MJ | Architecture
DESIGN COMMUNICATION
Project 1: Sketching
B: Tonal Values
A first-hand conscious experience is important in the understanding and articulation of space. This assessment introduced students to visualization and expression of space through on-site sketching activity on campus.
You are required to engage with the site by experiencing it through a spatial sequence of your choice. While moving in sequence, you are required to record your observation and perception of the spaces and the human habitation of these spaces through free-hand sketches. This sequence must include both exterior and interior spaces.
This exercise is designed to build upon the previous assignment; in developing one’s skills in creating depth and tone in a sketch, and thus refining and enhancing the ability to produce an architectural sketch that is legible. Given a certain image, we had to produce four variations of a tonal value sketch, varying the sketches in the hatching type and medium. Examples of hatching types include stippling, cross-hatching, one-directional (hatching) and scribbling
A: On Site Sketching
Project 2: Edith Farnsworth's House
Orthographic Projections: Plans, Sections, Elevations
In this first part of second project, it includes sufficient evidence to show that we are competent in a range of architectural drafting skills. We had to utilize the given images of a simple building to be drawn up. By using the skills demonstrated and explained in the workshops, we had to draw the orthographic drawings.
Axonometric Projections
In the following part of the project, I learned how to execute an axonometric projection by generating partial of an external and a sectional (internal) axonometric of the house.
Axonometric drawing is an excellent method of communicating and expressing an architectural idea – be it as a diagram at a fairly early stage of the design process or as a presentation aid upon finalization of your design.
Axonometric drawings are a visually instigating and exciting way of expressing an idea clearly with minimal words if executed well.
Perspectives
The use of perspectives to create not just an illustrative picture of your design intent, but also a comprehensive and inspiring one.
This part of the project introduces perspective as a mode of communication in architecture. Firstly, we are to construct one exterior (two-point) perspective followed by one sectional interior perspective (onepoint).
In constructing both these perspectives, we are to demonstrate the ability to express spatial idea in 3-D form, understanding of 2-D and 3-D relationships in architectural graphics, skills in drawing and composition, creativity and complexity of drawing. Also, our selection of space and exterior form is iignificant
Project 3: Finishing & Presentation
The final project is connected with our final project of Architectural Studio 1. We are supposed to have multiple orthographic drawings and perpectives (with methods learned from previous projects) of the model that each of us had created. This means that every student's submission is of different drawings, according to their own models.
