Wednesday, May 10, 2017

ISD: Design Concept

My skill development this semester was in Architecture.  I worked on a shipping container tiny house for my TSA competition in February.  I started with a few different designs.  I played with different places for the kitchen, bathroom, and bedroom.  I decided to go with a pop out from the side that included the kitchen and the bedroom.  Putting the bathroom at one end and the entrance at the other.  The wall opposite of the kitchen and bedroom folded down to reveal a big glass window for plenty of natural light.  The exterior was a mute blue and the interior was white with red marble.  The natural light during the day from the window provided enough light to have no need for interior light.  At night there were strategically placed leds lights to flood the one room with light.  The leds draw their power from the 40ft solar panel that is on the roof.  The water is drawn by the water collection tank that sits at the bottom of the structure that collects the rain water that falls on the house.  It is raised on stilts with stairs that come down from the entrance.  The stairs can fold in half and slide into the house to be able to be moved from place to place.  It is also supported by more stilts on the sides of the pop out and the foldout.  It does not have wheels so it will need a special truck or train to transport it. 

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