The Design Build competition is an annual event hosted by the Greater PA Regional Council of Carpenters in partnership with AIA Pittsburgh's Young Architects Forum and the Master Builders Association of Western Pennsylvania.
Store It Outside
1st Place!
design & construct a yard shed
1st Place!
design & construct a yard shed
Project Parameters:
Judging Criteria:
Randomly assigned teams consisting of one young architect, contractor and carpenter apprentice work together in an 8 hour long construction competition to realize the architect's design.
The competition begins 2 weeks prior when the teams are assigned, the topic of the competition is revealed and each team draws their specific theme from a hat. Together they brainstorm an idea, the architect contributing the design and visualization, the carpenter: their assembly know-how, and the contractor: their scheduling and cost-estimating.
Each team is given $500 dollars and 2 weeks to work out the design, purchase the supplies and figure out the best sequence of construction. On competition day the 3 teammates work together to build their project in an 8 hour time span. Teams must stay within budget, finish their project in the time allotted and stay true to the documents in order to have a chance to win.
The challenge for my 3rd try at the competition was to design/build a garden storage "shack" inspired by a randomly selected architect. We drew Antonio Gaudi.
Inspired by the brickwork and windows of Colonia Guell, I sought to leverage my skills in parametric design and my carpenter's expertise in skateboard ramp building.
