Our model home is officially done! We finished constructing the roof early last week and added a curtain to the door and louvres to the window on Friday. We have two thermometers that we will check periodically throughout the day to keep track of the temperature and humidity so that we will be able to compare our results to altered future versions of our structure.
We have left a few of the bricks unmortared and the roof is easily removable so that we can apply and test any new components we design into the existing structure without difficulty. Our group has kind of naturally split into groups so that some of us can work on the roof elements and others can work on alterations to the blocks and their configuration.
After some of the team had taken their vacation week, we all reconvened in New York City on Wednesday for a whirlwind day of taking in culture, exploring, and learning. We started the day at the new SUNY Downstate campus medical building, where we took a tour of the building under construction. It was really interesting to see what goes on behind the caution tape at a construction site and to get a close look at all the internal steps in the building process.
After our tour, we visited the Ennead architecture firm office. They are the firm working on the SUNY building, so we were able to talk a little more about that building as well as other ongoing projects they’re working on. While it was cool to see the SUNY building, our main reason for visiting the office was to talk with one of the partners who had worked on a project building a school and community space in rural Zambia. She gave us a really nice presentation on the project and a lot of good insight on all the things that go into making a project like that possible. About halfway through our own project, this provided exactly the inspiration we needed to keep us motivated and excited.
Next we headed to Little Senegal where we had a delicious, authentic meal and explored some of the local shops. It was nice to reminisce about our time in Senegal and to experience a little taste of the culture for our team members who were not on the trip. It was a great day packed with lots of fun and interesting activities. Today is our first day with the entire team here and we are feeling inspired and ready to keep working!
After our tour, we visited the Ennead architecture firm office. They are the firm working on the SUNY building, so we were able to talk a little more about that building as well as other ongoing projects they’re working on. While it was cool to see the SUNY building, our main reason for visiting the office was to talk with one of the partners who had worked on a project building a school and community space in rural Zambia. She gave us a really nice presentation on the project and a lot of good insight on all the things that go into making a project like that possible. About halfway through our own project, this provided exactly the inspiration we needed to keep us motivated and excited.
Next we headed to Little Senegal where we had a delicious, authentic meal and explored some of the local shops. It was nice to reminisce about our time in Senegal and to experience a little taste of the culture for our team members who were not on the trip. It was a great day packed with lots of fun and interesting activities. Today is our first day with the entire team here and we are feeling inspired and ready to keep working!
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