i think it could be agreed that the sitooterie turned out quite... unattractive, however there was a point in the project where the groups priorities changed. the university was offering a small amount of £200 to fund each sitooterie and the groups had to fund raise for the rest of the money.
in the previous years of the project there had been a greater budget given by the university and local architect and businesses often donated money. however as this project coincided with the collapse of the banking system and an impending recession people were less will to donate money.
through approaching local businesses, builders and contacts we soon realised that although could not contribute financially they were will to give resources. the other advantage of the sudden downturn was that there was a lot of building halted which led to surplus materials. we managed to accumulate a large amount of 18mm plywood.
the most eye-catching part of the design is the yellow timber frame. through a group contact we managed to source our timber frame, cut to size and delivered, for free. unfortunately the timber game treated resulting in the yellow timber which did not compliment the recycled plywood.
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| final sitooterie |
although the outcome of the project was not aesthetically pleasing we learnt to be resourceful and work what it like to work with a tight budget and recycled materials. despite not needing the money we as group did raise money through a very successful raffle and a bake sale. also as a year we organised a fund raising night securing a local night club as our venue for free. as we did not need the money we gave money to other groups that required extra funding.
below is a of videos that myself and a colleague made to document the construction of the sitooterie. as well as documenting i was also group secretary and in charge of the finances.
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