Measurements from the garden
Feb 13th, 2012 by ujinkim
This week our group decided to get some measurements in the garden, this is one of the most important part of our design. After we obtain these data, we can decide which materials that we are going to use, and how much of the materials that we need. In addition, how we can get these materials will become our problem. Based on the measurements, it shows that for our beautiful but a little bit complex design, it going to require a lot of materials. Now we still don’t know who is going to pay them. Next week, we are going to discuss this in details to ensure our design is realistic. We are not allowed to use metal, so we can’t use nails to put wood or bamboo together. Using rope is a good choice, however, we may need a lot of them to make our barriers strong and we need to consider the design life of ropes.
Our designs are very beautiful!!! It will be compatible with the art in Ming Dynasty. In the garden, the rocks are from Ming Dynasty, they are old and slippery. The client asked us to design moveable barriers so that during holidays and festivals they can remove the barriers to let people climb up the fake hill to get to the “ting”. After my second time to the garden, I strongly recommend that our design needs a base, such as a box or bracket, otherwise it won’t stand.
Next week, hope we can finalize our design and find out what materials we need and how we can obtain them. Then the week after next week, which is reading break, we can actually build barriers, to make our design into a real thing!!!
Come on, we are the best team ever!!!