design review committee presentation: approval granted
meeting with professor huff for critique
CONSTRUCT
august begin to gather material palette
trip to wilmington, north carolina to deconstruct old design/build project, haint blue
AIMED TO INVITE INTEREST AND INTERACTION
DESIGN
DESIGN
SALVAGE
construction of scale models
removing nails from hundreds of pieces of salvaged wood
FOCUS ON ARCHITECTURE & TECTONICS— RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DESIGN & BUILDING
september
STRUCTURE IN PARK FOR
construction construction documents begin
documents begin
fabrication begins wood: milling, cutting to length, dado metal: cut to length, weld, grind
construction on site in marion square
ESTABLISH MATERIAL PALETTE full scale mock up for wall in jailyard
elevation
sticker dados
steel top section
plan
two installations. two green spaces. five undergraduate students. six graduate students.
SALVAGE. DESIGN. CONSTRUCT. REPEAT.
85% of the materials used in this project were SALVAGED locally, and established a unique palette from which to design. The DESIGN was a collaborative process between the students, the client, the city, and professional architects and engineers incorporating models, full scale mock ups and joinery tests to solve the complex mechanics of this system. The project was CONSTRUCTED with a focus on portability and ease of assembly. This screen structure was the center piece for bluesphere’s closing event. The screen will be transported on the custom made trailer to be REPEATEDLY used in the future.
design review committee presentation: approval granted
design charette for screen structure
design development review: 3 group designs narrowed down to 1 design.
VIEWING AND INTERACTION
meeting with client, mark sloan, to show design progress
CONSTRUCT construct
october
REPEAT: structure on trailer for transportation REPEAT: materials to main campus for reuse
november
december
letterpressing posters to market the movie screening
construction begins off site
THE STUDIO EMULATED PRACTICE IN THAT WE ALWAYS WORKED IN COLLABORATIVELY
event day: 6pm barbeque 730 movie screening
meeting with adc engineers: civil and structural
fabrication of the trailer: cutting, welding, grinding, painting
A RIGOROUS APPROACH TO MAKING THAT YIELDS EXCELLENCE IN THE FINAL ARTIFACT
assembly of the structure for a test
screen stored on trailer ready for transportation
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