Wind Finder

Sun Path

Initial Research

Set these pages up with images of design ideas that you like. I want you to use these pages as a starting point and find a style of building that you like and could work for your location. Record your comments about what you like and dont like. Key things to look at is

• shape

• colors used

• materials used

• what things you could be inspired by.

LO- Research Designs and locations for café’s

• SC – Report on existing designs

• SC – Interpret own thoughts on research ideas.

• SC – Evaluate each location.

Case Study

The Christchurch Adventure Park is the perfect example to research as it is a new Cafe, for a bike park. You need to gather interior and exterior images of the cafe. You then need to research the origins of the building and how it came to be. Once you have done that you need to discuss the deign elements such as layout, furniture, and practicalities of the space. You can also make a list of positives and negatives. 

Possible Locations

You have the choice between three possible locations. 

• Taylors Mistake

• Kyle Park

• Hagley Park

Gather some basic info on each of the possible locations and record the positives and negatives of each one. For example you could say that Hagley Park is nice and central, a popular place but it also has a cafe on one side of it.

Site Evaluation

Your chosen site is Taylors Mistake. You need to now do a full site evauation. This is looking at

• Social Factors

• Location Factors

• Environmental Factors

Key things to keep in mind is how people use the location, sun paths and wind paths. 

Rapid Fire Idea's

You will have 30 seconds to draw a design, then get another piece of paper and do a different design. It is a good way to get some quick concepts down on the page and it generates a good starting point. 

Ideation

LO- Illustrate Design Ideas

• SC- Show a range of thoughts

• SC- Generate cafe drawings

• SC – Incorporate biomimicry into design

While undertaking your site evaluation you would have came across things that you can draw inspiration from. You can take a tiny aspect of that item and use the shape to create a form. This form could be the starting point of your design. 

Page 5: Ideation: Environment inspiration. Start to explore biomimicry from the environment. This can be from nature, the birds, ocean animals.  This is exploring forms only. They do not need to look like buildings or anything.

Page 6: Ideation: Location inspiration. Start to explore biomimicry from the location. This can be from the hills, trees, landscape, cliffs, sand dunes, waves, sand.

Page 7: Ideation: Environment Bike. Start to explore biomimicry from bikes. This can be from helmets, chains, wheels, the shape of the bike. This then links your design to what the purpose of your café

Ideation

You have found something that you are inspired, you now need to explore this to delve deeper into the shape, form and object. Think about how an element of this can be turned into a building.

Exploration

Look how they are exploring different elements. The three different forms of how the bird fly's. This here shows how you could explore the initial shape for your design.

Development

LO – Develop a design

• SC – explore different options of a design

• SC – Refine design ideas

Choose your chosen design and start to generate more detailed ideas of it. Start big and then work your way through to smaller changes such as windows, doors, decks, verandas. 

Development

LO – Develop a design

• SC – explore different options of a design

• SC – Refine design ideas

Choose your chosen design and start to generate more detailed ideas of it. Start big and then work your way through to smaller changes such as windows, doors, decks, verandas. 

Development

LO – Develop a design

• SC – explore different options of a design

• SC – Refine design ideas

Choose your chosen design and start to generate more detailed ideas of it. Start big and then work your way through to smaller changes such as windows, doors, decks, verandas. 

Bubble Diagrams

LO – Explore Floor plan options

• SC – analyze functionally of floor plans

• SC – reflect on possible floor plans

• SC – Finalize a useable floor plan.

Draw your floor plan of your design. Then create bubbles of spaces that you will have for rooms. Think about what spaces are needed. More partially service space and storage. Have around 5

options of layouts.

Bubble Diagrams

LO – Explore Floor plan options

• SC – analyze functionally of floor plans

• SC – reflect on possible floor plans

• SC – Finalize a useable floor plan.

Continue with exploring options and resolving the practical elements of design.

Bubble Diagrams

LO – Explore Floor plan options

• SC – analyze functionally of floor plans

• SC – reflect on possible floor plans

• SC – Finalize a useable floor plan.

Resolve the design and start to look at sizes and measurements. 

Floor Plan

Using gridded paper is a great way to start adding scale and dimensions to your design. Use this as a starting point to turn your bubble diagrams into a scaled floor plan.

1 box is 1x1m2 

Final Floor Plan

LO – Explore Floor plan options

• SC – analyze functionally of floor plans

• SC – reflect on possible floor plans

• SC – Finalize a useable floor plan.

Draw up your final floor plan and evaluate the design. Make sure you are talking about the opportunities and constraints of the design. 

Construction Research

LO – Generate an appropriate construction type for design

• SC – Demonstrate how design is put together

Generate a page with possible construction systems and what ones would work best for your design. 

Construction 

LO – Generate an appropriate construction type for design

• SC – Demonstrate how design is put together

Show a possible construction system to your design. You can show multiple option and then outline the pro’s and con’s of them. Make sure it is one that is relevant to your design and would be suitable for the environment. 

Interior/Exterior Design

LO – Determine best finishes for design.

• SC – Explore a range of materials

• SC –Show a range of colors.

Start exploring design ideas for the inside. Possible bathroom and kitchen styles. This is where you can show your design aesthetic.  Explore materials and what sort of cladding, flooring, and colours you want for your design. How does it link?

Final Design

LO – Present final outcome

• SC – Create final evaluation

• SC – Show final design 

Show your design in all of its glory. By this point we should have your design 3D modelled on the computer so you can use these renders to communicate your design. Show your final design and write an in depth final evaluation outlining your design and the process you