final project 2

final A2 board project
content: design process(left) and final solution(right) 

Final project 1

We from 101 solutions  choose one solution to presentation our idea,this is a cabinet ,that can pull down from ceiling, the problem is the distance from ceiling to our hand seems like very far. So, if this kind of cabinet appear at people's house,the problem needs solved. We can from different way to solve this problem.we can lengthening the holder,lengthening the cabinet and so on.

3 different sources

web: http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/22395721/list/10-Big-Space-Saving-Ideas-for-Small-Kitchens

book sources : Better Homes & Gardens, Small kitchen Solutions,America,Wiley,2010

Electronic Sources: Fusion. "Space Saving Kitchen Shelves". Online video. The Guardian. Created 18 March 2011. Accessed 20 April 2014.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sjFg9Kzr5E

If I have this problem

When I feel my kitchen is crowded, I would have rearranged the layout of the kitchen as much as possible the use of space,from the ceiling to the floor,as much as to install cabinets.Then I will deal with unwanted kitchen tools,and buy multifunctional kitchen tools.

The idea is using magnets put on the wall to hold kitchen tools.

This rack is hanging on the ceiling, and the kitchen tools can hang on the rack.

These cabinets was hanged on the ceiling with wooden sideways

future cabinet

This set of picture shows people how to save space in the future.

final design

We selected 3 solution to combine together,and  designed a final solution to solved this problem.

first individual brainstorming

Empathy

Empathy is the capacity to recognize emotions that are being experienced by another sentient or fictional being. One may need to have a certain amount of empathy before being able to experience accurate sympathy or compassion.

individual brainstorming about 101 solutions.

Individual brainstorming about 101 solutions

3 Main solutions.

We can changed in many ways to make the kitchen look larger.Such as space, colors, the size of kitchen facility, light, the number of kitchen tool and so on.

group brainstorming 1

Group Brainstorming

group brainstorming 2

Group brainstorming about 101 solutions.


Individual reflection:
In the process of thinking the problem of solution, I know that we have to really understand the problem in order to be able to come up with a better way.

DESIGN PROCESS-- CASE STUDY

Adept installation and design support beautifies and modernizes 40-year old kitchen

By Gary Kight, Conceptual Tile Solutions

In early July, a customer contacted me about installing a tile backsplash and kitchen floor. I set up an appointment with them to look at the scope of work involved and explained I could help out with some of the design ideas and tile selection.

When I arrived at the customers’ house and looked at the project, I discovered a galley-style kitchen (long and narrow) with an existing 1970s-era, aluminum 4” tile and Formica countertops that the clients wanted to update. I suggested that a 12”– 16” tile set on a 45-degree angle on the floor would look nice and give an illusion that the kitchen was not as long and narrow. They were unsure what they wanted for the backsplash, though they liked the 3” x 6” subway-tile look with some sort of design feature over the cook-top area. We talked about different ideas, and I recommended a couple of tile stores and contacts for them to research some different tiles and layout designs. I also gave them the link to the John Bridge “Tile Your World” forum (www.johnbridge.com) because I have been a member for numerous years and continually learn from the site and professional members.

During the following three weeks, the clients called me a couple of times for advice and to let me know the countertops were being installed. About three weeks later, the customers called me back and told me they had made their tile selection and were ready for the installation.

Selecting the tile

I met with the clients again to review the design with the tile they selected. They chose a ceramic 13” x 13” Hispania Cerámica tile from the Gobi series in Mojave Sand for the floor; a Daltile 2” x 1” Fantesa Cameo Mosaic subway look for the backsplash and combined with Dune Metallic Gold glass tile and a 6” x 6” tile from Daltile’s Brixton line in Sand for above the cook-top design feature. Originally, a typical bull-nose trim was selected for the backsplash; however, I showed them my Schluter profile sample kit and they immediately opted for a Rondec profile in the Bahama color. After reviewing several design and color options with the new granite countertops, the clients selected the best combinations. I suggested a darker ring with a lighter center to help the feature stand out. A few days later, the client approved the final sketches.

The first day on the job, I had a couple of different variables to deal with. The first thing I looked at was a center reference – both horizontal and vertical – for the cook-top design feature. Based on that, I laid out a rough design for the cook-top feature. I then started laying out the rest of the backsplash area. As I drew reference lines, I realized the original design feature would overpower the regular backsplash area. When I showed this to the homeowner, they agreed, and I modified the design feature.

Accommodating thick and thin tile

Once I got a handle on the overall layout design, I had other issues to address. The thickness of the two tiles in the design feature – plus the regular field tile of the backsplash – were all different. To overcome this obstacle I drew out reference lines where the design feature would exactly lay out. Once that was done, I tapered a layer of thin-set mud from about 1/16” to a feather edge about 5” around the design feature area. I then went ahead and laid my 1” x 2” field tile on the opposite wall to allow the mud to set. A couple of hours later it was set up enough to build up my transition. After laying the entire 2” x 1” subway tile, I came in the next day and measured the glass tile border strips and nailed up screen molding, which left me with a 3” perimeter gap where the glass tile would sit. Because the glass tile was the thinnest of the entire tile, I built up that area 3/16” so that after the glass tile was installed, the final design would sit flush. After the thinset was applied and left to dry for the buildup area, I caulked all of the 90-degree corners of tile – and where the tile met the granite countertops – with LATICRETE^® Latisil^TM caulk in the Latte color(also the grout color), using LATICRETE’s PermaColor^TM grout.

The following day I removed the screen molding form boards I had made, set the tile in the design feature and grouted the opposite wall. A day later I grouted the rest of the backsplash area and did a little prep work for the floor installation that I completed the following week.

From linoleum to tile

The next week I began the floor installation. The previous week I had removed the existing 70s-era linoleum, so all I needed to do was figure out a proper layout and start laying tile. With the long and narrow dimensions of the galley kitchen, I wanted to center my tile layout from side to side, and end to end. I wasn’t too concerned about the dishwasher and refrigerator areas, due to the fact the tile would be always hidden underneath them.

After I found my center reference marks and did a dry layout, I showed the clients and got their approval. They actually thought it made the kitchen look wider than it was!

I pre-cut a couple of tiles,  mixed up some LATICRETE^® 253 Gold^TM thinset, let it slake up and then began spreading it on the floor. My helper back-buttered the tiles as I set them. As I went along, staying true to the reference lines I had popped on the floor, the transformation emerged. The next day I came in and grouted with the same PermaColor^TM grout.

I advised the customers they would have one more day of eating out and then the kitchen would be all theirs. Overall the clients were extremely pleased with the outcome of the tile installation and the new look of their kitchen.