Within all of my designs I have wanted to keep the outside of the boatshed looking more-a-less traditional. For instance I have stripped it back to the rafters and beams instead of adding onto the front to change to look of it or adding more doors, etc. This is mainly because of two reasons. 1. After designing the first one on sketchup I actually realised how small the space really was. Secondly I wanted each idea to still fit in with the boatsheds around it. I didn't want the design to be too out there which does mean I played it safe. For each design I wanted to keep it family friendly and open. I wanted to keep my designs simple, open and inviting because of the atmosphere I get from the boatsheds on a nice day or even at sunset. It's a nice, calm, happy peaceful feeling which I wanted to incorporate into my designs. I feel like I did this through the big glass roofs/windows and having it mostly free flowing (minimal amount of doors if any). The calmness and peacefulness was shown through my choice of colours in the wedding design, the bridge and body of water in the walkway/mini beach design and  through the setup of the beach.
Every design I have created is a meeting place for friends and family with opportunity to make new friends within the space. Since the whole 'theme' for this paper was to make meeting places I want to try and make my designs as open as I could. By open I mean a place where you can meet new people or catch up with old ones. Either way I wanted the space to be extremely open and calm.

Research for walkway/mini beach

The images/designs for the indoor beach have some kind of glass covering. Indoor beaches are fairly new in the sense that not many places have them and in many areas there is no need for them. However, everything within the man made dome is controlled; how much sand there is, the temperature of the water, etc. This helps to make the indoor beach appealing in winter. 

Most of the walkways have some kind of floral covering with is aesthetically pleasing as well as providing shade in summer.
What to incorporate within my own design:
I want to have a glass/ see through roof, a body of water and sand. I also want there to be a choice as to whether the boatshed should be used or just looked at. For the walkway concept I want there to be floral aspects to the design as well as it still looking clean and aesthetically pleasing. I want it to also be an area people can go without getting hay fever or being overwhelmed by the scent of flowers. I want the boat shed to still resemble a boatshed; I dont want to deconstruct it completely of make it stand out too much.

Cry Engine

I tried to do cryengine at uni and it worked then when I came back from my doctors appt. it wouldn't work and no-one could get it working. I've tried to download it but there isn't a mac version (that I can find) and I don't know anyone who would let me use their mac computer for an extensive amount of time. Plus Im not in wellington anymore (home for the break) so I can't use the uni ones.

Nice walkway/mini beach walk around

For my final design for the space of the boat sheds, I wanted it to be a fun, pretty, open space that was both inviting but low maintenance. The alternative idea that I started off with was water meets land. This idea turned into me wanting to do an indoor beach and when I talked to Meg about it she brought up the point, "Why would people go there, like why wouldn't they just go to a normal beach?". So I changed it, slightly, so it was a walkway/ mini beach. It is a nice place to just chill or to walk through. I wanted it to be versatile as well, which is why I have put in a large sandy area. This boat shed would replace the concrete stairway. To achieve the open space, the walls have been taken away and a glass roof has been added, to achieve the mini beach water has been added underneath the boatshed with a bridge to cross over. Even though the design is simple I feel like it's enough. If it had been too fancy or extravagant then it would not blend into it's surroundings. Even as it is it would be hard for it to blend in but since It's the walk way I think it's okay. One thing I did overlook though is how windy wellington is. This is especially present in my idea of having loose sand. I feel like people would come here instead of the beach as it is a nice alternative plus it doubles as both (one of) the entrances as well as a mini beach so either way people would use it, whether is it to meet friends and hang out or just a nice place for people to meet during a walk.

Nice walkway area/ mini beach

Quick plans-

Photoshop- Added textures

Quick plans to workout things

Boatshed Walk around

I wanted to keep the design open and free as I want it to be a meeting place for friends/families to come and relax. To achieve this I took away most of the walls and gave the boatshed a glass roof. I have also chosen blues to paint the boatshed with to try and represent the water colour the sea is (even though I didn't get it quite right). I have a bar within the boatshed that can serve either alcoholic or nonalcoholic refreshments, which also makes it easier for families and gives it appeal for a group of friends. I wanted to create a relaxed area as I feel like that would fit in better with the actual place for the boatsheds. The atmosphere there is relaxed, calmed and peaceful (on a nice day), which is incorporated within the design.

Play around with photoshop textures

Drawings and research for outdoor beach theme area. Meeting- friends/family relaxation.

 Rougher versions

Animation for wedding theme

This is the finished product. There would be clear plastic over to place over the open areas if required. I ended up revising my original plan completely as there is just not a enough space. Instead I have made it into more of just a the dinning area of a small wedding reception. I think with all of these projects I get carried away and forget how small the sheds actually are. I also couldn't quite figure out how to make hanging lanterns in Sketchup, I googled it but nothing was really helpful for what I had in mind.  The meeting would obviously be Wedding but it would be an environment for both family and friends, the boatshed would be a place for people to come together and celebrate. This is why I have chosen to have a more open space (That can be covered in bad weather) to reflect the uncontainable joy, happiness and love of a wedding. This on was super fun to make as I made everything myself (Not downloaded templates for the bottles, chairs etc). Which I have and will do for all my projects.

Making the small details on Sketchup

Photoshop- wedding reception first attempt

I want to remove the wooden table. I think it would look better with a table cloth. The dance floor doesn't really look like a dance floor because it was super hard to find and image for what I had in my head, that was the closest I could find. 

Photoshop lesson- class work

Wedding reception section plan.

Im still struggling a little bit with drawing straight on but this is my first layout for my wedding idea.
It changed from the plan with less tables and chairs so it would be a meeting place (reception) for a small wedding which is perfect considering the size of the actual boat shed. 

This is another section plan providing a different perspective.

This was the original plan. However I tried to remember how big the actual spaces were (which I forgot to do with the Cafe). I took out some tables, added lanterns, and made a smaller dance floor. There would now be 4 tables of 5 and the wedding party table up the front. 

Wedding reception- Beach/harbour specific. Things to consider and experiment with.

Incorporate the blue colour scheme to tie in with the water in front of the boat sheds.
Big long tables or round ones? Square chairs or rounded concaved back ones?

Flowers on top of the tables. How many table pieces? Tall flowers or short flowers?
Dress table with medium sized flowers, one vase per table. White plates, silver cutlery and wine glasses. Coloured or white napkins? incorporate the boatshed location more in the table settings?

Seat covers. Full cover or decoration? Bow or flower? Ribbon or material? How many seats to a table? Coloured covers or white ones?

Lights/ lanterns hanging from the ceiling? White lights or coloured/white lanterns? Christmas/fairy lights or little balls? Netting hanging down to give a romantic-ish feeling or keep it clean and simple? CONSIDER THE AMOUNT OF SPACE. Fake flower bunches hanging down?

Buffet table or will it be set meal? If buffet, how long is the table, how is it set up, is there a cloth over it, where will it go in the room, will it be there the whole time?

Wedding venue research

Looking at images of wedding receptions. Inparticular the setup, venue, colour scheme and table/chair dressings. I am also looking at the different ways the people have incorporated the venues location into their theme. E.g beach themes are usually outside with lanterns and a simple setup.