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This project is about Larrisa loughlin. She is a fashion editor who spend most of her time working of some big fashion project or throwing parties. The effective conservation of space is emphasized in the development of this project. It is made to contain a lot of people so it is impotant for me to allow easy passage.
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The life box is supposed to be located in the lenton towers Nottingham. The diagram beside this shows the site location and it environment and also the direction of the wind and sun path.
The life box is designed to fit into the context of its environment. It is made to match the colours and some similar buildings in its environment. It was placed at the top to enhance the view my client has and to enable the most effective natural ventilation strategy.
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These are some of the things that inspired in my development of my model. My client is a fan of simple, yet beautiful designs. I researched on the various layouts of bedrooms, kitchens, bars, etc. i checked the construction of kitchens and bars with wood. I studied how spaces majorly meant for entertainment were constructed. I tried to see how to merge all these elements together.
Initially i designed the life box to be demarcated by walls but it looked to cramped up. Later i decided to make wall less except for the bathrooms. in the first 1:20 sketch model it didn't emphasize the need of privacy in bathroom. I tried to bend the walls to conserve space and at the same time give privacy. It has a foldable bed, to further enhance the use of the space. It has a platform to create a demarkation between the living area and at the same time serve as a stage. I used smart glass in the construction so that she can change the glass to suit the situation. In phase 2 of this project we were allowed to make a changed to it. I decided to keep the life box unchanged, because my client likes classic simplicity and perfection. Below is the various steps of development in the model.
DAYLIGHT TESTING.
I tested the life box in a helidon to shoe the lightening strategies.the light entering into the lightbox was efficient and did not produce any glare. In my final model i changed the size of some spaces but this does not still negatively affect the daylight allowance. At the south i have £ large windows that allow light into the kitchen and the living room spaces.
I tested the life box in a helidon to shoe the lightening strategies.the light entering into the lightbox was efficient and did not produce any glare. In my final model i changed the size of some spaces but this does not still negatively affect the daylight allowance. At the south i have £ large windows that allow light into the kitchen and the living room spaces.
This was my intitial ventilation strategy but after testing it and research i discovered it was inefficient because of the windows in the south were not enough and the toilet was not well ventilated.
This is the new ventilation strategy that considers all the lacking factors in the one above
This is the final life box model and it considers both aesthetic, ventilation and lightening issues.