Treehouse Seminar

I found it interesting and i have learnt many things from it. It was interesting how Pete turned the treehouse, by cutting it in half and adjusting it slightly, into a unique onion shaped structure. It was also interesting how he turned a scribble into a building. I have learnt that concepts for buildings could start from the scribbles we draw. The treehouse was unique because it harmonizes with the trees around it and it is icolated from cities and houses. It has strength so it can stay off the ground and carry at least 20 people. It should also be very durable for it to endure the wind and rain it encounters.

What Makes a Successful/Good Design?

A good design is when the product fulfills the specifications of the brief and does what it designed to do. It should also be built with the right materials and be very efficient. But the design should also satisfy the designer and the user to become a successful design.

Island in the Sky

I think this is going to be an awesome experience and I would learn alot of things from this project. I think it would be challenging in some parts, like finding out how to power the building, how people are going to get there, etc. But overall I think it is going to be a very interesting project to do.

Green Architecture

ACROS Fukuoka, is a building in Fukuoka City, Japan that has one side of it's wall covered with palnts.

•The plants make the building unique.
•It would make a very good tourist attraction.
•How do they manage all the plants?
•What are the disadvantages of having this?
•Should other buildings start doing this too?
•It looks like it is preventing sunlight to enter the building.
•The plants look like it can spread, would it cover the whole building?
•Would it affect how people worked in the building?
•It has an amazing design on how the plants are planted.

Design

Symmetry

Design

Shape

Design

Colour