Reflection: Kelsey Simpson

As a group, we all became very passionate in the process of our design. From endless experimenting from the design to the construction phase, we learned a whole lot about workflow, efficiency, and adaptability. I'd say our willingness to modify our design as necessary was one of our strengths as well as one of our weaknesses. It was a strength in that it forced us to think creatively about solutions to problems that arose, but a weakness in that we may have been reluctant to veer too far from our original design. Specifically, we ran in to some construction problems with the structural system and bubbles of our project during the construction week, which forced us to do some quick thinking to change the construction technique of each, without changing the form. Which ultimately, with a little bit of sweat and tears, led us to the final construction.