DESIGN COLLABORATIVE FT. BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE CLASS OF 2020
LOUISIANA TECH HAS AN ONGOING PARTNERSHIP WITH MEDCAMPS OF LOUISIANA, LOCATED IN CHOUDRANT, LA. MEDCAMPS PROVIDES THE EXPERIENCE OF A LIFETIME FOR CHILDREN WITH CHRONIC ILLNESSES AND DISABILITIES. EACH SUMMER, MEDCAMPS HOUSE ON AVERAGE 3,500 KIDS OVER A 3 MONTH SPAN, FREE OF CHARGE.
sINCE 2014, THE 335 DESIGN BUILD STUDIO HAS DESIGNED AND BUILT ADDITIONS TO THE CAMP IN A SINGLE QUARTER (10 WK pERIOD). wE TACKLED 3 DISTINCT PROJECTS IN 2019. OUR CLASS NOT ONLY TOOK ON A CONCESSION/RETAIL SHOP WITH AN INCORPORATED REWARD SYSTEM (WHICH WE DESIGNED AS WELL), BUT ALSO A BELL TOWER THAT SUPPORTS A 19TH CENTURY BELL WEIGHING OVER 1,300 LB, AND A 15' OPERABLE FRONT ENTRY GATE.
COURTESY: BRAD DEAL
INDEX:
01: WINNING BELL DESIGN
02: PERSONAL CONTRIBUTIONS
03: RENDERINGS
01) WINNING BELL DESIGN
DESIGN COLLECTIVE FT. ZOë COLLUM & COREY EVANS
3D MODEL OF BELL TOWER
FINAL DESIGN:
WORKING WITH A TEAM OF 4, WE EACH DEVELOPED A BELL TOWER DESIGN. AMONG THOSE, TWO WERE CHOSEN (MYSELF AND ANOTHER STUDENT) AND I COMPILED THE FINAL DESIGN FROM THERE. THE COMPILED DESIGN BECAME THE FINAL AND PHYSICAL RESULT THAT NOW RESIDES AT CAMP ALABAMA.
02) CONSTRUCTION
PERSONAL CONTRIBUTIONS:
THROUGHOUT THE QUARTER, MY MAIN AREA OF FOCUS WAS IN THE STEEL SHOP. I TOOK ON THE SKILL OF WELDING AND BECAME ONE OF THREE WELDERS IN THE CLASS. I LED THE FABRICATION AND AIDED IN THE INSTALLATION OF THE SLIDING GATE AND BELL TOWER.
03) RENDERINGS
