Having finalised our layout after encountering complications, we were now in a better position as we only had to make a couple of extra single and double panels for the extra rooms. This involved; drawing, cutting and sticking, which didn’t take up too much time. We were then left with enough time to come up with a structure for the canvas roof idea.
Our initial idea consisted of using the container ends with a folding mechanism, which would give us the height we needed to run wiring over each corner of the compound and peg down into the surrounding grounds. After testing this idea, we found it was not possible to do this and we needed to re-evaluate. The Reason being it was structurally unbalanced and the run off we needed for the water was not appropriate, meaning if there was a heavy down pour of rain it would collapse the roof within minutes.
Looking at how other buildings had placed a canvas roof on, we used inspiration from an Ian Ritchie roof design. This particular concept had one high raised mast with wiring running into the ground. We were particularly influenced by this, however, decided to alter it slightly by using two masts instead of one. This was due to the surface area we had to cover, it was vital that we created the perfect angle for the water run off of the canvas.
