Prototype Ideas:

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• What I chose to make: I plan to tape out an area on the ground for my first prototype that measures out an area with the dimensions of 8.5ft/20ft/13.5ft. For better visualization, this will be an outline of the actual space one would be living in, in the tiny home I am designing. I also plan to have my first floorpan of the room done on my laptop on an AI file (and also probably displayed in tape on the floor, so people can get a feel for where everything is and how the space is laid out.
• What I hope to learn: I want to see their reactions when shown the amount of space they will have to live in. Do they consider it a large enough space? Or are they shocked because of how tiny the actual living space is?
• How I will go about getting this information: I will ask them the following questions (see below). I will also be reading their facial expressions when they see the space.

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• What I chose to make: I plan to showcase a 3D model of the tiny home I am creating.
• What I hope to learn: Given what they saw last time, I want to know if they think I designed the space nice enough to get maximum usage out of the area, or if not, if there’s anything I can change.
• How I went about getting this information: I will ask them questions! Again, see below for additional questions.

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• What I chose to make: I plan to make a small wood model of the tiny house to get used to the actual dimensions. This is also to have something physical to showcase during the Fall show, that people can touch and interact with. I also thought it would be cool to do something with projection mapping (I could project an image of the room of the tiny home on the wall at the correct dimensional height and width, to give people a sneak peak of what’s coming next semester.
• What I hope to learn: If I were to scale up this model, would people be interested in living in it? What does this thing look like full-scale?
• How I went about getting this information: Asking people, lol! I would ask them what they liked about the model and if I blew it up, would they consider living in it (would still probably outline full-scale of the space with tape on the floors and walls – though if I use projection mapping, that would work too).

Collecting Feedback – Additional Potential Questions:

• What was the first opinion that came to your mind as I told you what my project was about? If you were interested, what made you interested? Was it the sustainability part, the idea of living in a tiny house, the design aspect, or something else?
• What was your initial feeling when I told you you had to live in a space this big for a year or more? Did you think you could do it? Be honest.
• Did it ever occur to you that this is another possibility for you when living on your own after graduation (instead of living with mom or dad)?
• What are your thoughts on how I could better restructure this space?
• What information would you like to see more of?
• What are their absolute necessities for living in a tiny home? i.e. game room, private computer room, private office area, 2 beds etc.?
• How could I make you more interested in this project or in sustainability or the tiny home movement?
• Any other comments for me?