Project 2 Minima

The rough sketches above show my first attempts at minimalising space through doubling the bed as a desk. They also show that i have considered the lack of privacy of the chosen site, on the rafters in the waterfront and my attempts to allow light into the strcuture, whilst maintaing its privacy, through the use of skylights. The idea of the design above was to have angled window extensions to allow light in whilst maximising privacy for its occupants. I ended up deciding against this idea, as the protruding windows increased the amount of room the module would take up and hence didn't fit in with the minimal concept. This design shows how i resloved the protruding windows through placing a louvre panel over the main window opening.
The sketches above show how i refined the previous design to make it more streamlined and minimal. The structure uses louvres over the windows to maintain the pods privacy and also allows plenty of light to enter through the skylight which is above the line of eye and hence private. the sectional drawing shows how the occupant is able to comfortably use the desk underneath the bed. this arrangement is designed to minimise space. Rough sketches showing how the pod de-constructs. Above-Panel connections. Below-a series of drawings showing the pods highly minimal construction process.

Floor plan


Site plan


Northern elevation



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Design process final poster
Sections-final poster
Elevations, 3d view, plans-final poster

Construction process-final poster