ARCH 20 Dog House Project

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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.

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.

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.

I incorporated sustainable & durable building materials (concrete, ethically harvested hardwood, naTve, non-invasive, drought-tolerant grasses grasses).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.


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