Design Team:
Laura Snoderly,
Lauren Foster,
Sara Easterling,
Robert Fausset,
Maiken Schoenleber,
Leah Petriccione
The beginning stages of our design for our bus|shelter build were filled with sketching, writing, and discussing everything we could think of. We began formulating our initial concept of revitalization, and the act of bringing something back to life (the bus system here in Greensboro.) While we were still focusing on
Lauren's original design, we needed to change a lot of things about it to make it buildable.
We struggled with concept for quite a while. It was hard for us to get away from the idea of revitalization, but we finally came to realize was that what were trying to get at was revitalization as the action, and we needed an idea behind that action. At this point, germination came into the picture.
germination
the awakening of a seed and the subsequent growth process.
-a seed alone is not self-sustaining; it requires a balance of elements to not only initiate growth, but succeed as a prosperous plant.
-the success of our bus shelter project relies on a holistic effort by all involved.
-we hope that by planting the seed, as well as the means for growth, our efforts will flourish, spreading not only to the local objective, but will spark consideration in the unanticipated.
concept through form
-our bus shelter represents the germination process: the main vertical element representing the seed, accompanied by necessary supporting structures.
-connections and joinery of the supporting structures are exposed, eluding to flexibility, adaptability, and room for growth.
We then produced a few sketch models to express our concept, and we were really happy with where the design was going. We proceeded to make changes that would allow for building, and combined the strengths from each of the models. We ended up with this next model, which still needed a little tweaking.
Finally we produced our final tectonic model, CAD drawings, and materials lists, to a point where it was ready to be built, though there are still a lot of issues to be worked out.
We will be starting the build soon, hopefully to be completed by December 12, the day set for our unveiling.
More pictures from the build, etc. will be coming soon!!
