Week 6: group report

This week proved to be our team's greateset challenge yet because we only had a week to compose, collaborate, combine and edit each section of the report. However, this proved to be a very positve expierence because everyone did thier part to ensure that the project would be finished on time.
Each person, having had four days writer their respective section came together on Thursday; during that day we combined our sections and finished the report.

After this we each agreed that we would come in during some time next week so that we could get started with the poster for our presentation for next Friday.

Lidl Garden Swing Seat

http://www.lidl.ie/ie/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20115070.Saturday_Super_Sale

I can see potential here.

This would leave us with €50.01 to cover the entire thing with insulating sheets, and perhaps install wheels for easy mobility.

But hurry! This offer is only available on 26th Feb.

Alan

Gant Chart

Our current Gant chart was set up at the beginning of this semester to help us maintain
constant progress with the project. THe following is our Gant chart:

 

	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6
Brainstorming
Specifications
Structural design
Material choice
Multimedia
Ethics&sustainability
group report writing
sketch pad updates
blog updates
poster design
	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12
	Reading
	Reading
	Reading
	Reading
	Reading
	Reading
	Reading
	Reading
	Reading
	Reading

Design Brief and Specifications for the homeless shelter

During the begining of this project we had decided that it would be neccesary to form a list of Specifications that would meet the Design brief as well as other specicfications that we thought would be revelant to the a homeless person using the shelter. The specifications include the following:

1. fireproof
2. light, portable and compact
3. easy assembly and dissassembly
4. Camouflage (to avoid the authority)
5. insulation to provide thermal comfort bewteen temperatures of -5 < T (Degrees Celcius) < 35
6. waterproof
7. water collection system with the ability to collect 5 litres and 2 litres for emergencies
8. food storage of 5kg.
9. It should be big enough to allow two people to use the shelter
10. It should be dark enough inside to allow the users to sleep.
11. budget needed to be under 100 euro
12. materials are to be recyclable.

Week 5: Finalisation of group shelter !!!

During this workshop every grouop was ask to finalise their design and
to produce a poster of their shelter detailing it's site context and special features,
which was to be hung at three.

Following this our group then got together and
agreed and sorted out the final design along with it's
add - ons such the water collection and the vents
Having completed this Ciaran and Yvonne started to
draw different elements of the shelter for the poster.
The following is the completed poster of the shelter.
Please note that we neglected some of the finer details of the shelter.

User Centric Design

During our design we had to design our shelter around the user and their needs. Some of the needs that we considered were:

• Warmth (insulation)
• Portability
• Comfort
• Safety and Security (camouflage, fire resistant, structurally sound)
• Shelter from water/rain
• Food storage and water collection

Some more research on Tarp!!!

http://www.tarptent.com/shipping.html

http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1979758

http://www.tarptent.com/

http://www.tarpsplus.com/learntarps.html

http://www.patagonia.com/us/patagonia.go?assetid=37606

both polyethelene tarp and Nylon tarps are good because they are both recyclable.