After 6 weeks of living in Hale County, Rural Studio 5th-years have chosen teams! Reggie’s Home team consists of four students eager to study passive design strategies and the possible use of unconventional building materials.
Ashley Bucher
Jacksonville, Florida
Favorite Hair Product: Raw Sugar the Moisture Smoothie
Favorite Off-Site Activity: Reading and Painting
Zak Channell
Madison, Alabama
Favorite Hair Product: Mother Nature’s gentle breath
Favorite Off-Site Activity: Cycling and Recycling
Jon Schneider
East Atlanta
Favorite Hair Product: Dove Men + Care
Favorite Off-Site Activity: going to Lions Club Skatepark
Marlyn Rivera
Lawrenceville, Georgia
Favorite Hair Product: Not Your Mother’s Curl Talk
Favorite Off-Site Activity: Learning how to cook
When talking to Reggie about his hopes and dreams of his future home he only had three requests: A roof, a bathroom, and an area where he could spend time outside. Reggie is not interested in having a home with air conditioning which will allow the team to focus on passive design strategies. After talking to Reggie the next question for the team was where to begin. Since Reggie is interested in reusing materials from his old family home, the team decided to start by going to the storage barns owned by the Studio in Newbern and quantifying what material were left over that could also be used.
Once that was done it was demo time! From now until the foreseeable future the team will finish demolishing Reggie’s old family home. This will allow the team to not only learn more about the site, but also form a connection with Reggie since he will be on site helping the team.
That’s all we have for now! In the meantime we’ll be trucking away with our site snakes!
Reggie’s Home Team