Author: Alex Weber
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Moving fast
We are off to a fast-paced start to 2021 at the Net+ studio. We spent our first week in small groups working hard to integrate our designs from last semester toward one final house. On Monday, we met with our final iterations of the three final schemes and voted on which design we thought…
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Research Book
As soon as our studio were done with Analysis and Detail Phase, we got into doing our research book during our thanksgiving break. We had to do research analysis of two places, Ogden and Manhattan. So, we had divided people into groups to take responsibility to look into different areas of research. At the end of our thanksgiving…
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Moving Forward
Our Studio has now closed out our Analysis and Detail phase. This phase includes refinements of the previous phases work, as well as a deeper look into the details of construction and costs. Each of us have been individually meeting with Professor Gibson to achieve the level of refinement we…
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Shop Week
This week in studio we started off by preparing for our 4th trip to the St. John build site. Our goals for the house were to get the porch up and have everything finished on the outside to prepare for the siding, roofing, and landscaping crews to do their work on the…
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Schematic Design Presentations
We started off with our revised workforce housing presentation, students virtually conveyed some critical aspects of Manhattan’s existing housing conditions and how Net+ design will positively impact the area. The studio then shared a series of diagrams and images to communicate the site analysis of both Lee Mills and Ogden…
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Schematic Design
Our studio is now coming to a close on our Schematic Design phase. This is when we design the form and function of our proposed house designs through several iterations. We have done research on the needs of the communities we are designing for, environmental factors, and general good design. …
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St. John Update
As the Net+ Studio began transitioning into the schematic design phase, the work at St. John could not be abandoned. As winter is approaching, we were tasked with making sure the house was sealed up. On the first build day, there was a fairly large group of students. We worked…
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St. John Update
The Net+ Studio has been hard at work on the St. John build site with help from Eco Devo team members. The studio has now been able to complete one build session in St. John, KS. The first build session consisted of three consecutive build days. The site conditions on the first day were rainy and dreary, but…
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Research Progress
This week our studio is doing research on our Manhattan/Ogden area project. We have been working in union with Donna Schenck-Hamlin (Program Associate-KSU Center for Engagement and Community Development) and Karmen Davenport to discuss the housing problem in Riley County. We have found the current housing market in Manhattan does not support the needs of the…
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