Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Hello there, blog. Long time, no see.

Since the last time I posted we have formed our final groups and had two reviews. The first one was about our group dynamic/ structure and plan for the semester. Our idea after the first meeting was to make a google doc on which we could all contribute ideas about our goals and values. As soon became quite evident, this was ineffective, as four members of our six member group neglected to fill it out.

After our initial coordination failure, we managed to contact John and Sarah and arrange a visit, so we could get a better idea of their plans for the house and what they felt comfortable with as far as our role and what we plan to install in their house. They were very welcoming and open and answered all of our numerous questions. After the visit, we had a much better idea of what would be feasible and they might be interested in. It is interesting to have artists as clients for an art/arch/engr project when they strong and relevant ideas and opinions of their own for the house.

The group has had a lot of time getting together and thus have relied a lot on independent work (as seen in our most recent presentation :( ). I don't think this is a great method, but considering our difficult schedules, it might be the only doable method. WE are going to have to work out a better routine as the semester progresses, I already see a lot of frustration and stress from my teammates.

We each had individual proposals this week, I spent my tiem researching radiant heating systems and figuring out how to make a visual display of heat use. I settled on translucent wood that would glow (via LED) where the most heat is being applied to the floor. My plan was remarkable similar to Maria's and we have decided to more forward with this idea, incorporating in elements from the other's proposals.



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