Learning Exchange Carport Week 2
Jan 27th, 2012 by broderick
The UBC Learning Exchange Carport team is now through the second week of our Community Service Learning Project, and have developed two main goals that we are now working towards. These goals are described below. All team members have now visited the UBC Learning Exchange to meet with our clients and see the space we are working with.
Goals
At our meeting on Monday, the team solidified what are to be the two main goals of the project. With some corrections and adjustments from Mark, one of the clients of the project, they are as follows:
Goal 1 – Create a detailed and cost-effective design plan of the interior of the UBC Learning Exchange Carport using input from patrons and staff of the Learning Exchange, including a 3D represtentation of the design, a list of materials, and a detailed description of the design’s features.
Goal 2 – Determine the level of interest of patrons wishing to learn 3D modelling, and run instructional workshops using Google Sketchup. The number and structure of the workshops will match patron interest.
Next Steps
A patron consulatation is scheduled for Thursday, February 2. The group will be determining what uses the space is best suited for, and what main uses the design team will consider.
The group has measured dimensions of the interior of the Carport. From these measurements and pictures the group has taken, our design team will begin development of a 3D model of the space.
As always, we would love to hear your feedback on our project. Please post!
Hi team,
It’s great that you are moving along in a clear and structured way, listing the goals and achievements through out. Well done.
The patron consultation will be a very important step in achieving the overall goals of the project. If you haven’t planned so already, I think it is important to include as many potential users of this space in your study. On-line surveys is usually a quick and efficient way of gathering data from lots of people.
Also, when you start having a list of best uses for the space, try to short-list them using a concrete methodology. For example, you can have weighting factors for many aspects of the uses such as importance, effectiveness, difficulty etc. Then, using your methodology you can short-list a few of the uses to consider in your design.
Keep it up
—
Ibrahim