FINAL LEARNING PORTFOLIO

BY: JAMEEL SHAHEER

Learning Objectives:

Pragmatic Consideration: How Can we achieve the most with the least?

Design Consideration: What is the most inspiring and informed way to start this project?

Collaboration considerations: How do we start, sustain, and successfully complete our responsibilities so that our installation is “greater than the sum of the parts”?

Pragmatic Consideration

I first started out with no idea of how I wanted to approach our combined ideas and concepts So, I decided to experiment with different materials that would be effective in construction to achieve the most with the least”.

Using PBC and cardboard would also be very easy to disassemble upon completion of the project.

At the time I concluded that the primary kits of parts would consist of PBC piping and cardboard for a ensuring theme into urbanism by connecting non organic

elements into already constructed environments.

Pros: Adds a different concept by channeling natural accuracies and apply them to everyday social standers.

I wanted to include a wind turbine into the design that would use the properties of nature to expand and contract onto the model design.

Pragmatic Consideration

(CONT’D)

This idea would have been easily incorporated into the environmentby attaching the turbine onto the PBC structure. This Idea was very

cost efficient and a challenge to explore a natural language that surrounds us daily.

But like all ideas this was just the beginning of a evolutionary process that expanded into something much more.

Conns: unable to determine if the wind factor was to extreme or to suppressed in the amount of time given to complete the project.

Pragmatic Consideration (CONT’D)

The Idea was to provide a social experience by utilizing the path of egress to form a location that would enhance urban environment's by adding resting areas and non social areas inside

natural spaces.

The first location had a very urban construction setting

Design Consideration

After trail and error Ideas

progressed onto a different

location with more complexion

into concepts.

As location changed so did my understanding for space and form.

Design Consideration(CONT’D)

I decided to switch materials from non organic

to Organic so that the new area

of space would be consisted in

design opportunities.

Pros: The fact that its easy to construct in a environment that’s all organic. Cons: You had to be very careful in constructing with thinner materials.

The joints was a mater of

experimenting with different materials to achieve the maximum

properties to our ideas.

Our design consisted of :2x2’ Pine wood , ¼” White plastic cable clamps , ½” black split flex tubing ,White mason line on a 1,000

foot roll , EPDM rubber straps , S hooks , 10”galvanized spike with 2” washers and 1”screws.

The ideas evolved into flexibility and movement that could be transformed by others and the environment.

Design Consideration(CONT’D)

It also incorporated a divine design

language around ideas of

connectedness.

The space also took into account both individual and

community interaction

within a natural setting.

the site gave form in

understanding new areas to

explore in design Itself.

Collaboration considerations

Using 2x2’ and white mason line we wanted to create a system of manipulation using human interaction and the transformable language of nature in the flexibly of our structure.

Each team member had their own list of reasonability and duties that helped form a smooth process when new ideas was formulated.

Our team area of focus consisted of: system functions related to our theme , system process , decision making , how to resolve issues and find resolutions and challenges pertaining to issues.

Collaboration considerations (CONT’D)

Using S Hooks and Rubber straps allowed for durability and easy fasting onto the tree without changing sites natural settings.

The white mason line was extremely thin but was sufficient in supporting the cloth under pressure.

The S hooks proved beneficial in supporting the weight and withstanding the pressure of the structure.

Collaboration considerations (CONT’D)

We also wanted other to experience nature in ways never before explored by designing a pulley system.

During the process every member had strengths and weaknesses that we learned from each other.

The pulley system connected all line at different angles along the structure to help enhance flexibility and improve social experience.

Conclusion

In conclusion the process was without a doubt, a challenge and a little nerve wrecking but proved to be successful in the end.

Based on each member expertise we identified areas of weaknesses in ourselves and used it to motivate areas of strength to better understand and construct on our ideas.

This help in time consumption and attention to detail when trying to break down areas of weakness understanding.

Every member had their own set of skills that helped In the process of making our concept come to life.