Tonight was the 2nd ACE meeting of the year. Some of the architect mentors explained 'bubble diagrams' to the students and the group created one for the coffee shop. The mentors then provided the students with a an archectual drawing of the site in whcih the coffee shop will go. The (theoretical) shop will sit between a pedestrian path and a light rail line, along the Willamette River here in Portland. Once the bubble diagram was complete, the team went to work on the floor plan layout; deciding what will go where. The customer seating area, bathrooms, the office and roasting room were all located somewhere within the building footprint. For the most part, the students were able to talk through the decision process but every so often a mentor would pose a question or idea in order to move the discussion along in a productive direction. This week we gave the the kids homework; go to your local coffee shop. Next week tell us what you like/disliked about the cafe.
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| The Coffee Shop...what, you couldn't tell? |
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