The Tiny Kitchen Process Design Reflection
The initial of this project was dreamy and fancy. Our thoughts for the kitchen seemed luxurious and ambitious. In order to make the tiny kitchen possible and successful there was a lot of sketching, measuring, brainstorming, and researching. I have to recognize that the process to building the kitchen is hard work on paper before building. Both Nic, Sara, and I held a healthy teamwork relationship. We always seemed to agreed on what benefited our project and limited our ambition. The three of us researched for long hours in order to elect the best materials to use for the kitchen cabinets, countertop, and sink. In order to move forward with the kitchens progress we met with the interior design group, wall installation, appliances and built ins.
My team and I faced many failures with the measurements and sketches; we reached a limit to where we felt useless any measurement or sketch contribution we input seemed to be incorrect. We became frustrated and angry. We thought we were being expected of too much at once. With no experience in drawing, sketching, and designing anything to scale and with strict measurement restrains. With the help of our teachers we made the final sketches possible and continued from there. Pinterest was a useful tool I introduced my group it shared with us modern tiny kitchen designs and space savers. This was the introduction to what our designs.
For countertop material we had a big list of options: laminate, recycled glass, paperstone, bamboo, and ice stone. All of these options promised to be the most environmentally friendly, best priced, and outstanding designs. All of that seemed great, but with furthermore individual research we discovered the truth of each material. Initially we chose bamboo, bamboo is an aesthetically pleasing material that adds that crisp and clean feeling to the kitchen; yet bamboo is highly priced product. We then chose plastic laminate because of it’s appealing price. We weren't completely satisfied with the countertop so we researched more within our options. Recycled glass was the best option it had many environmental benefits, reasonable price, and it is a beautifuls mosaico of broken glass pieces.
Overall, this project was a remarkable experience. It was a full package in only one project. Stress, learning experiences, introduction to new careers, and totally experienced different roles. At the end we provided Herbert Hoover High School with exceptional sketches to work from. All of my teammates and myself have experienced an architectural experience, we have developed professional skills when contacting manufactures to receive donations, and have been a big contribution to The Tiny House.