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Hurricane Katrina Shelter
The first idea I had was a trailer very similar to the FEMA trailer, just a little bit differently organized.  The master bedroom would be on its own above the bathroom and accessible via a small staircase.
The second idea was to have a bunch of little boxes, or modules of each individual room that could be organized in an almost endless amount of configurations.
The third and final idea was all of the necessary rooms (living, kitchen, 2 bedrooms, and a bath) organized in a circle around a courtyard, accessible from all surrounding rooms except the bathroom
My two study models are very similar, only having a few corrected dimensions and window placement.  The chipboard model is the brown one and also the first one I created.  It has the original cutout of the bedroom attaching into the bedroom.  The white cardboard model is a corrected one that also shows all doors and windows.  The rooms got a little bit bigger but the same concept is shown.  The new model also shows how the rooms open up to the courtyard via large, clear garage-like doors
The floor plan hasn't really changed from the original floor plan other than making the rooms a little bit bigger and switching the bathroom and master bedroom at the rear of the house to allow better movement through the public spaces.
The elevations show each of the different walls.  The shelter's exterior walls are made of siding.  The East, South, and West walls have smaller windows closer to the roof to keep out the most direct sunlight and to keep the house from overheating.  The north wall has large window to let all the indirect light into the house.
The site for my shelter is situated next to a corner lot with a home, and in front of a long sideways lot with a home making my house blocked on two sides.
The presentation, or third study model, has barely changed from the second study model other than being better crafted and switching the bathroom and master bedroom to mirror the drawings.

Hurricane Katrina House

Client

Taylor's perspective (audio from powerpoint)

To Leave or to stay? (audio from powerpoint)

Documentation
One of the first ideas I had was to make the house look different from the ordinary box house by skewing the top floor.  After re-considering I decided not to do so because I didn't feel that it represented my style.
My second idea represented a house that featured two stories and an outdoor living space that is meant for anyone in the neighborhood to enjoy.  The third top floor was smaller than the one under it to create a very large open porch area accessible from the two upstairs bedrooms.
The first two images are of my first sketchup mass model that was created from the final design above.  It shows the exterior staircase, the porch, and the outdoor living space.  The third images is the 3D printed model of this design.
The final two images are renderings created in Revit of the final concept idea.  There were no changes other than the rail on the porch becoming an actual rail instead of a half wall.
The first images is a site plan that shows not only how the property looks, but also what the outdoor living area looks like.  The second images is the first floor plan, showing the staircase, the living and kitchen area on the right, the open office space in the center, and the bathroom, utility, and closet spaces to the left against the back wall.  The third image is of the top floor, again showing the staircase, entry room, bedrooms on the side and bathroom in the center.  The fourth and fifth images are the front and side elevations and the final image is a section cut.
My final model shows the same thing as my Revit drawings and renderings show.  Each floor of the model comes off to get an inside look at the space.  It shows a slight bit of nature and some of the shadows the house might create.