rEflection... (what I learned from others)

As much as I’ve learned about myself during this project, I’ve also learned from others. It’s always exciting to see how other people interpret the same space and information you had, where they get their inspirations and ideas. Most people who had the loading dock space chose to do a loft type area mostly for the living or sleeping space. This made a lot of sense because the space was very tall and this helped save floor space. If I would have had the same space I would have chosen to do the same. With that being said, it was more interesting to me to see the ideas for the administration space. Like Kacie’s proposal with the sliding glass doors. Where the bathroom was the central area and the glass doors slid to either close off other spaces or open them up, but with the glass that open feeling remained. I really enjoyed that and that was something I wouldn’t have thought of. It was tough to make the space adequate for your own artist/client as well as keeping it neutral enough where if someone else came to stay it could be easily changed or suited for that person. I think I’ve learned a little bit of everything from everyone else who presented. I’m not sure if I can name all those things right now, but I know they’ll start to show in my work from now on.

rEflection... (what I learned about myself)

The time has come to reflect on this final project I just finished. I’ve definitely learned some of my strengths and weaknesses. When first assigned the work, I was already nervous. We had to take measurements and draw a plan from them. Might not sound that hard, but it was crazy. One wrong measurement and your whole plan would be off. As the process progressed however it got a bit easier. I learned that perspectives are really a strength for me. I’ve always enjoyed drawing them and seeing how closely the finish product resembles the space. In this case it was seeing if the finished product was what I saw in my head because this was my personal design. A weakness I’d have to say would be laying out my board. I don’t think I put as much thought into it as I should have and it caused problems for me in the end. I’ve never had to do a project quite like this where everything was up to me. The color scheme, furniture placement, wall placements and deciding the size of things was all my ideas and visions. I’ve learned a few things about what can work in a space and what can’t. Like bathrooms don’t need to be huge in a small space, you only spend a small fraction of the day in it. Add necessities and be done. I also learned a lot you can do with concrete. Stain it and paint it, it doesn’t have to remain in its normal state. Overall, I really enjoyed this project. I absolutely feel that I’ve grown from this experience as a designer and as an artist. I’d be more confident going into another project similar to this one.