STATEMENT OF INTENT
For my HSC major project, I am planning to build a three story ski lodge located on Mt Kosciusko. A new ski lodge company, called 'Resort on the Range', is starting up and have asked me to create and design a new a grand, luxurious and comfy chalet that is spacious and has eating and entertainment for the guests along with relaxing spa and massage facilities. This resort is around the other side of the mountain to Perisher and Thredbo and is a place to accommodate and entertain those coming up to enjoy a wintery stay in the mountains. They come up here to enjoy the peaceful serenity and the valley views along with an action packed winter experience. There is a bus service to drive the quests from the carpark, up the mountain, to the lodge. They can spend the day hiking, snowboarding and skiing the slopes, then return to a cozy and luxurious chalet with a restaurant and bar on the ground level accompanied by open eating and sitting areas and cozy fireplaces. There is an indoor cinema and games room to provide fun and entertainment and a large outdoor area with fire pits and an amazing view of the mountains. When bedtime comes, the guests find their way up the grand staircase near the reception desk and walk past the sitting areas and self-serve kitchenette, around the void, to find their rooms. The rooms all have ensuites and either have 2 single beds or a queen bed. If they bought the master package, the room comes with a sitting area and floor-to-ceiling windows displaying incredible mountain views. The final touch to make the ski lodge a luxurious winter holiday appeal is found on the rooftop. Up one more flight of stairs is the rooftop spas, including a heated infinity pool around the edge, private spa rooms and massage rooms. The style of the ski lodge is a rustic log chalet with a luxury and cozy feel to the inside with natural colored and textured interiors.
Task Requirements:
The task requirements that I am aiming to meet are to make my sure my project is of a high quality, displays a range of skills, has a high degree of difficulty, displays a use of appropriate materials, components, processes and technologies, shows links between planning and production, shows evidence of problem solving. The task requirements for the portfolio for the task are to make sure it is clear and comprehensive and includes all thought processes, explanations, evaluations and justifications. It demonstrates a high level of skills in presentation, sketching and idea generation.
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What will be completed in the end:
I am planning on drawing this on a computer software program that is suited to creating architecture and buildings and offers a variety of functions to use. Along with the house, I will complete a portfolio with a time and finance plan, research on materials, resources and different options of technology, each with a selection and justification, information on council requirements and DA approval and the AS1100 drawing standards for architecture. It will have a development of ideas and concepts section with record of my idea generation and a set of analyzed sketches of possible floorplans and designs for my mountain resort. It will include the graphics processes used, the appropriateness of design, a WHS table, ongoing evaluations and a final evaluation and bibliography. The Portfolio will also include a set of plans for my ski lodge including a site plan, floor plan, elevations, shadow diagram, electrical and plumbing plans, 3D renders and a landscape drawing. To gain extra marks, I am going to be completing some additional tasks including interior designs and a walk-through video which outlines my whole project and shows to the marker the areas that I should be getting marks for.
Skills:
I already have some skills in areas of this task as we have just completed our preliminary portfolios which acted as a practice run for this major project. The previous portfolio task was very similar to this so by having just completed that, I have a better idea of how to organize my time and which sections take longer than others. It was also a good chance to get to know ARCHICAD, which I had never used before this year. There is still a lot of skills that need improvement and the prelim task gave me an idea how this task is marked and I can use the feedback from that task to see what sections of my portfolio I need to improve. The areas that need improvement are making my CAD drawing more detailed and taking more advantage of its abilities, developing the plans and managing my time better to make sure I don't leave all of the difficult sections until the task is nearly due.
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Finance:
The budget for my design creation is reasonably low as we are not making a model, it is all computer and software based. I didn't have to pay for any of the softwares or for my computer as they were provided my OneSchool which saved a lot of money considering how much it would have amounted to if those costs were involved. The initial budget for the total expenditure for this project is $150. It amounts to this much because I still have to buy the hardware and materials such as a ruler, eraser, pencils, pens, notebook, earphones and computer mouse.