EPQ
In Year 13, I completed an Extended Project Qualification, thoroughly planning and researching the impact of COVID-19 on restaurant architecture.
WHAT IS MY PROJECT ABOUT?
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My project looks at how architecture can play a role in enabling making restaurants COVID safe during the pandemic.
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I focused my question on the future of restaurants to be able to look at more architectural solutions to make restaurants COVID-safe rather than short-term solutions.
PRIMARY RESEARCH
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To support my secondary research I planned to conduct interviews with local restaurants to see how COVID-19 affected their restaurants
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I also attempted to contact MASS DESIGN GROUP
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An architectural group that also carry out research projects like my one.
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Not having made something like this before, I emailed the firm I did old work experience with, for an idea on where to begin and what to use.
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I also used YouTube videos to know how much detail I would need to include in the model and how to make my own elements on AutoCAD from scratch
MY MODEL
MY MODEL
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I used polyester boards for the walls and a thicker version for the base
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I printed the table and plants onto sticker sheets so I could produce a layout without cluttering the design with 3D objects
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I used model trees and grass to make the outside environment
AUTOCAD
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I made a basic floor plan on AutoCAD to obtain a general idea for my layout before making my model.
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I annotated it with the reasoning behind the design features
WHAT I LEARNT FROM THIS
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Gained new skills:
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e.g AutoCAD, how to build an architectural model
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How to design and present a floor plan from scratch
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Research techniques
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Where to find reliable informations tailored to a specific field
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