Coming up on DP-2 and we are hard at work. 

Trying to get the ideas out of our heads and into a usable format.

This project has been a huge undertaking in the problem solving process, really putting our budding design skills to the test.  

From conducting interviews of complete strangers on the street to trying to figure how to pull out the useful data from that footage this process is a real brain burner!

  

  Here is another example of a mind burner!  hehe..

Working hard on the Humana project, it seems like we (Stephanie, David, John) are on a good path for something interesting.  I cant wait to see what everyone has been up to!

Here is a short movie showing how the structures would be delivered and packed, also a walk around of the structure in it's open form.  

Start of week 4

Here is the prototype ready for the presentation.

The folds allow the roof to be stowed while the structure is flat packed and channel rain water to a catch basin. 

Final touches on the walls and roof.

Getting the prototype welded and ready for the outer skin.

So we did a fast estimate and this is the height that our structure would be full size.  

Working on a hing,

Hing prototype,

Layout for the 5th scale modle,

The beginning of another week and more fun and excitement.  Terence and I made good progress this weekend on the latest project, working through a few prototypes for the frame and surface of our structure.  I have a few more photos that I will post as soon as I get back to the loft where my camera and down load cable are waiting....

  

I am looking forward to seeing every ones progress tomorrow!!

A few photos from the class on Wednesday, Terence and I made good progress and decided on a form from our sketching.

We took the drawings and made a few prototypes from cardboard to learn the initial pitfalls of our design and get a good physical perspective.

This is an example of the covering we are thinking about, we hope to modify it slightly so rain water can be collected and used for drinking.

More to come soon and I am looking forward to finishing up the prototype and starting work on a scale model!