Investigation
Dt Lab Investigation
Identify the Problem
Design Brief
Target Audience
Testing Method
1. Architecture
2. Construction company
3. Tools/furniture supplier
They will test my product in a checklist form. The checklist form will involve whether have the necessary Items in the room, whether it meets the standards of the design specifications. They will also send feedback about my design.
The checklist will have ratings as:
"1" : Not satisfied with my design
"2" : Satisfied with my design
"3" : Good
"4" : Very good
"5" : Excellent
The feedback that they will provide should include:
1. 3-5 ways that I can improve my product
2. List 3-5 strengths of my product
3. Give their thoughts on my placement and layout
4. My abilities to use Google Sketch-up
Design specification
- Percise room dimension in my design which are based off of the real room
- Four emergency exits
- Two main entry points
- Very good ventilation
- Maximum natural light
- Function without power
- Sanitation station
- Emergency shower
- Eye washing center
- Two first aid stations
- 1 firehose and 2 fire extinguishers
- Bag and personal belonging storage station
- Truck loading bay
- A gallery area
- Space for 25 students
- Machinery that will be needed in DT studies which include 1. furniture making (wood) 2. toys for kids (wood) 3. producing a letterbox (sheet metal) and 4. key fob making (acrylic)
- Storage place for wood, metal, paint and acrylic
- Tool storage
- Safety equipments and safety equipment storage
Computer Lab Redesign
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Reasearch and Skill Development
I use this website: http://classroom.4teachers.org/, to rearrange the current computer lab. The website was really simple and easy-to-use. It was really useful for rearranging simple furniture layout. However I cannot edit the empty room design and shape except for it's dimensions.
To Help me understand and improve my knowledge and skills in CAD, I was assigned to use Google Sketch-up to recreate a virtual model of my school's cafeteria.
I searched for a blogging or website creating websites to use for this project along with my classmates (Most of our research was done in http://www.go2web20.net/). Our final conclusion was to use www.smore.com to record our project and work in this unit as a report. However Smores weren't our only choice we had other choices to choose from such as: Penzu, Penio, Flipsnack and a few more which I can't remember.
Now, to improve my knowledge of this unit and subject (design technology labs) even further, I did some more research and this is what I found:
First of all, I have to say that there are no actual websites about DT labs. However for me I believe that DT labs are a mix of mini wood workshops, a mini black smith, and research lab, so I just went to research about those places by analyzing pictures from and comments from these websites:: http://pinterest.com/excartgrl/craft-room-design-ideas/::http://www.atp.com.au/Conferences---Events/Our-Venue/Blacksmiths-Workshop::http://artisanblacksmith.blogspot.com/2012/08/what-is-best-layout-for-blacksmith-shop.html::
I found out that DT labs/rooms are really big and spacious, however the DT equipment and furniture will fill most of the space that the empty room has; I would consider that to be a problem in DT rooms. I also noticed that they have alot of windows that give both ventilation and natural lights. They are all really well lit whether it is from the natural light or from the light bulbs. Tables and chairs occupy most of the space in the middle of the rooms. The equipments and tools stay at the corners of the room and/or against the walls. I don't really see sanitation centers which I think we should add in the designs. The rooms in the DT lab don't tend to be divided by doors, but rather by arcs or nothing.
DT lab no.1
As you can see, most of the tables and simple work station occupy the middle of the room and the equipment to the side.
DT lab no.2
As you can see, it is really well lit and the tables occupy the middle, and it is really spacious without much doors dividing the room into sections.
DT lab no.3
This DT room is very different, because it is not that spacious, but it shows how the tools and equipment are placed within the room. The small windows at the top serve as ventilation and natural lights.
Google Sketch-up
To help me understand and get used to using Google Sketch-up I made a model of my school's cafeteria hall.
The design that I made was the interior of the cafeteria hall. Some measurements were not precise and according to the actual hall, but most of the main things that you would see are placed at the correct positions.