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Project Description
Project Description
For this project, my peers and I were assign to design a comfortable and productive space for the students and staff of San Marin. We did a lab before we started to design the space. Each group in the class tested materials for different things so that when we design our spaces we can use the data to determine the best materials possible. After that we learned about human use patterns, environmental factors, and the effectiveness of curved pathways vs. corners and squares. Then we designed our space, did research, and presented our ideas.
The Space We Were Given
The Space We Were Given
Our Design Blueprint
Our Design Blueprint
Three Dimensional Models of Our Design
Three Dimensional Models of Our Design
The Presentation
The Presentation
Environmental Factors
Environmental Factors
When I was figuring how to design the shade structures above the picnic tables, I had to account for environmental factors to make sure that the structures would actually serve their purpose and produce shade on the tables. I did this by using a chart similar to the one shown to the right. It shows how hot it will be in different places around the world during different times of the year. I decided to look in the 11am to 12am time range since that is around lunch time and the most practical time to use the tables. I then looked in the August, September, and end of the school year months since those are the hottest months to see how hot it would be. I focused on these months because in the winter months the structure will easily be able to keep out rain so our main focus was on shade.
Human Use Patterns
Human Use Patterns
Originally, my group and I had decided to make a garden in between the makers space and STEM building. however, we noticed a pathway already formed int he dirt. People naturally have a tendency to cut across areas that are convenient for them. Most of the time people will cut to a corner in the pavement in order to get to where they need to go faster. When we noticed a path in the dirt in the original picture, we decided to make a pathway through the garden to make the walk comfortable and natural. However, we are going to slightly alter the angle to make it so that the pathway directly cuts from the doors of the STEM building to the corner of the makers space leading to the bathrooms.
Material Choice
Material Choice
Plants: All the plants we chose thrive in Climate 9 and don't need to be watered often. We also made sure they weren't invasive or too aggressive. This means that the plants we chose don't need maintenance, will thrive in our climate, and won't overpower each other.
Dirt- We chose dirt to be the ground material for the area behind the makers space because it is free, low maintenance, not messy, easy to install, and it will serve its purpose well.
Pressure Treated Wood- We chose to use pressure treated wood for the shade structures over our picnic tables because pressure treated wood doesn't absorb water as quickly as other woods, prevents rotting and mold, and is in budget.
Gravel- We chose gravel to be the ground material in between the STEM building and makers space because it is much cheaper than cement, easy to walk on, has good drainage, and looks better than wood chips.
Blueprints From My Notebook
Blueprints From My Notebook
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