Archicad 15 Tree house

Experimenting with different types of windows and materials - the roof is a glass shade.

Working on Triana's Treehouse:

I decided to add some people and a park bench into Triana's tree house since it seemed like a really nice social area.

Working on Hyewon's Treehouse:

I decided to add some more walls to section up her open floor area and also add grass to compliment her tree. Some people and furniture were also added to give a sense of scale.

Lecture Two:

• BIM stands for Building Information Modelling, and BRANZ stands for Building Research Association of New Zealand.
• 37% of respondents in the New Zealand National BIM survey use ArchiCad.
• Template files are files that are empty, but have all the presets that you want.
• Software that Frank Gehry used for the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao included CAD (Computer Aided Design) which was used more for cars and planes.
• The colour of the surface of the Museum was pale gold (made from titanium which reflected light in a completely different way from other materials).
• Cognitive surplus is the shared, online work we do.
• The difference between 20th century and 21st century media is that 20th century media was mainly just to consume, while 21st century media is more than that - it is about creating and sharing.
• Design generosity - social justice starting to explain our intrinsic values, why we design the things we do.
• Social constraints - barriers or borders created by society with values of right and wrong.
• Communal value - something created by participants for each other.
• Civic value - something created by participants but used by society as a whole, not just to be enjoyed by the participants.

Section of my tree house: