After some time of working on my project I am at a fairly good place as far as progress goes. I think I am finally finding the correct speed at which I need to work at in order to finish my project on time. I have completed 4 out of 15 of my designs, which means nearly ⅓ of the most difficult part of my project is completed. Though this may not seem like a lot, I am actually very surprised at my progress as it takes a long time to finish one. I first have to get a feel for my clients style and needs, and then I go through many drafts before I can get it approved by my client, lastly I must transfer the approved version of the home from the rough draft to the final completed version for my book. I think going forward with my genius project I will streamline the process by showing my clients more rough “bubble” designs instead of full on floorplans before I get their final confirmation of the design. Overall this has been a very exciting experience to finally have time to do what I am passionate about. The only challenge of my project so far has been to drop my own tastes and create a home taking into account only my client’s style and specific requests. This can be very hard especially when your client is adamant on having one bedroom and one shared bath for the whole family! However I always try to be as accommodating as possible. This has taught me a lot in regards to working with clients (who may not always have the best ideas) and learning to compromise to give them both what they want and what's best for them. As you could imagine this has given me invaluable knowledge that I can apply to my future career.
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After a brief but beautiful summer vacation I have made some progress and come back refreshed and ready to accomplish my genius goals. Over the summer this project has been constantly on my mind. I read every issue of architectural digest that was issued in the last 2 years. Numerous hours on zillow and houzz later, my head is brimming with fresh design ideas. I am excited to continue creating floor plans and elevations. This has been and will always be one of the biggest passions in my life. Homes are more than just a place to life. They are a unique way to express yourself and your personal point of view and style. This guarantees that I will love to do my project and will not give it up no matter how challenging it will get. Which brings me to the challenge of my genius project. If i want to create a design book with at least 15 homes in it, I will have to create 12 more floor plans and elevations before I present in the spring. This isn't that hard but after creating each house, I then have to redraft them in careful detail and then I have to write about each one. And that's not including the time it will take me to create the bound book to house them in. Even just hinting of the road ahead I get overwhelmed, but if I plan out when I'm going to do each step, and set goals, I'm confident I will have a super special genius project that I can be proud to present. I just hope people will understand the community service aspect to my project. Sure it may not look like you're traditional community service, but that's okay. I still think that even just spreading the word on how destructive tract homes can be could really help our community and even in the bigger picture create a change in the way my generation buys homes. My project is the perfect project for me and I'm glad I'm sticking with it, I can't wait to see what it turns out like!
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