KUN Design Week_03
Design Week 3: Designing the Kunga ADU
After an intensive two weeks to understand the project, needs of the client, perimeters of the conditional use permit and ADU guidelines, and put together our initial ideas for moving forward, we were ready to dive into rethinking the original design presented at the beginning of the semester.
05/28/2019 - Day 7
With the help of our structural engineer Sarah, we reviewed last week's preliminary attempts to rethink the existing design from a structural perspective. Although a simple perfectly square 650 sf home with an upper storage area, the structural implications of the design were a bigger deal than we had first thought. This caused us to rethink the light well above the bedroom as well as the placement of the upper storage area's exterior walls. Sarah helped us to further narrow in on wall assemblies that could support our design while still being buildable off-site. Today's discussion help us get closer to a finalized design by the end of next week.
05/29/2019 - Day 8
Energy performance is high on our list of priorities for this project. The ten of us split into groups to run an analysis to see which areas of the design provide the biggest impact on the overall performance and cost of the systems. This gives us an understanding as we move forward to find the right balance of efficiency and overall cost to provide the best project possible while staying within the budget available.
05/30/2019 - Day 9
With the information from the past two days we researched different wall assemblies that had potential for our project and in groups of two ran those assemblies through the energy simulations. This information, coupled with the practicality of off-site construction during a single semester and impacts on interior square footage from wall thicknesses, we tentatively narrowed in on a 2x6 wood framing system. This system appears to be the best solution for our needs in terms of transporting to the site, reduction in materials used, cost, and insulation values. Further analysis through physical models and detailing will help us to finalize our assembly choice.