Comments on: Constraints and Problem Solving http://marshall-yard.com/2009/06/01/constraints-and-problem-solving/ a person...a place...a state of mind Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:51:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Colonel McCormick http://marshall-yard.com/2009/06/01/constraints-and-problem-solving/#comment-739 Colonel McCormick Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:59:19 +0000 http://marshall-yard.com/?p=328#comment-739 That's a lot of crammage. Those would be considered "elements" that would be constraints that a designer works from. Other constraints include: Budget Budget for Services Style (client likes a particularly traditional, contemporary, rectilinear or curvilinear style - maybe wants a more natural or cutting edge finish, etc.) Not uncommon that we hear budget woes associated with the kind of needs you've identified, Jen. Great to hear your thoughts. That’s a lot of crammage. Those would be considered “elements” that would be constraints that a designer works from. Other constraints include:

Budget
Budget for Services
Style (client likes a particularly traditional, contemporary, rectilinear or curvilinear style - maybe wants a more natural or cutting edge finish, etc.)

Not uncommon that we hear budget woes associated with the kind of needs you’ve identified, Jen. Great to hear your thoughts.

]]> By: Jen McFarland http://marshall-yard.com/2009/06/01/constraints-and-problem-solving/#comment-738 Jen McFarland Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:29:34 +0000 http://marshall-yard.com/?p=328#comment-738 I'm finding more often that our spatial/functional objectives far outweigh the space we have to MEET those objectives. And our historically limited budgets don't often allow us to expand that space (ie. with a double deck). I'm the show coordinator but our co-exhibitors (divisions of our organization that occupy sales space on the floor) have a lot of influence on the final product. This is great from a perspective standpoint but difficult because I'm often faced with needing to cram the following into a 20x30 space: A reception counter 5-6 demo areas w/ seating for two A theater for our looping video A private conference room Casual "bar" seating ...and enough storage to accommodate have a dozen briefcases, jackets and boxes of literature. I’m finding more often that our spatial/functional objectives far outweigh the space we have to MEET those objectives. And our historically limited budgets don’t often allow us to expand that space (ie. with a double deck). I’m the show coordinator but our co-exhibitors (divisions of our organization that occupy sales space on the floor) have a lot of influence on the final product. This is great from a perspective standpoint but difficult because I’m often faced with needing to cram the following into a 20×30 space:

A reception counter
5-6 demo areas w/ seating for two
A theater for our looping video
A private conference room
Casual “bar” seating
…and enough storage to accommodate have a dozen briefcases, jackets and boxes of literature.

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