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Building a Hunting Lodge Up North
Building a Hunting Lodge Up North
Driving Question:
- How will I fit into this type of work environment, and is this something I want to pursue during/after college?
Learning Objectives:
1. I will be able to present my new skills and experience of closely working with a Civil Engineer.
2. I will be able to use this opportunity to grow my understanding of civil engineering and architecture and decide if I want to make this a career focus.
3. I will be able to take this experience to draw up ideas of what I could have done better, so hopefully when I am searching/employed at a job I can be the best at what I do.
Day One : Monday
- Went over building plan
- Got pictures of building location and site
- Made a plan for the next week about how I was going to be building this
- Figured out what software was needed and set up office
I learned where and how I will be using my space to create this Hunting Lodge for Lance. This showed me how an architect would work on project, what works and doesn't work.
Day Two: Tuesday
- Set up laptop with needed software and monitor
- Got to work starting with the lodge's floor plan and roof
- Went to an active project site Lance is working on.
I learned about vestibules and what goes into making even such a small project work and go smoothly. This is real world experience that will help me get a picture of what working as an architect will actually be like.
Day Three: Wednesday
- Worked on creating the lodges exterior wall and roofing material with Lance
- Went to check out another active project site of Lance's
- Helped fix and organize what needed to be done at the site
I learned about landscape engineering and the way water will move throughout an apartment system.
Day Four: Thursday
- Worked on creating the interior floor plan and material on walls
- Created ceiling
- Started putting in doors and windows
I learned how the Lodge's interior would look. This helped me get an idea of what the finished product would look like.
Day Five: Friday
- Started editing materials and colors on doors and windows
- Put in front glass wall and put in kitchen
I learned how to download different materials and components to use in the Lodge. This started to complete the look of the Lodge.
Day Six: Saturday
- I started working on the presentation/website design and got the necessary pictures downloaded
- Cleaned up walls and roof of the Lodge in Revit
- Made components the correct size and scaled everything
- Took screenshots of exterior
I learned how to edit walls to make them fit into the roof correctly and use 3D view as a tool to help me do that. This will help me if I ever need to use Revit in the future.
Day Seven: Sunday
- Set up the website layout
- Loaded Revit and started putting in more components such as games in the game room, sofas and TVs.
I learned how to fix my laptop to load Revit when its not working. This will help me next year when I'm in architecture school and my computer doesn't work.
Day Eight: Monday
- Final work day
- Go back to the apartment site, and help out shoveling and moving dirt
- Finish up website, complete each day and insert current pictures
- Complete exterior and game room for presentation on Tuesday
Final Project Reflection
I think this has helped me realize what I enjoy doing. I was happy initially to get to major in Architecture at Miami, and now I am even more excited after spending a week with an architect. I have learned how to use my computer to run Revit, and what setup works best for me. I also learned how to run a Civil Engineering/Architecture company, how to schedule everything and stay on time for meetings and check-ins. Overall, this experience has helped me become more excited to study in this field, and has gotten me ready for the next four years studying architecture.
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