Shelter Bus Final

the entire shelter bus model

public space section is closest to the view. rest of shelter seen with all movable parts open

bedroom/living space for the volunteers

bathroom and kitchen space

bathroom and kitchen seen from birds eye view
detail drawing of the beds and how they fold and slide

detail drawing of the pull out toilet in the bathroom

cross section of the bathroom
cross section of the bedroom/living space for the hurricane relief workers
longitudinal section

This is my second floor plan. The first image is stage 1 of unfolding or how it will look when mobile, the second image is in stage 2 of unfolding and the third image in stage 3.



These drawings are from my sketchbook. They are my original idea and plan. The actual floor plan changed when I tried to draw a longitudinal plan and realized that I had not drawn the plan in scale.

Bus Shelter Project

Shelter Bus Project

Postcard #3

Precis

Trip to the beach

unfortunately i had to break my ten dollars before i was able to finish drawing it.

Client Powerpoint

Entry # 1: Pair of Candlesticks

This pair of candlesticks was made from brass in the late 19th century. The design of the two candlesticks is that of a tulip shape at the top to hold a candle, the stem has two brass pieces twisting down as if in a braid and ends with a smoothly tiered bell shape. They can be found in the Nichols House Family Collection because they are part of the estate of Rose Standish Nichols. These candles would have been placed somewhere in the Nichols family home and used by Rose Nichols. The appearance of the candlesticks is that they are heavier at the bottom though are slightly balanced by the top being thicker than the stem is. Their country of origin is England. There was not an abundance of information on the internet about these particular candlesticks, but because they are a pair, and a little more ornate, I would imagine that these were used on the dining room table in the Nichols home, or perhaps for entertaining purposes. The light bulb was invented in the late 19th century so it is plausible to think that these candlesticks were soon replaced with incandescent bulb lamps. These candlesticks are very different from lighting used later on, such as the lava lamp. While the Nichol's candlesticks were very practical and used sparingly out of necessity to see with at night, the lava lamp was almost more for fun than for function. The two methods of lighting are similar in that they both involve hot wax and have the possibility to burn the user. Neither provides the best of light.
Sources include: the Nichols house museum website and wikipedia.

communication charette

a bumper sticker:

wuag service announcement: UNCG’s Interior Architecture second year’s would like to invite you to visit their blog at communitybydesign.blogspot.com to find out if you are covered.

to see the rest of our communication group's ideas see Lauren Thore's blog.

Codes + to avoid a "mousetrap" charette

Symbol group 6's experience with the various requirements to support human activities and needs at first was confusion and frustration because of misunderstanding the intentions of the exercise at first. Even after clarification, there was still a level of frustration because of the limits which caused several aspects of our designs to change. We also found that making a diagram was no longer quite as simple as it used to be. Suddenly we had to look up dimensions and numbers to apply to our diagram. We would recommend to other designers that they attempt to consider the needs of their clients and coding early on in the design process so that later on the changes won't be so drastic when they try and accommodate their design to fit the standards. This will save them a lot of problems later on. Codes help design by creating generalization and making people familiar with the objects the codes are applied to even if they haven’t seen these objects in that particular context before. The client will recognize a door frame for example because that is the size of a door frame in every other building they have entered. We anticipate that codes will change our work by making the design process more structured. This will both add to the ease and difficulty. With codes in place, suddenly we know the dimensions for our design, but it also limits to some extent what we can do. Keeping actual standards in mind means that we can no longer pick arbitrary numbers for a hallway.

shelter bus charette

CounselingBus

A Hurricane, depending on the size, can cause the most devastating damage to the areas it passes through. Towns are physically left in shambles, as are the victims who survive the disaster. Symbol group 6 decided it would be imperative to provide a counseling bus. This particular bus would offer support and aid for victims. One on one time with a counselor in a private space would allow the victims to cope with the tragedy around them.

GroupSketches

BubbleDiagram

SketchModel

The space would essentially be grouped into spaces. There would be three counseling rooms where victims could be counseled in private. A waiting room with a small kitchenette would provide victims and counsilers an area to congregate in if there is a wait for the private rooms. In the back of the bus, a bathroom and extra storage space would be placed.

The model is designed as a section view(hence the grey trimmed edges).

Container # 2:Disaster Relief Truck

We decided that, instead of having two buses that dealt with the aftermath of a Hurricane, we would have one that aided in the prevention of certain destruction prior to a hurricane. The disaster relief container would have materials and supplies to protect from extreme damage to buildings, as well as provide ways of living through a hurricane.

GroupSketches

Essentially, the truck would be a transporter from manufacturer to the victims in need. Stores such as Lowe's, Home Depot, and various Grocery Stores would supply the truck with the materials and supplies, and we would distribute it where needed.

BubbleDiagram

SketchModel

Individual compartments would allow organization and productive distribution of supplies. We also decided that the truck would have windows or large doors, so that workers could go to the various compartments, and directly hand out the supplies to the victims in need.

Group6Members:

Sara Easterling, Alexandra Camacho and Megan Schwartz