Solo Reflection: The Friends and the Hut

One hot day in early summer four old friends, separated by different colleges, met up at a park to hang out and play for old times sake. After many hours of reliving childhood on the swings and merry-go-round the four friends began so seek shade to escape the midday sun. After walking down a dirt path they come upon a peculiar hut made of what looked like gray canvas and shower curtains. They first thought to stray away from the structure thinking it was a bum's hut but it's location in the middle of a field sparked too much curiosity. They cautiously ventured over to the hut and as one of the friends peered in she saw that within the structure were places to sit. As they entered, the relief from the sun relaxed them and soon they began talking about their college adventures and old memories of good times. The cross breeze from the doors on opposite walls was refreshing. The friends continued to hand out at the refuge throughout the summer as if it were their own personal oasis from life and the outside world.

Solo Reflection: The Fourth New Beginning

Our second semester of second year has begun with what I see as one of the most interesting and entertaining designs of the past 2 years. Working with Clarissa, Jeff, and Wesley we will design a shelter out of only found materials where people can socialize. After dumpster diving the first day we were able to find an abundance of cloth tarps and cardboard which can be used as walls/seating and structural support respectively. When determining how many people our shelter should hold we decided on five to allow the possible of intimate conversation among a small crowd. We are focusing on a hexagon shape for our space with two entrances to allow for circulation and light. As we move forward I am sure our design will change but as of right now we are set on having a space where everyone will be able to see and converse with each other without any obstetricals.

SYTYCD Cover Design

Hawking Millwork Axon

Hawking Millwork Elevations

Cabinet Sections

Millwork Composition

Exploded Cabinet Detail

Rendered Floorplan of Stephen Hawking's Kitchen

Stephen Hawking Presentation Board

Perpectives of Stephen Hawking's Kitchen

Even though these perspectives are straight out of sketchup and pre-photoshop I'm still pretty impressed with how they turned out. Lighting effects and shadows still need to be added to create a more realistic feel to the space.


View of main work area from nook/laundry room


View of whole kitchen from nook


View into kitchen from living room



View of nook from kitchen


View of kitchen and nook from dining room

Logo Design

M concept for Stephen Hawking's kitchen is the nucleus of an atom and in this logo I incorporated my color scheme and the concept.

Concept Composite

My concept for Stephen Hawking's kitchen is "the nucleus of an atom". I think that the way I placed my images was successful but I am unsure how I should have gone about inserting my text.

Case Study Perspective Composition

Case Study Perspective