Learning Portfolio(In progress) Angelica Flores Arch101 Spring 2016
Week 2: First Project-Dog House Arch 20 Spring 2016/Angelica Flores
Dog House 1
Perspective Views(from left to right): Front, Left, and Right
Perspective Views(from left to right: Worm’s eye view, at eye level, and bird’s eye view
Reflections Learning how to u se Google Sketch Up is both a challenge and a fun activity. During the f irst 2 weeks of school I became very much aware of my lack of computer skills . However I have learned in class that mistakes are ju st an opportunity to get bette r. Now I try my hardest not to get stuck and instead figure out how its done. It always takes me a while before lessons really sink into my memory so I learned to deal with this fact by revisiting notes and try ing to keep up with demonstrations in class. My first dog house that I tried to construct on my own didn't turn out quite as how I envisioned it and given current time restraints in conf lict with othe r classes I decided to keep it how it is and move on from it for now. I’ m hop ing that the next dog house I construct will be better than the first.
S.W.O.T Analysis Strengths: Even if this is my first
time using Google Sketch Up, I was able to use what I learned in class and apply them in my first attempts at designing.
Weaknesses: I did not consider the degree of reality upon my construction such as dimensions and thicknesses. In result, my dog house has no thickness to it. I only realized this when a classmate asked a question regarding the topic. Opportunities: I always have the opportunity of going back and making my dog house better. Threats: The possibility of messing up when I attempt to fix my previous mistake and end up making it worse than before.
Dog House 1.2 My Self Practice of Technique Afte r learning about the offset tool in class I tried to u se it to create depth and dimension to my dog house. I was able to off set and create the window successfully. I thought maybe I could offse t my existing roof to cre ate the desired thickness that I wanted but it didn't quite work out that way. I first offse t one side and then used the push/pull and did the othe r side. This created an awkward inte rsection of p lane s whe re the point of the gable shou ld be. So I thought abou t draw ing a line and try ing to form that point by deleting some parts but that didn't work out eithe r because it would just delete at odd angles. I ended up drawing a line across the awkward intersection and deleting what stuck out. My end result is a f lat su rface where the point of the gable shou ld have been. I then realized that I forgot to offset and try to create thickness on the overall walls.
Lessons: Digital Versus Drawing Rapid V isualization
Practice: Drawing lines, circles, and spirals
Drawing things that we believed to be simp le is harde r than I thought even if I’ve taken drawing classe s before. I have the tendency to always sketch so it was hard for me to keep my pencil to the paper and draw in c continuou s fashion. Going back to the basics really challenges the ability of the mind to focus and slow down so that we pay attention to detail.
Lessons: Digital Versus Drawing Cubes In Space Before we started the Cubes in Space study in class I tried it on my own at home. I used the measuring tape tool to sp ace out everything. In my version the cubes are five feet by five feet and then I used the push/pu ll tool to bring it up to five feet. Than I spaced the cubes five feet apart from one another. In class I learned an easie r way of doing it by se lecting and copying more than one cube. Its faster and takes up less time.
Week 3: Dog House 2 Arch101 Spring 2016/Angelica Flores
Dog House 2
Perspective Views(from left to right): left side view, front, right side view
Perspective Views(from left to right): rear view, top elevation, and close up of window detailing
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