Final Major Project

Saturday, 17 May 2014

Weekly Review - (3rd March - 9th March)

1- What tasks did I complete.

2-What I didn't achieve that I was hoping to?

3-General feeling of how the week went, was it successful or not! How could I improve next week.

4-How will this week benefit my final outcome?

5-What I plan to do next week.

1-During my first week of the project I started to put together my initial ideas for the Final major project. I knew straight away that I want to design a building that was unique and brought someone unusual to the area it would be placed in. I also wanted to design a building thats purpose was also uncommon, so not just a cafe or shop but something a bit more wacky such as a water park, ski slopes or an exotic animal sanctuary.

My first task was to try and decide what my building would be used for so I did some research into this using the internet along with asking a wide range of people of all age group what they thought would be an unusual project to see. Asking members of the public what they thought was really useful and they really helped me to come up with a long list of possible project ideas whilst also going me inspiration to be more creative.

I secondly wanted to find a location for my project as I felt that once you have a location it would be easier to tailor the project towards a focus.

During the week I decided on a location close to where I live which has an existing facade which I have decided to incorporate in to my project in order to keep some of the history of the area. By having a location for my project I feel that it is going to help me decided on what my building will be as I can visually see the size of the land and also try and crest something that is unusual but will provide a great service for that specific area.

I lastly put together my ideas along with an action plan and timetable to show at the first project proposal pitches which I am aiming to follow to ensure the smooth running of the while project over the 7 weeks.

2- I believe that for my first week of the project I have achieved what I needed to in order to progress efficiently.

3- Overall, I think the week was successful and however I think that when doing more research I possibly need to look in to using my resources such as books from the library instead of just the internet. I would also like to complete some primary research by going to museums and exhibitions to give me more inspiration.

4- I think that all the tasks I completed this week will benefit my project in the long run as I have managed to find a location for my project which will give me a focus point along with starting off my research, which I will continue to do throughout the 7 weeks.

5- Next week I would like to complete some more primary and secondary research to help with my project. Secondly, I am going to visit my site to get pictures of the area and also work out the exact size of the plot of land.

Final Floor Plan and In The Future

Final Floor plan

The pictures below show my ideas for the interior of the ‘Parasol Building’ - indoor beach. The main entrance and reception will be contained within the existing building area, along with the changing rooms and showers. It will also have stairs leading up to the balconies, which people will be able to hire out for the day, ‘beach hut’ style, enabling some personal space. Decking will lead out in to the main beach area, where there will be ‘retail space’ for local business; for example, fish n chips and ice ream parlor, together with arcades for children and families to enjoy.

In the future

In the future I would like to spend more time looking in to interior design of the beach and to make more decisions into what you may find within the building, such as beach activities and relaxation areas. I would also like to expand my project in to the community by potentially using signage and art to entice people to visit the building themselves. On a visit to Hastings I took various pictures of things I could add to my indoor beach in the future.

Modelling 7

Finally once my building was dry and stable I put all the umbrellas together to form the roof and added the extra ones for detail and more impact. I then took pictures of the model and used 1:100 people in order to show the scale of the model.

I think overall the model has come together well and all the component fit nicely together, I think if I was to make it again I would like to make sure that the joints they were glued were a bit neater without any marks just to make the whole thing more presentable. I think the umbrellas could also do with being a bit higher so that they would sit more comfortably over the top of the existing building.

To add a more beach feel to the construction of the building, I added blue coloured strips to the glass curved wall that forms part of the building. This was inspired by the shape and design of a wind breaker that you would find at the sea side.

Modelling 6

To create the existing facade that is already present at my site I use adobe Illustrator to make a scale model of the building and also the back wall with engraved windows and doors. Once I had done this I used the laser cutter to cut and engrave all my pieces out of grey mount board. I decided to use this material as it lightweight and easy to cut along with the colour of the material slightly represents the colour of the existing building.
Once all my pieces had been cut, I glued them together using superglue, making sure it was as neat as possible.

Modelling 5

After some trial and error I came up with a way of keeping the umbrella stands together with out it looking untidy. I used a file to carve in to the sticks so they would sit together nicely and then glued them tougher with wood glue. After leaving them to dry for 24 hours they had formed a really strong hold and were ready to be used for my final model.

Tuesday, 13 May 2014

Modelling 4

To give an idea of what the interior of my indoor beach would look like, I have created a model to show the contour in the sand into the water using cardboard. I would like to in the future go on to make a better model of the actual interior of my beach using more materials and incorporate more in-depth detail as to were everything would be inside the building.

Modelling 3

In order for me to show the location of my building I put together a model using cardboard to show the area where the building would stand along with what the existing surrounding area looks like.
I found creating this model quite useful as I could clearly see the area which I had to work with and there for come up with a final design that would fit suitably in to the area.