DETAILS

CHAIRS REF.

The cube chair can save more space than the previous one.

SHELTER DESIGN DRAFT

refer to the esplanade one, the curve one echo the grass area shape, and looks better than  normal shelter like the one in food-court 

LOCKER ON THE SHOPPING CART.

We decide to design a unique chair with a coin lock system, 

PROS: students will have self-concious to save more space

         if they did not want to tidy up the chairs, the coins will belong to the canteen.

CONS:might be a little bit inconvenience for some people due to need for carrying the chairs to the table themselves.

this is the inside look.

PREPARE FOR THE PRESENTATION BOARD

All the ideals have been confirmed, the last step is to present it in perspective drawings, this is what i have draw and this is only the draft, I also draw this in sketch up...

After this draft things, It may looks more clear and it may help me to import the model into 3DSMAX, ...

this is the details of the furniture inside, what we need to do next is to consider the weather condition, when it's rained it's necessary to add a shelter, but the space is really large, so we might need to add some supporter, 

pictures below is the shelter reference..

this 3 shelter is nice but is not suitable for our school, the straight shape is not match the round place...

but i find that the Esplanade outdoor theater got a really nice shelter,

it also makes me remind the Clarke Quay's one, it's also nice

BUT, the Clarke Quay one got a really big "pillow" in the centre, so it might be take a lot of space, and this shelter make one is too ugly, at leaat 3, but it will be quite expensive..

so the first one(Esplanade one) is better

ALSO GOT A LOT OF SPACE IN NAFA (DISCOVERY)

As I mentioned before, we can only find space inside NAFA, so our group do a "discovery"

pictures all take at the level 3, connect the wing A & wing B

this is quite a large space, can help solve this problem a lot 

This place even got bench and big umbrella just need add a counter to serves the food  

but the problem is that how can student go up level 3 to have the food, not convenient for student and not easy to dilever food from level 1 to level 3...ans sometimes the whether is so hot, it would be better if it got a big size of shelter.

CHOOSE IDEA 1 FIELD MEASUREMENT & FLOOR PLAN

Add another floor is not easy, we need build a small lift inside to serve the food(only serve the food not people) and we also need to add stairs in side or outside, this might be a large project to do...so we choose the idea 1

(this is idea 2 pictures)

The idea 1 we need do a floor plan first, before use the cad to draw the floor plan, we need to do some dimension, one floor tile is about 300mm, the diameter of the circle covers 64 pcs, so totally about 19200mm long, and the same way, the width is about 8900mm long, corridor is 2300mm,.

(pic. below is one of three floor plan we have done)

and pics below is our floor plans 3 ideas...

At last we decide to choose the third one and it looks more comfortable and reasonable....

OUR IDEA 1 & 2

After the tutorial week, we had decided to choose another solution to solve our problem, canteen too small, and we are looking for another place which is suitable for students who want eat in canteen.

Actually, NAFA is not like other polys or universities have a large space in Singapore,  and NAFA is located at downtown, so it is impossible that expanding another area or establishing another building beside nafa. the only way we can do is to explore the space we have.



Idea 1

Inspired from the interview, we decided to remove the fountain in the centre of the canteen, it really take a lot of space, and to be honest, there is no use...and the maintenance fee is also a large amount of money.(pic below is that i use the photoshop to remove the fountain )

so you can see, it is obvious that there is quite a large space for students eating.

(draft plan about our idea 1)

 the grass area is good for students having lunch and relaxing, but it still costs a lot of maintenance fee, so we decided to make the grass area lesser,

Advantages:

    - enlarge the space of canteen

    - reduce the maintenance cost of grass and fountain

    - reduce the manpower expense

Disadvantages:

    - less landscape(green area)

    - makes students boring,(another new problem need to solve.......)

Idea 2

idea 2 is about add 1 more storey, what we have now is the level 1, so there is 2 ways to add a storey, one way is add on the top, which is level 2, the other is add one below, which is the basement, and the basement now is carpark,

You can see that carpark is really big and there seems no so much car in the carpark, so i think it's okay for us to use some space to solve the problem canteen too small instead of waste it...the third pic of carpark u can see that there is a curve structure,  this is where the grass located, so the place i stand is below the canteen.

Design Process week 6 A New Direction

Being small doesn't mean a space can not fit all your needs, actually canteen in NAFA is really small, but it can satisfied our students daily wants, main foods, diced fruits, even some snacks. However, the issues still existed, long Q at rush hours, too crowded that make us feel annoyed, etc.

At first, we only think about how to make the rooms looks large, so that we only stuck at focus on the furniture, the folding table or chair. When we done the interview, what Mrs Zhao said inspired us, why we cannot enlarge the space, like the fountain garden, if we remove it, our canteen may looks like a small Kopitiam, and it can contains much more people than before. In the meanwhile, we also need to change the tables and chairs in the canteen.

And the passage below is what I search about how to enlarge your limited space

Stick to Small Punches of Color
I spoke to Sabine Schoenberg, a home improvement expert and host of Homes & Estates—Today & Tomorrow, on how to use color schemes to make a small room look bigger. Schoenberg suggests sticking with soft colors or neutral color palettes when decorating. your apartment. “Lots of people choose to have a coffee table in the center of the living room with a vase of fresh flowers as the focal point,” Schoenberg says. “This is going to draw the eye to that vase of flowers. If you put that punch of color on a shelf at the far end of the wall, the eye will be extend farther.” Similarly, avoid brightly colored window treatments in a bedroom that will serve to stop the eye. Choose instead a bright headboard against the far wall of the room for a punch of color. Textures can also add interesting dimension to softer or neutral color home pieces.

Find Furniture that Fits Your Space
Sally Morse, a design expert for Hunter Douglas, stresses creating balance in a small space. “Replace large and overstuffed furniture that overwhelms, with trim, tailored pieces more in scale with the space,” she suggests. When furnishing a small apartment weighty pieces of furniture should be placed on opposite sides of each other to maintain balance. While smaller items like armchairs or end tables can be placed in corners to open up the room. Another of Morse’s small space solutions is multi-tasking furniture pieces like the ottoman below that also serves as storage for throw pillows and blankets.

Stay Organized
The smaller your space is, the more necessary it is to keep organized. “You want to get as much as you can out of cabinets or storage spaces that you already have,” says Schoenberg. Pullout storage drawers under the bed can keep shoes or winter sweaters neatly out of sight in a small apartment. Pull-out drawers and drawer organizers installed in the kitchen keep dishes and utensils uncluttered. “If you just put pots and pans in a cabinet, there are going to be some you never see or can never reach. The pullout drawers help you access everything you need without digging around.” These small space solutions are often cheap and easy enough to do on your own.

Utilize Natural Light
To give a small space big style—and brightness to boot—be mindful of window treatments and lighting. “Even if the home feels cave-like with less windows and light than desired, capitalize on what you currently have,” Morse says. Mirrors can easily enhance the light in a room when placed across from windows, or a piece of wall art you enjoy. Choose window shades that soften harsh sunlight while still letting in some. Schoenberg also prefers spending a little extra on better quality lighting. “Better quality lighting opens up a space much more, especially with some of the new LED lights out, there is a feeling of extension."

With a “less is more” attitude and some organization, you can enlarge your small space on a budget. And save up money for that dream home. Because, well, I still want that oversized bathtub. 

Here are some reference that may help us to redesign the space......

Firstly, it's important to change the room inside, to make the room use maximum, not only the placement of the furniture but also the structure, like add one more storey.

Secondly, the design of the furniture must reasonable, cannot take too much space, .

Also the details, like the tone of the room, sometimes different tone makes people's feeling different