Learning Por+olio: Week 2 DOG HOUSE
Arch 20 Spring 2016 / April Oh
F R O N T
L E F T
Exterior Perspec9ve Views
R E A R
R I G H T
WINDOW WALL
Interior Perspec9ve Views
ENTRY WALL
L E F T ALCOVE WALL
INSIDE LOOKING OUT
STAIRS (Side & Front)
Other Views
POOL/DRINKINGFOUNTAIN
L E F T STAIRS (Side & Back)
TOP VIEW
S T R E N G T H S •
I successfully created the vision I had in my head & believe I avoided the obvious.
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ASenTon to detail in design, both in funcTon & form. It was created with my parTcular dog’s needs & desires in mind (loves to climb, heights, soaking in the sun – & then a shallow pool to cool off post-sun, fresh water supply via the water fountain, plenty of room for her friends, fresh grass to lie & roll around in, & a doggy den with concrete floor when she wants to retreat to a more private, dark, & cool spot) as well as human needs (a high window offering her privacy but offering me the availability to quickly check in on her without being intrusive, & the carpeted step-up to her bay window bed can act as a seaTng opTon for me if I want to keep her company & read by the window light), while saTsfying my desire for a clean, modern aestheTc.
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I refused to take the easy way out. I experienced some iniTal difficulTes in recreaTng my vision in SketchUp (over several iteraTons) & wanted to challenge myself to get the design right rather than quit & begin anew with a simpler/easier design.
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I incorporated sustainable & durable building materials (concrete, ethically harvested hardwood, naTve, non-invasive, drought-tolerant grasses grasses).
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I could probably charge upwards of $3,000 to rent in SF...if it were actually built. J
W E A K N E S S E S •
While I menTon as a strength my success in bringing my design vision to fruiTon & refusing to switch to a less challenging design method acer encountering repeated difficulTes, both of these things can also be weaknesses. Being married to one vision alone is myopic & can pose greater than needed difficulty. Perhaps if I were a liSle less stubborn & willing to compromise on variances in vision, I may have been able to use my Tme more efficiently & been less frustrated over all throughout the creaTve process.
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There are no safety features on the stairs or building edges to prevent falls. IncorporaTng aestheTcally-pleasing, minimalisTc features that would be fun for my dog without fully considering safety risks is careless.
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My vision would have been more visionary if I were more familiar with the SketchUp applicaTon – pracTce makes perfect.
O P P O R T U N I T I E S •
This was a fun opportunity to explore both acquired skills & limitaTons thus far using SketchUp, so I know what to build upon & improve through studying & more pracTce.
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This was an opportunity to hone more logical thinking in the sense of how things are soundly built & how separate parts piece together to make wholes, as well as learning to strategically plan layers & hierarchies during the design process.
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It was also an opportunity to beSer learn the balance of meeTng a client’s (my dog’s) needs with my own thoughts & ideas.
T H R E A T S • 
Recovering from health issues has put me in a place of catching up instead of ahead of the curve. Physical limitaTons are always a threat, I suppose, just like Tme management and prioriTzaTon are with any project, or juggling of several projects.