In 11th grade architecture we were given the assignment of designing an 1,000ft home. There was room to have more square footage but there had to be reason to why. In the end. my cabin was 1,207 ft. I felt that in order to get my vision across I needed the kitchen to be an open space. With enough space for outdoor equipment and still space to feel open and welcoming, the extra feet was used wisely.

The home consists of two bedrooms, one bathroom, a living room with a fire place and a kitchen. When arriving to the house, I imagine driving up a log driveway leading the the entrance. Walking up to a house that looks perfectly symmetrical on the outside. When you open the door You are welcomed into an open concept plan, being able to see straight from the kitchen to the living room. You look up and see high vaulted ceilings making the space feel bigger.

As you move into the house the living room notice is a smaller space which makes it feel more intimate and warm. The fireplace in the dead of winter providing a warm light and warmth. The crackle of the fire can be heard throughout the house. in front if you in the back door and utility closet. If you look to the left you will see the two bedrooms and bathroom.

In the first bedroom closest to the back door, there are 2 twin sized beds each with a nightstand and one closet on the further side of the room. In the middle there is a dresser.

Walking again closer to the front door, there is the bathroom. In the bathroom there is a double vanity, a tub and a toilet.

Finally, back at the front of the house there is the master bedroom. With a king sized bed, a night stand on each side, a dresser and a closet by the door.

Creating the model was such a learning experience for me. This wasn't the first model I've built. This past summer I attended a college architecture program where I built multiple. Those models were different in the way that I experimented with different materials and building styles. We focused on creating concepts and then turning those concepts into spaces. This model we made at school was created with foam board and we glued on the elevations. This model took longer than I anticipated and longer than I would've liked to complete. There were struggles that I didn't foresee being such an issue. For example the super glue. When I first learned to build a model, we used hot glue so I never experimented with super glue. Even the littlest amount stuck to everything. It was very frustrating that the glue would soak into the foam board making it hard and unable to stick again if it had to be moved. The experience of building this model taught me how to problem solve more efficiently. Overall, I feel I could've made it better but I am happy with it, being it is one of the few I've created. This process reinforced the saying measure twice cut once.