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Following up the posts related to iterative detailing and types of drawings that we used in designing the Moose 68 Feature Wall with New Sun Rising, this is a revised elevation. After reviewing detailing and methods of construction, it led us to reconsider scale and composition of the panels. While we ultimately pursued the aesthetic and tectonic strategies shown in renderings posted last week and throughout the summer, this drawing is reflective of the recursive process we employed in moving between detailing, material processing, and compositional design. 

Another method of testing design assumptions for our Millvale Moose feature wall that will be installed just off East Sherman Street.  In developing the prototype for the High Performance Concrete Panel (HPCP) installation this summer we had been using both 2D and 3D representation. One is not better than the other, they reveal different things. In the last post 2D representation was being used to develop construction details. This 3D representation of a reverse hand corner illustrates how we had been evaluating wall assembly systems and ways in which we could optimize systems. The wall assembly utilizes off-the-shelf components which include Cascadia clips, light gauge hat channels and light gauge Z girts. We invested a lot of time in identifying an inexpensive sub-structure that would allow for greater investment in the processing and attachment of the HPCP.  

Simultaneous to the development of processing logistics, we were developing the construction documents for the projects at Moose68 this summer. Working within the constraints of the project has led to some pretty interesting design challenges. New Sun Rising is a non-profit organization, and they are implementing the adaptive reuse of the existing building in phases. The feature wall will have to adapt as the phasing is implemented. These elevation drawings show how we have proposed moving High Performance Concrete Panel (HPCP) from an area completed in Phase I to an area in Phase II when all of the building entrances/connections to the outside are realized.