dining space

In 2015 the UN instated an International Eradicating Hunger Day for all nations. On this day a meal is shared, through the use of social media, with people elsewhere in the world. This event is biannual and coincides with the winter and summer solstice. 

     The event is set up by the UN and families can sign up to share meals via Skype with other families around the world on this day.  My family signs up and has a fundraiser for this event every year. We raise money for fighting world hunger and invite our neighbors over for the meal. This year we've been matched up with a family in Peru. Luckily we're on the same time zone so we'll both have our meal at 4:28. A few weeks before the meal we chat with the family via Skype and get to know each other a little. We then exchange our favorite traditional meals. We'll make theirs and they'll make ours.
The table for the space is 5x5 but another identical one can be connected to make more seating for guests. The chairs are big and comfy a couple of them are small sofas. The main idea of this space is comfort. We'll Skype with the other family on our mirror tv above the fireplace. This way, we share a meal and expand our cultural horizons...all while raising money to eradicate hunger.

These are my final drawings:

axonometric drawing and elevations

When you first walk into the room to the left you see the sideboard which contains cut-outs in the wall. These cut-outs provide shelving and storage for dishes, glasses, etc. To the right you see the fireplace and the mirror/tv above it. Looking forward, you see the large, extended table and past that the glass doors that open to the covered patio.

plan view

The 5x5 tables can be joined or disconnected and moved around. A table and extra chairs can be used out on the covered patio or chairs can be turned and placed in front of the fireplace as well.

top, front, side of table and section view/elevation of sideboard

The table is a solid wooden 5x5x2.5 table. The chairs are comfy and upholstered. There's a variation of chairs and sofas to promote comfort and lasting conversation at the dinner table.

model

Although I think that my project turned out pretty successfully, I really wish that I would've been more efficient with my time and spent more time perfecting and completing it.