GCSE Common Room

1. BRIEF: GCSE Common Room

2. Problem Who? What? Where? When? The Presentation Project Focus Design Queries Presentation Checklist contents….

3. Year 10 & 11 are big years for students at SVC. Currently there is nowhere for them to relax at break and lunchtimes or before exams. Research has shown that having an area for students to chill out, relax and socialise away from the rest of school massively improved their performance across school. Soham Village College have given us the challenge of designing and modelling a common room that best fits the students’ needs. problem challenge Back

4. You will be working in groups of 4/5 on the project. Discuss your skills to decide who would be good at the model making, the computer design, project manger, creative designer, interiors, exteriors etc. It is down to you to decide who does what, but you must prove that everyone contributed. Who? Back

5. To have a successful project you will produce the following: A final design on Google Sketch-Up (The best presentations will have designs for inside and outside A scale model of your building- made from wood/plastic/card etc. A professional presentation of your idea and the reasons behind it What? Back

6. You will pick the location for the common room. But there are a few things to think about…. The maximum ‘footprint’ is 15m x 15m If you want power then it must be no further than 50 meters away from a school building Your design shouldn’t block the windows/ doors of other buildings Are there any obstacles in the way that would have to be removed? Where? Back

7. You will have until the end of Summer term to complete the project including preparing your Dragons Den style presentation. There will be smaller deadlines along the way and you will be logging what you do in each lesson to help you with your time management. When? Back

8. The presentation should; • Introduce your group members and their roles in the project • Be approximately 5 minutes long • Contain details of your final design and reasons behind it (research you did) • Be of a professional nature The presentation Back

9. The main aims of this project are: • To work successfully in teams • To research relevant information • To be able to justify your design decisions • To explain your design clearly through drawings, models & a presentation • To complete the project by the deadline Project focus Back

10. Is it going to be one big space or split into different rooms? What do you want it to look like? Will it have toilets? Can disabled people easily access it? Is it on one floor or more? Is it going to blend into the surroundings or look completely different? What are the Year 10/11 students user needs? Design Queries.. Back

11. For your presentation you might want to look at the following slides to give you an idea of what we are looking for… Checklist for success RESEARCH • Identified area to build common room • Justified why you chose this area • User needs • Architecture styles/ existing buildings • Specification Back

12. IDEAS Range of ideas Use Sketch-up is possible Explain the details of the designs Show how you have picked the most suitable design Checklist for success Back

13. PLANNING Show who has done what in the project How long will each part take Changes to the plan Checklist for success Back

14. MAKING Scale model made Sketch-up model made Sketches/ sketch-up views of the inside Problems along the way Checklist for success Back

15. EVALUATION How do you know your design was good? Did your final design meet your specification? What might you change? Testing Checklist for success Back