The shelter project, led by head designer Aoife O'Donnell, consists of an A-shaped shelter through its roofing shape sat on the floor. Its location is to be the Botanics Gardens, part of the University of Dundee, in the American section.The simplistic and concept of a portal was intriguing in the final design and was chosen from a number of designs by the group, selected also from a trio shortlisted post-review.
The group congregated to brief the project, and the name and subsequent logo associated with the project was to be a key feature. It was integral to sell the idea, and would also have a short time-span in design. A number of ideas such as gAtewAy, Pathway, Triad, A, Delta, Waki, Vortex, Portal, Trax, Flux etc. were brought up. The names mainly focused on accentuating the shape of the shelter (A, Delta) but some others tried to focus on the purpose and conceptual idea behind the design (gAtewAy, Portel, Waki). Through humble democracy, the name that was chosen was defined by Dictionary.com as a vital, basic, decisive, or pivotal point; The Crux.
The group discussion was also joined by lecturers of the Architecture School led by the Year 2 Leader, Carol Robertson who acts as supervisor. Through the discussion, inputs were considered within the team to brand the shelter to a higher level and to fundraise.
Design And Construction
The head designer, Aoife, finalised the design with a scaled model of 1:20 with a final clear vision of the construction of process of the shelter, with sections and plans already drawn on CAD. David also helped in visualising the shelter to a better scale by drawing on Google SketchUp.
The design of the shelter, on the other hand was altered slightly with the centre height stripped down to 3 metres, reducing the length of timber required.
Klara assessed the costs of timber required for the construction of the shelter and collected prices and damages from various sources and settled upon one timber company namely Keyline.
Fundraising
The funds required to support the construction of the shelter was heavily discussed and was brought up as a probable obstruction for the project. The likelihood in comparison with the other projects, was that Aoifes design would require the most investment. It was the largest scheme, and also brought about many difficult detailing technicalities. A number of possibilities for fundraising were brought up to help supplement any sponsorship we would be able to generate, alongside an initial funding from the group.
Joe and David agreed on an idea to get their legs waxed for the project. This would help generate some initial funding in the first week, as well as draw awareness to the project group and name. Alongside this there would be a bake sale/tea and coffee stand which is planned for Friday. Other events include an Open Mic Night which will be held in Social on Thursday from 7, a FIFA Tournament with date to be announced planned to be in the Matthew Building lecture theatres.
Documentation
Various methods of documentations, focusing on internet media are justified. Pages on the internet such as a Facebook page and this blog with a series of daily entries are to be a few of the methods of documenting the scheme and its development in the next three weeks. It also helps to build the brand and raise the awareness at the beginning of the project, and should help to supplement when fund-raising and looking for sponsors.
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