Process: Ideate, Prototype, Higher Resolution Prototypes, ConstructionIdeate: We struggled in the brainstorming phase of this project because of difficulty in communicating our ideas to each other efficiently and the fact that it's difficult to get 4 people to like one idea. Better rendering skills, and a common architectural and spatial vocabulary probably would have greatly helped us to generate more ideas in a shorter period of time. We spent a longer time in this stage than I think we wanted to.
Prototype: This is where stuff got a little more fun, and productive. We decided the best way to move forward would be to break into two groups, and have each group conceive, prototype, (and eventually) build their ideas. We started extremely low res on prototypes: drawings, then paper "models" to test out questions such as whether or not a certain grid would work, and then progressed to foam core, and then l loosely cut bass or balsa mdodels.
Higher Res Prototypes: We finally progressed to Revit and Sketchup models, and prototyped our construction process by building a jig (see previous post). The jig was used for ensuring right angles would be right, and that the beams were evenly spaced.
Construction: What a process. We cut, and laser cut, and then glued for days. Though I know I speak for our group when I say we're all happy it's done, in a lot of ways it's just another prototype, another iteration that still has areas for improvement.
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