Interior Design Lecture Series - Architecture For Humanity

I believe I can safely say it would not be a unique statement to claim that the lecture with Cameron Sinclair, founder of Architecture For Humanity, which was presented to CCA this Fall was inspiring and heartwarming. The passion and care for humanity shared by Cameron's team of architects and interior designers was such a pleasure to hear about and see the work of. It instilled a deeper awareness that I have the power to work towards and affect, even in the beginning level of interior design, the lives of those around me and internationally. He made it clear to me that the environment I work to design has the power to benefit much more than the immediate lives it touches. The lecture has affected my goals for design beyond what I thought interior design had the power to do. Changing lives in the present can have an even greater exponential benefit to future lives and I am proud to be in a position where my education and career allows me to help in this beautiful cause and realization.

Final Review Photo Layout and Response

-Canopy only serves a single purpose. Consider it being smaller or scale it larger and engage it with the church's roof.
-Consider creating a jungle gym that serves the DHP and also the mission kids.
-The time discussing the sleeping area was less successful
-Should have discussed more about the arrangement of the programs in depth.
-Should look at the existing elements to improve rather than adding something new.

Final review

1. lost connection from the initial design strategy

2. storage can be shown more detail, such as storage item's dimension

3. sequence photo can dress more detail

4. the last layer of my hybrid drawing can be more precise

5. the jury likes that i move mission kids to church program so the DHP has their own space

Final review and comments

comments:
1.Need furnture for flexibility which is cool
2.Front people space where people can have conversation which is good, but can think about make an entrance ranther than just a passage way.
3.find relationship
4.think about they come from different experiences into design
5.show the main idea(big idea)

Final Review

Critique:

-Rigidity; allowing clients to form their own spaces and place a personal stamp on their surroundings. This could be better addressed. Perhaps by manipulating the storage wall. The idea of a large space is effective.

final revies

1, use model as a way to find problems, not just presentating.

2. drawings did not show space quality

3.think about other ways to arrange the beds

4.pull the idea of the continue lines to the whole site

5.the size of the bed

6.work more about space, not just objects.

Final Review Critique Comments and Wall Presentation Photo

The following are comments made during our Level 1 Studio Practice/Tools and Technology final critique as well as comments that I heard while sitting in on the junior final review.

1) Let your study models teach you about material durability, structural issues, and scale in relation to the body

2) Test and try design concepts beyond what you assume can or cannot happen/be achieved

3) Don’t be timid with your design, go big with your concepts carrying them throughout all aspects/programs of the building

4) Consider the individual requirement and use of space(s) as well as the collective use

5) Be wary of perception of how/what you think something works/is, versus actuality. Specifically, don’t get focused on the rhetoric. Your design, the drawings, renderings, sections, and floor plans should speak the most to your audience, not you.

Program

Nikolas Weinstein Lecture

I found the lecture to be very inspirational because although Nikolas is not technically a interior designer but he manages to adds structures to space that define it. I enjoyed the fact that he takes these fine art structures and apply them to architecture and interiors to create a a whole other element of light and texture and space. I also appreciate the fact that he has no formal training but managed to become so remarkable in the field, it shows true dedication and talent.

Diagrams and matrix

diagram

Revised Project 3c

Project 3c: Program Brief

Activities/Quality

Entrance/Office:

- Check in area (need a place to seat)

- Computer equipment (online check-in)

- Well organized system (for documentation and equipments)

- Security (cameras equipments: for safe living)

- Good lighting

- More outlets needed

- Good ventilation (needs to have windows because a lot of equipments are maintained)

- Only one entrance for security concern

Office Storage:

- No windows

- Good for storage office utensils

- One door (easy to control circulation)

Library/ resource center:

- Reading area

- Storage books and documents

- Job finding resource center

- Good lighting

- Good ventilation

Medical Room:

- Two entrances ( convenient for stuffs to check out patient)

- Should be quiet, easy to access if emergency happens

- Should be place next to sleeping area

Dining Room/living room:

- Easy circulation

- Bigger space required for more people to eat at the same time

- social place

- only using at night

- television

- gather space

- reading (if library is closed)

Sleeping Area:

- Can also access to medical room

- Singular program

- Storage for personal items

- Private space

- Soft lighting

- Good ventilation

- Heater for winter

- Quiet space

- Outlets for charging personal electric products

Bathroom:

- Toilet, sinks, shower space

- Laundry

- Good ventilation

Courtyard:

- Waiting space

- Social space

- Relaxing space

- Leisure activity

- Can also be dining space if the weather is allowed

- Open area

Church:

- Only for weekend using

- Worship

- Bigger space

- Separated from DHP program

- Clean and sacred

Project 3c #1

1. The presentation should be clear without verbal presentation.

2. The diagrams should indicate dimensions or add a human figure so it’s clear to understand the storage scale.

3. Drawings need to have 3 line weights (thicker/thinner, dot line/ hatching line, or dash line indicate movements).

4. Label the drawings.

5. Clear information.

6. High quality presentation.

7. More diagrams can help viewers have a better understanding of the design.

8. Presentation well organized is important!

9. Should be formal as possible.

Project 3c Revised Part 3 and 1 of Part 5

program matrixs

Revised Project 3c

Diagram

in class wrting assignment & brief

In-class Writing Assignment

1. I am interested in the work that provides people convenient service and make it home. People need their own personal space and also public space to communicate with other. I would like to focus on organization of space and also change the texture, lighting condition of this work.

2. I always do some research before I need to do a project, I can learn some elements from others work and also think about why this project need to use this kind of elements or material, is there some elements I can use to my own works.

3. For this semester, my goal is that find my own strategies to make a model or design a project. Also I can find a way to get inspirations to my projects. I want to learn how to relate people activities to the space. I think I need to organize my ideas of a project.

4. In 5 years, I would like to do Hotel design. Hotel design is multiple demands challenge for me.

5. The characters of work in this semester can earn A: I think the work should be functional and creative. The presentation of the work should be clear.

6. I think it is functional and useful.

7. Improve the quality of the space such as color texture, organization of the space. Courtyard should be more plant. Increase accesses to different spaces. Dining room should be changed. And the ceiling of the sleeping room should be changed. And no paper on the windows. All storage such as locker, closets should be changed. Seats in the main entrance, and trashcans should be changed.

8. I think the most valuable thing is convenient for people and make it like a home for people. I will change the lighting and texture of this space. And clarify the space into public and private space.

9. I will clarify the space into public and private space. The public space provides opportunity to people to communicate with others, visit others. The private space provides people to relax such as reading, sleeping, bathing, and showering. I think the organization of a space is the most important. And also I will change the lighting , texture, color of this space.

Program activities brief

Office/ storage

Entrance

Hallway: waiting people: seating

Check-in: computer

Control center: overview

Storage: staff personal items; items for shelter

Electronics: computer

Library:

Documents; books

Reading space

Mission Kids/ Living room:

Mission kids: weekday

Storage: toys, kids items

Living room:

Sofa: visit, guest, social, conversation

Reading space

Sleeping room

Hallway: waiting people

Entrance

Sink: soap dispensers

Storage: cloths; personal items

Dressing: private

Electronics: mobile phone

Bathroom

Hallway: waiting people; storage: cloths, towels.

Entrance

Bathing: toilets; stalls; sink; mirrors toilet paper dispensers

Showering: shower stalls; towels; soap dispensers; curtains; hair dryer

Dressing: Clothes hanger

Laundry: Drying

Electronics: hair dryers

Courtyard/hallway

Relaxing

Plants

Waiting

Church/Dining room: large space

Church service: worship (Sunday)

Party/Gathering

Sink: wash hand

Eating: chairs, tables

Bath room: toilet

Storage: locker personal items

Electronics: refrigerator; TV