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 Container Home Progress Name: Oakwood Oasis Location: Nantahala Lake, Nantahala National Forest, North Carolina Client: Younger Married Couple Concept Statement: Oakwood Oasis is nestled into the majestic Nantahala Nation Forest and overlooks Natalya lake. The Client for this home is a younger newly married couple looking for a home to start their lives together . This home is designed  to allow people to gather and connect while being immersed in nature. 4-6 containers make up this oasis.  As a younger couple areas for entertaining are needed as  well as an area for potential over night. The home is combination of country and luxury ascetics, including materials such as wood, black steel and modern fixtures. Beautiful oak forests and a lake surround the home, which make outdoor spaces a must. Adjacency Matrix: Bubble Diagrams:  Block Diagrams: Sketching Assignment  This week we practiced drawing trees and scrubs in elevation and plan view. Entourag...

 Container Home This week we discussed some progress with our container homes. For my container home I’d like to build it in a rural location, close to many trees and perhaps a water source. I’m thinking that my client is going to be a younger couple. My hopes for concept is to combine country and luxury in my design. I’m thinking multi terrace, lots of outdoors space, and combination of materials such as wood, steel, and glass. I think I want to use about 3-4 containers for my project and separate the levels by occupancy. I want to have the ground level be public space and have area to entertain guests. I want the upper level to be more private spaces such as bedrooms. I’m really excited for my upcoming progress on bubble diagrams and to dive further into my design! I will share photos of my precedent studies as well as my inspiration photos below.  Precedent Studies  Inspiration Photos  Sketching Assignment  This week we learned more about sketching with marke...

Principles of Design  Gina Christopher  Rhythm is needed to enhance an interior space. Rhythm can be found in a repetition of colors, textures, shapes, or patterns. Rhythm really helps your eye move throughout the space seamlessly. The types of rhythm are repetition, gradation, contrast, transition, and radiation. Repetition occurs when an object, shape, texture or color is repeated in an interior, which makes an interior feel balanced and stable. Gradation is the unit from increasing or decreasing of objects in size or color, which helps lead a viewer through a space. Contrast  is when objects are used next to each other that are contrasted by color, size or show, which gives energy and excitement to a space. Contrast can be smooth vs. rough, shiny vs. dull, light vs. dark, and round vs. square.  Transition is the smooth movement from one space to another, which guides people through a space.  Radiation is when several design elements are formed around a cent...