Final Project Ideas

To coincide with the studies I am already undertaking the initial thought is develop a prototype structural building system out of timber using digital fabrication techniques that will be shown to me through out the course. On a similar theme, I also thought of looking at new methods of connecting elements of buildings to aid in building erection, overall durability and user comfort – through moulding and forming techniques etc.


Looking at the module areas, the first two themes do not include any electronics or networking elements, which appear heavily in the course.  An idea that will include these elements is to create a wireless way to control the lights in your house.  Perhaps an app based program, that will allow you to remotely turn on certain lights on in your house if you are away during the evening for security purposes.


Alternatively many of the projects that have been undertaken previously have involved fun ideas and are useful personally to them. With this in mind, a mobile workstation that would allow me to sit on a couch comfortably, while using a laptop including timer to show how long I've been sat in place and give me alarms to get up and move about.


Of course these ideas may well never come to fruition and the final project may be drastically different from these initial ideas depending on where my interests in the course may take me!