In my recent blog ‘My New Vision for the Future’ I said that I want to design buildings. I have been sketching up different building ideas for some time though I haven’t had the time to draw up the plans properly and do research relating the idea. Once I have the time and desire to sketch up my ideas I will use this list to check if my designs are any good. Below the text is the list of things to keep in mind when you are doing a design.
Thanks to the many God’s Way Member Meetings, that I had the privilege to attend, about designing the Auditorium at the God’s Way Function Center (Scroll down to the sub-heading “Function Center Build”) I have been able to construct a list of things to keep in mind for when you design a building. I have added other ideas of my own to the list.
QUESTIONS PART 1:
- Is it functional? (Very important)
- Is it economical? (Very important)
- Does it have beauty? (Less important)
- What is the structures purpose?
- Where will it be built?
- What have you allowed the structure to be used for? (E.g. needs to be used for more than just a house)
- Who can use it? (Can some one in a wheel chair live/work in the structure)
- Where can it be built? (Can it be built on land with both a slope and no slope)
- What is the structures environmental impact? (Where do the materials come from? How are the materials created?)
- What damage will be cause in our world by building this structure?
- What is the ideas merit?
- Can the structure be replaced and/or customized?
QUESTIONS PART 2:
- What do others want?
- Can it be replaced and/or customized?
- What do others want?
- Would it work for others with their passions and desires?
- What is their age? (How does this limit them)
- What do I NEED?
- What do I WANT?
- What will enhance my life?
- How do I protect my necessities? (Food, Water, Shelter, Clean Oxygen)
- How does each design decision affect the over all structure/design?
- What are the effects of each design decision?
NOTES:
- Try to base everything in the structure off a central place/center piece in your design
- Remember that there are always trade-offs in buildings
REFLECTION:
- Why did I think this way?
- What emotions affect my thinking and ideas?
NOTE: Most of these ideas come from Jesus.
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