Design process that was followed in this project:
• Introduction
- Understanding beach shacks and coco huts
- Initial Project Brief
- History of Beach Shacks
- Ownership of Shacks
- Shacks Vs Restaurants / Hotels
• Case Studies
- Off-season Condition
- Amenities
- Accommodation on Beach
- Material of Construction
- Service
- Location of Shacks on shore
• User Studies
- Inference of User study
- Understanding beach life through scenarios
• Bicultural Identity
- Bi-culturism in Goa
- Understanding product precedent
- Goan‐ness of Goa
- Inference
• Material Study
- Composite Manufacture Technology
. Filament Winding
. Hand lay-up / Spray up
. Pultrusion
. RTM / VARTM
. Thermoforming
. Compression / Extrusion
- Image Board
• Design Development
- Initial area Calculation
- Idea Sketches
- Idea Matrix
- Interior Layouts
- Layout within shack
- Concepts
• Final Concept
- Exploratory Model
- Design
. Foundation
. Number Of occupants
. Bed
. Storage
. View
- Circulation and Planning
. Modular Grid
. Planning
. Modules
. Arrangement of modules
. Circulation
. Economy
- Design Attributes
. View to sea
. Concern for present system of construction
. Openings
. Ventilation
. Security
. Toilet
- Evaluation of Design
- Refinement of Design
- Detailing of Design
. 3D Rendering of Design
Case Study Downloads:
• FRP Beach Shacks in Goa - Design of a Temporary One-room Living - pdf