Architectural Graphics Learning Portfolio Alexander Nikban Fall 2015 - City College of San Francisco
Drawing by Iakov Chernikhov
Dog House 1 Strengths: My strong point for this project was creating the shell of the structure. I had an easy time building the walls and constructing the windows. I also believe I had a good grasp on simple constructions in SketchUp. As this being this first assignment it was fun to play around with the different materials and tools.
Opportunities: I need some work on creating 3-D walls. When using the push/pull tool its creates a hollow surface on the inside of the wall. Also taking more interesting screen shots of my construction so the project doesn’t feel boring.
Piazza Del Campidoglio Strengths: My strength in this project was using the rotate tool to create symmetry on both sides of this raised structure. Each side of the piazza looks uniform and I was able to achieve this through using the move and copy technique
Weaknesses: My hardest objectives with this project were getting the arcs on the Piazza floor to close and create the outlining shape. I also struggled with the follow me tool at the end of this construction. There was a section of the stair that I couldn’t get to close.
Piazza Del Campidoglio shots continued
Piazza Del Campidoglio top view
Piazza Del Campidoglio size view
A poet’s wall
A poet’s wall reflections Strengths: My strengths in creating these walls were most show in creating different shapes. I had confidence in the designs as well as the construction.
Weaknesses: I struggled a bit with creating the recessed boxes in the walls. In practicing a few times I was able to create them on a few of the walls but was not successful in constructing recesses in the curved walls. I need more practice on those surfaces.
Poet’s wall views
Poet’s Wall side aerial view
Folding Pavilion Home
Folding Pavilion front aerial view
Strengths: I feel my strong point in this process was using the rotation tool to create an interesting pitched roof for this house. Although I did not create the exact pavilion that was drawn up in class, I used my design skills to imagine something different. I still used the basis of the teachings to create this rendering. Using the different Styles in SketchUp I was able to play around with different looks for this modern pavilion home.
Opportunities: I had trouble with creating the railings on the outdoor patio of this structure. When I used the follow me tool, the railings became broken up. I need to work on staying within the framework of the project and not letting my designs run off track.
Folding Pavilion Home
Folding Pavilion top view
Folding Pavilion side view
Sandbox Strengths: I grasped the concept of making sandbox surfaces into an architectural feature. I used my design driven mindset to turn this sandbox array into a building with a super modern style. I successfully created a dramatic structure using an array of sandbox cubes. Using the rotate tool I was able to stack them into a structure.
Sandbox house continued Opportunities: I think my opportunity with this project would be creating one solid array of sandboxes instead of grouping them together. It would create a more cohesive look. I also want to work on visualizing different concepts using these sandbox arrays.
Sandbox house side view
Sandbox house aerial view
Model of My Residence
West side view
Residence Model
West cross section view
South front view
Residence Model
Strengths: My strong points on this project were being able to create a full scale model of my residence using the offset tool & push pull tool. Using these tools I was able to create a realistic representation of my home. Using my creative side, I did half of the home as a remodel (how I would like it to look and the other half as the home stands now)
Residence Model
Weaknesses:
Residence Model
dining room and family room aerial view
master bedroom and bathroom aerial view
Rin’s Gallery Photomatch
Strengths:
Aerial view onto patio from upper patio
View from back of Rin’s Gallery
Starbucks patio view
Carport View onto Patio
View from inside retail space
Opportunities:
Full scale view
Entrance to Rin’s Gallery