Assembly

Architects make jokes about designing toilets and dog houses when we were architectural graduates; this is partly true as we were often assigned the more menial tasks in the office which require less supervision from the senior architects as the office is busy trying to meet a deadline.

Instead of taking this as a bad thing, see this as an opportunity to refine the finer details of the design; the way materials come together; assembly, the way they interact with the user; comfort, dimensions and palette; economics and costs. As a junior architect, it is sometimes hard to convince the boss to include all your ideas - that's ok, pick your battles wisely and if two out of 5 ideas are included in the built design, consider this a WIN.

This is why we still take up challenges to design small project such as this kiosk for drivers of a wealthy client, it is definitely not for the fees earned (there are no fees). Instead we see it as a chance to explore the above and to go make things with intent, and along the way build relationships. 

More soon,