11/12/18: Step 5: Prototype: I finished the 3D Prototype of the house with the specific measurements of the house, wheel component, wheel, amenities, walls, roof, and floor. The house has dimensions of 20 feet by 15 feet by 12 feet. The walls, inside and outside, have a thickness of 6 in. and has doors of dimensions 3 ft. by 0.25 ft. by 7 ft. and 2ft. by 0.25 ft. by 7ft. The walls also have two windows, one that is circular near the main entrance and the second window which rectangular near the kitchen area. The rectangular window is also a bay window. As you enter the tiny house through the main entrance on the bottom left is the normal twin size bed with a bed frame. The stove, in the top right of the house, is 30 in. by 30 in. by 30 in. which is the size of a regular stove. In the upper left corner of the house is a table that has a diameter of 3 feet and a chair with dimensions 31 in. by 30 in. by 36 in. Then the lower right of the tiny house is the bathroom. It is separated by walls and has a doorway. The bathroom has a shower with dimensions 30 in. by 30 in. by 84 in., a toilet that has a diameter of 30 in., and sink that is 2 ft. by 2.25 ft. by 3.5 ft.

11/12/18: Step 5: Prototype: The roof has a slightly bigger length then the house as a little bit is needed to cover the doorway to the tiny house. The roof has a chimney because the stove is a gas burner so the carbon dioxide would be expelled their via the pipe to the roof. The roof also has a exhaust fan from the bathroom to make the air quality seem less stuffy and make it feel less claustrophobic.

11/12/18: Step 5: Prototype: The floor of the tiny house has 3 three sub levels. The area of the floors is equal to the outer area of the tiny house. The first sub level is 1 ft. thick and is the actual floor I’m walking on. The second sub level was made because it has a section where the waste from the bathroom would go so it could be emptied later at a disposal station. The second level was made with a tank because lots of plumbing would add weight and make it harder to tow. The third sub level is connected to the wheel component and is 0.5 ft. thick.

11/12/18: Step 5: Prototype: The wheel component of the tiny house was made with stability in mind and the length of the components is 15 and 2/3 ft., leaving 4 inches on each side for the wheels to attach. The tiny house is going to hitch to a truck to become mobile so stability was added to the wheels to ensure the wheel component doesn’t fly off. The wheels have a diameter of 30 in. and a thickness of 10 in.

 

11/07/18: Step 3: Ideate: I drew a floor plan for the interior of the tiny house, so I could get a placement of all of the amenities. I made sure to include all of the measurements in the floor plan to help myself figure out how much space I needed.

11/08/18: Step 4: Choose: I settled on that design and started to use Rhino to create a 3D model of what my tiny house would look like. I designed it in feet and used the exact measurements that I researched and everything was able to fit in the design. I am having trouble trying to figure out how to put doors into the house, so I will try to figure that out. The amenities and room all are the heights they would be in the actual version of the house.

11/08/18: Step 4: Choose: I was able to put doors on the design and figured out if there placement would be a detriment to the interior. The doors seem to be able to function in the design as when they swing they won’t obstruct anything.

10/31/18: Step 1: Define the Problem: The problem for the final project is “How can I make a livable comfortable tiny house which has built in mobility features?” To answer this question I started to sketch some ideas. The house component will have wheels on the bottom to make it have built in mobility features. The size of the house will be 15ft. by 20ft. and that will contain everything needed to survive and be comfortable.

Step 2: Background Research: I researched the sizes of twin sized bed, sink, shower, toilet, shower, stove, table, chair, and a plasma tv. The stove will be a gas stove so a chimney would be needed to get rid of the stove. and then wiring would be needed for tv. Plumbing would be needed for the sink, toilet, and shower. I also determined the measurements of the door so I could go through it.

10/31/18: I finished and printed the 3D version of the candle holder in the luminary. The fit is snug for the outside of the luminary but the actual candle holder is still too small for the candle. So I’m planning on the sanding down the interior portion of the luminary so the candle will fit.

10/29/18: I have made 5 wood prototypes for the luminary because the main problems I was running into was the candle not fitting in the hole and the base not fitting in the luminary. I was finally able to make one that successfully fit the constraints and dimensions of the luminary and the candle.

10/23/18: After the glue that was connecting the wood and the wax paper dried the faces were then pieced together. The faces all had a feature that connected all of them so the order did matter when assembling it. The process required two people to do it effectively. Glue was applied to all points of contact in the luminary to ensure structural integrity. The glue then dried and the finished product is below. Next I started to design the base that will go inside the luminary.

10/22/18: I cut out all of the wooden faces for the wooden luminary. The designs came out just like I had envisioned them After that we measured out pieces of wax paper to cut for the “lantern” part of the luminary. Glue was used to apply the wax paper to the backs of the luminary face. A little bit of glue residue got on to the wax paper, but a wet paper towel was used to get rid of the residue.

 

10/11/18: I completed 3 paper prototypes of my wood luminary design. The initial design laid good groundwork for the final design but the lines in some of the panels didn’t fit with the overall design, so I edited them to make them stand out. The second design was more attractive then the first but it had lines that were too thin, and thus could burn when cutting the design out of wood. The final design is what will be used to cut the luminary out of wood as I fixed the mistakes that were in the earlier designs.

10/04/18: I completed my Rhino design and it has varying line widths and lengths, and varying objects. The design is a combination of some of the sketches and some new ideas on Rhino. The pieces do connect to each other as they have lines that seem to go from one side to the other side. The 2D vector drawing is a good representation of the design I wanted to display for the luminary.

09/26/18: We started the next project which was to make a wood luminary, so I brainstormed 7 designs for the luminary but all of them didn’t seem to capture what I wanted to do. The designs were also meant to be for all 4 sides as I did not know that we had to make different designs for each side. I wanted to have a design with lots of shapes and lines connecting those shapes. So I decided to come up with a design off the top of my head and just dive straight into making it on Rhino.

09/25/18: I started to learn the processes of Rhino 3D to help with the creation of the box. I decided to add finger joints to the walls of the box to help with its structural integrity. I also added legs to the water bottle holder to help with its durability. I also made the box a smaller size to make it more practical as the big box was too out of place. I’m hoping the smaller design of the box will help when it comes to moving it with the handle.

09/05/18: This is the final design of the phone stand. My client didn’t have much feedback for the box as he was very happy with the design. He did help with the selection between this design and another more simpler one. He just said to make sure it looks nice and that it functions properly. So I will make the box sleek so that it can blend in with the rest of his room as I assume he will be keeping it there. In addition I added the shelves for some of his phone accessories as I believe that will make the stand even more helpful.

09/03/18: This is the most successful design I have come up with. It is durable, but can easily be moved with the phone still in it. It will have enough room inside so the user can choose the preferred angle, my client Jasper wants his phone at a 70 degree viewing angle so this stand will accommodate that. It will also have shelves to store his phone accessories. The box will be made to be more sleek with the choice of the color silver. This box can keep the phone upright on his desk as that is one of the most important features for my client. Can be made waterproof by getting rid of hole on top of box.

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