INVESTIGATION NISC DT LAB
DESIGN CYCLE REPORT ABOUT THE NEW DT LAB
IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM
DESIGN BREIF
END USER + TARGET AUDIENCE
MYP students
The target audience is:
construction firm company
architecture firm company
Tool supply company
TESTING METHODS
My target audience will be:
Johnny
Diane
Chhaya
DESIGN SPECIFICATION
the product must have:
- precise, correct and accurate room dimensions based on the existing building structures
- four emergency exits
- two main entry points
- very good ventilation
- maximum natural light
- ability to function in the event of a power failure
- place for washing hands
- emergency shower
- eye washing
- two first aid stations
- 1 firehouse and 2 fire extinguishers
- a place for students to store bags, personal items and project that they are working on
- truck loading bay
- a display area
- space for 25 students
- tools/machinery and materials for for class tasks that include (a) furniture making (wood) (b) toys for kids (wood) (c) producing a letterbox (sheet metal) and (d) key fob making (acrylic)
- storage place for wood, metal, paint and acrylic
- tool storage
- safety equipment and safety equipment storage
To develop my understanding of CAD and classroom design and layout I usedhttp://classroom.4teachers.org/ to redesign the current ICT lab.
MY DESIGN THAT I HAVE MADE

AN EXAMPLE OF A DESIGN

RESEARCH
I investigated some web 2.0 online tools http://www.go2web20.net/ with my class mates and collaboratively we decided to uses www.smore.com for the design cycle report. (list the other options considered)
I had been researching for examples of DT labs and here are the examples that i had found:
To develop my understanding and skills of CAD i used SKETCHUP to create a model of the cafeteria.

Image 1Here is an example of a DT lab design that i had found on the web from: http://forum.opensourceecology.org/discussion/421/hab-lab-design-review-and-discussion/p1 I like this design because i looks very creative | Image 2Here in another picture of the same design that i had got from the previous picture but this image is showing the hallway. | Image 3The hallway of this design looks like there is a lot of space and also very creative. |
Image 1
Here is an example of a DT lab design that i had found on the web from: http://forum.opensourceecology.org/discussion/421/hab-lab-design-review-and-discussion/p1 I like this design because i looks very creative
Image 2
Here in another picture of the same design that i had got from the previous picture but this image is showing the hallway.