Withstand the

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DESIGN BRIEF
INTRODUCTION BRIEF
FOR THE PAST YEAR YOU YOUR JOB IS TO CREATE
HAVE BEEN WORKING AS A A HOUSE, WITH ONE
TRAINEE ENGINEER FOR OTHER MEMBER FROM
THE LOCAL COUNCIL, AND YOUR COUNCIL, THAT CAN
THEY HAVE FINALLY GIVEN WITHSTAND THESE
YOU YOUR FIRST BIG TORRENTIAL FLOODS AND
PROJECT. OVER THE PAST CYCLONES THAT YOUR
YEAR, YOUR TOWN HAS TOWN HAS BEEN
ENDURED SEVERAL FLOODS RECEIVING RECENTLY. IF
AND CYCLONES AND NOW YOUR CREATION IS A
PEOPLE ARE FORCED TO SUCCESS YOU WILL
FLEE AS THEIR HOUSES ARE FINALLY GET THAT BIG
FALLING APART.  PROMOTION YOU HAVE
BEEN WAITING FOR!
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT
PROCESS, THE COUNCIL
LEADER WOULD LIKE YOU - MADE FROM RECYCLED
TO MAKE A BRAINSTORM MATERIALS
ON ALL THE DIFFERENT - MUST BE VISUALLY PLEASING
MATERIALS THAT YOU – E.G. COLOURFUL, PRETTY
- YOU MAY USE ANY ADHESIVES
MAY USE FOR THIS
OF YOUR CHOICE – E.G.
PROJECT. ALONGSIDE STAPLES, STICKY TAPE, GLUE
THIS, THEY WOULD ALSO
LIKE YOU TO COME UP
WITH THREE DIFFERENT TIME
HOUSE DESIGNS (AND
AS THE COUNCIL HAS TIGHT
DIAGRAMS OF THESE), SCHEDULE AND DOES NOT WANT
WHICH YOU WILL THEN ANY MORE PEOPLE FLEEING THE
PICK ONE OF THESE AS TOWN, YOU WILL GET 7-8 SESSIONS
YOUR FINAL DESIGN.BRIEF TO COMPLETE THE CONSTRUCTION
OF THE HOUSE.
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1. BRAINSTORM CONSTRUCTION IDEAS – E.G. MATERIALS THAT

WILL BE DURABLE
2. RESEARCH – HOUSES THAT ALREADY EXIST IN AREAS PRONE TO
FLOODS AND CYCLONES, WHAT MATERIALS OR CONSTRUCTION
IDEAS DO THEY USE?
3. CREATE A DETAILED DIAGRAM OF 3 DESIGNS THAT MAY BE
APPROPRIATE TO USE
4. CHOOSE 1 OF THESE DESIGNS TO BE YOUR FINAL PRODUCT –
MAKE ANY ADJUSTMENTS
5. COLLECT RECYCLED MATERIALS FOR HOUSE
6. CONSTRUCT THE HOUSE
7. TEST THE HOUSES DURABILITY

EVALUATION

PRESENTATION
ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION OF THE MODEL
HOUSE YOU WILL THEN DISPLAY IT TO THE ENTIRE COUNCIL
BOARD (THE REST OF THE CLASS), OUTLINING TO THEM WHAT
THE HOUSE IS MADE UP OF AND WHY YOU BELIEVE IT WILL
WITHSTAND THESE EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS. YOU WILL
ALSO HAVE TO TEST THE DURABILITY OF THE HOUSE WITH THE
COUNCIL, THIS WILL BE DONE BY FLOODING THE HOUSE (USING A
HOSE) AND BY PUTTING THE HOUSE THROUGH EXTREME WINDS
(USING A HAIRDRYER).