The winners
were chosen and yesterday was the beginning of Dunham Massey Winter Pavilions
Part 2.
The day began
with the super groups being chosen followed by each group member being assigned
to specific teams appropriate to their abilities and skills.
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| Busy bees in the studio |
The admin
team: in charge of keeping everything organised and, as the name suggests,
taking record of every single thing that happens within the group and any
developments with the pavilion – hence this blog.
The materials
team was organised into two groups:
The tube team:
this team’s priority is sourcing the tubes with make up the body of the
pavilion. As this is the key part of the design the group was created to focus
on this aspect. This team will also look into how the tubes are going to be
coated and waterproofed.
The
miscellaneous materials team: Their job is to source the other materials needed
for the pavilion. This includes the plywood for the frames, screws, metal
plates etc.
The
fundraising team: money and sponsorship is the key element of this team. They
are responsible for contacting suppliers and companies to help with the
construction. This could vary from negotiating prices of materials to getting
advice and contacts.
The structure
team: this small band of group members is responsible for making the pavilion
design work. As we gather materials, we may hit snags, which result in the
design having to be altered. This is what our structure team is here for. As of
yet, no snags have been hit.
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| A hive of activity |
Yesterday,
once everyone had been sorted into their teams, our studio space was buzzing
with activity. We made great progress with sourcing the tubes – fundraising was
working closely with tube team and contacted about forty suppliers, with
thirteen or fourteen confirmations of free tubes. This is great news as the
tubes were going to be one of the most expensive parts of the pavilion. Today,
the tube team is trying to organise vans to pick them up, along with getting
confirmation from the companies about picking up the tubes and planning a
route.
The misc.
materials team was busy finding where we can get supplies. Today, a couple of
them have gone to see if they can source them.
The admin team
was sorting out the group’s social networking. Yesterday our Facebook page and
Twitter account was launched and today’s sees the blog’s first entry. It was
key to get as many people to see the page so we invited friends, family,
roommates and course-mates to like it and have a look to see what we are up to.
This, along with Twitter and the blog, is going to be updated on a regular basis to keep
people informed of what we are getting up to.
