2.4.1, Hermitage Concepts, Andrew Frankum

 This model was the first i created, i found it easier to express my ideas through models than though drawings with only a few rough pages of sketches (only considering aspects of the design and not their combinations and interactions) before i started modeling.
I really like this design, it is inginuitive and creative ... however not necessarily possible. Features include:

• The rotating bi-fold style doors that can be partially opened for ventilation or closed to maintain heat. 
• The "raw" structural elements of the wood that help to develop a sense of reality and scale
• The sliding "pop-out deck" and stairs that that increases the area of the hermitage.
• The double lining of the perspex layers, one clear and one white createing an insulating gap that woul actr like double glazing. If i was to continue with this design i would further develop it with flaps at the end near the wall that could open to contain and release the hot air for optimal temperatures in both summer and winter.

What i think was unsuccessful about this model is its detachment from reality, with the ellipse perspex being an almost impossible, if not very expensive cost for the builder. I also am disappointed in its lack of acknowledgement of the descriptive geometry.

I also like this design, this is my chosen concept and is alot more aknowledging of the descriptive geometry, Features of this model include:

• its creative use of wood that i have tried to make "flow" through the building
• The structural dynamics of wood elements which drop below the building
• The reclining space (red area) which is detatched from the building and the hermitage would give the hermit a retreat from his work and allow him to relax

This model could be improved by making the underside more attractive, making it less "flat" and letting more light into the building