Today was the final day of the project week. Once I arrived at University, it was only a matter of preparing the final touches to our poster and model. These final touches consisted of drawing in the furniture and dimension lines, as well as the outside cladding. We felt that by showing these dimensions on the model it would help the client to easily understand our layout intentions, just by viewing the model. We also decided in our group who would be saying what in the presentation later on.
The presentations began at 11:30, once everyone had pinned up their posters and displayed their models. These presentations consisted of each group having 10 minutes to ‘sell’ and talk about their design, and then 10 minutes worth of questions from the panel and students. Our group was the third group to give the presentation. I think that it went rather well, and we explained our design to the best of our ability.
These presentations had finished by 1:30pm, where we all then were able to discuss each groups’ models and posters. It was a shorter day than the rest of the week, however it was the final day where we had concluded our project. By watching the other presentations and group ideas, it was insightful to see how they had approached the project, as well as any problems they may had to overcome ad justify. Each group was unique in their presentation and design ideas.
I really enjoyed the week as a whole, as it allowed me to work with other people, enabling a range of ideas and opinions to be shared. It was interesting also to learn how to approach the clients brief on such a tight budget, also with a small area to work in. The design week also allowed me to explore a range of talents and methods, such as the free hand drawings which were out of my comfort zone, alongside the budgeting and model making.
