Lionsview Seniors and North Shore Connexions

Our final blog post! This blog post concludes our CBEL project, summarizing what we achieved, what we contributed, and what we learned.

Last week, following our poster presentation, we delivered the final design to Mr. Fricker. Our final product consisted of  3D models of the renovated lower floor, upper floor, and a possibility for a smaller mezzanine instead of a complete second floor. These were given to Mr. Fricker, who will use them to show, to an architect, how he plans to renovate the space.

Being merely a very preliminary part of the design process, our project did little to contribute to the community. Our hope is that, as the design develops and the space is renovated, its use will benefit the staff of NS ConneXions Society, and in turn its members.

As students, we learned about project context. Our designs were aimed to meet the needs of our client, and we used first-hand interaction with the community we would be working with to know just what was needed. Since our project did not extend beyond the design phase, we did not take any part in the planning or implementation of the whole project.

Our poster

Once again, this post concludes our project. Thanks to NS ConneXions Society for letting us work with them, and to contributions from Dr. Nesbit, Navid Shakibi, and others who helped us make this project a success!

This blog post describes what our team has done so far, and what remains.

By now, most of the work is done. Last week, Nicole took the drawings to NS ConneXions for the client to look over them. In addition to receiving feedback on what he liked about each post, and what design he preferred, we also gained details on the dimensions of the room.

Each team member submitted 2 portions: a plan for the upper floor, and the lower floor. Of the 10 designs, Mike chose Nicole’s design for the first floor, and David’s floor the second floor. Additionally, he mentioned thoughts on how to divide the first floor, using partitions to divide larger meeting rooms.

Notes from the meeting with the client

With this information in hand, we proceeded to work on the final products. To meet the poster deadline, the 3 final CAD drawings, including a new design for a more minor second floor modification, are to be done this weekend. The final outcome design for this project will be brought to the client likely during the coming week. The end of the project draws near!

This blog post is an update on what the team has done so far, what we plan to do next, and when we do it.

We are in the process of designing preliminary solutions for our situation. Having estimated dimensions and other features of the space, we are now creating very rough, conceptual models of what we think the final product might look like.

Preliminary Design of the Lower Floor

Currently, we plan to have a team member or two meet the client tomorrow, Friday March 8. They will bring the preliminaries to the client, who will then go over aspects of each design he might like. Every member of the team is expected to contribute a design for this meeting.

Depending on events outside of this project, we are planning to meet soon next week, and discuss the client’s feedback. Following that, we will set tasks and detailed deadlines for the final design. This should be expected to be complete in about 2 weeks.

Another update regarding our project!

We are in the process of coming up with designs that will satisfy our client’s wishes for the office and meeting space renovation. Just a few weeks ago, we met with our client contact, Mike Fricker, of NS ConneXions. Having taken a thorough look at what we will be working with, and gained answers to many of our questions regarding his preferences for the design, we are now well on our way to finding a design solution. Below is a photo that we took of our workspace:

The space as it is now: a woodshop

Our plan was to first see the space we will be reworking, and to meet the client. This would then give us needed information to begin brainstorming ideas. After producing several designs, we will present the concepts directly to the client, to gain the best idea of what he would like, and to determine what we should include in our final design. Following this, we will take measurements at the site, and work to produce our final concept design.

The scheduling is flexible, but currently we are aiming to have our preliminary designs complete in 2 weeks. Following that, we will work to finish our project, likely within 2 to 3 more weeks.

Hi all! This post is intended as a further introduction to North Shore ConneXions, our client company, and as an update in terms of our project goals and plans.

The North Shore ConneXions Society was founded in 1956, when a group of parents came together to advocate better services for their children with special needs. This has been their purpose since then: providing social and educational services for special needs children.

The Society’s mission is to support people with disabilities and their families by providing services to support their development, working with all members of the community. Their vision: a community where people with disabilities can have equal opportunities to lead fulfilling lives, and be seen as contributing members to the community.

For further information, visit the North Shore ConneXions Society’s website.

The goal of our project is to help NS ConneXions transform what is now a rarely-used woodshop, in to a two-floor space for meetings and offices. We are to produce drawings that should give a concept of what the renovated space will look like, so that an architect would be able to understand what our client wants from the drawings. The space is roughly 50 x 50 square-feet and 20 feet high.

Our client would currently prefer the lower floor to be used as a large assembly space, for general meetings as well as for staff training courses. The upper floor, to be extended from an existing mezzanine, is to be used for office space, and possibly a smaller meeting area.

Our strategy is to come up with various rough designs, present them to our client, then work on a refined design based on what he prefers from amongst our solutions.

Also, as a follow-up to our first post, here is a team picture!

From left to right: Nicole Philip, Seadon Chui, Jacky Law, Brian Sung, and David Wu

Our project begins! We are a group of second-year UBC civil engineering students, and we will be working with the North Shore ConneXions Society to design and make conceptual drawings for a possible renovation in their building. Our team consists of:

Seadon Chui

Nicole Philip

Jacky Law

David Wu

Brian Sung

Our project is to help the North Shore ConneXions Society design a new office and meeting space, to replace the woodwork shop currently in their building. The space is 2 floors high, and 50 feet x 50 feet.  Our team’s tasks are to plan the use of the space, and to make drawings of the conceptual design.

North Shore ConneXions Society is an organization dedicated to providing social and educational services to children with special needs. These children are offered programs to help them become more independent, and able to work in their community. Programs are also provided to support the families of these children. The Society focuses its values on the needs of the individual, both the children, and their families. It is headed by a Board of Directors, elected by its members to provide the most up-to-date service.

The goal of this project is to benefit the Society, and through them, families in the North Shore with children with special needs. These children are unable yet to participate in some common activities, but the Society strives to help them grow. We hope this project will help the Society become even better at what it does.

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