In progress learning portfolio Week 4

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IN-PROGRESS LEARNING PORTFOLIO

Arch 20 Spring 2016 Camila Coelho



WEEK 01


Chico’s and Marshmallow’s House Requirements • • • • •

One house that fits for both Each one wants a private space They love to eat together and want a common area Chico wants a skylight Marshmallow thinks it is a good idea

ENTRACE

CHICO’S

COMMON AREA

MARSHMALLOW’S

SKYLIGHT

ENTRACE

UP LOW CEILING

UP HIGH CEILING


Dog House 1 - Chico’s and Marshmallow’s House


Exterior Elevation - Front

Exterior Elevation - Left Side

Exterior Elevation - Rear

Exterior Elevation - Right Side


Dog House 1 - Chico’s and Marshmallow’s House

Perspective - Chico’s point of view

Perspective - Marshmallow’s point of view


Section using the “paint bucket� to paint inside faces making the effect above


Dog House 1 - Chico’s and Marshmallow’s House

SWOT

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats The first exercise was interesting and demonstrated all basics commands of skechtUp. All projects have a context and a client so my clients were Chico and Marshmallow how wanted a new house for two, respecting their sizes. The software was easy and intuitive to deal with, making the “Dog House 1” a fast and funny exercise. Exploring the program content is possible to discover that the program looks likes simple but there is a lot of options to use that could help during projects presentations. One good example of it is “section plan” that provides sections and floor plans in one click. To make this type of representation works, is necessary to paint all inside faces of the wall making a sort of solid hatch. Another important command is inside of “camera” and controls views (perspective, two points perspective and parallel projection). Before exporting images is necessary to check camera view and shadows. At least all the range of components in 3D Warehouse helps putting vegetation, people and animals and also any kind of object or furniture.


UP

POOL

MARSHMALLOW’S

Beach House • • • • •

A house to relax and stay with friends Open spaces, big windows and doors A swimming pool Two houses in one Window connecting pool and interior spaces

COMMON AREA

UP

CHICO’S


Dog House 2 - Chico’s and Marshmallow’s Beach House


Exterior Elevation - Front

Exterior Elevation - Left Side


Dog House 2 - Chico’s and Marshmallow’s Beach House

Exterior Elevation - Rear

Exterior Elevation - Right Side


Perspectives


Dog House 2 - Chico’s and Marshmallow’s Beach House

Perspectives


Floor Plan using the “paint bucket� to paint inside faces making the effect above


Dog House 2 - Chico’s and Marshmallow’s Beach House

SWOT

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats Chico and Marshmallow are back to build a new beach house. More complex than “Dog House 1”, the second dog house is bigger and I used more functions to make the 3D model. At “Dog House 2” components and blocks were the most important functions of the week. To create multiple objects as columns, once I “make a component” if I need to adjust one, all is going to be up to date automatically. I also used layers in the model, the easiest way to control different components, groups and elements is to create layers. With layers defined is easy to adjust, turn on and off and especially before export 2D images is possible to turn off parts that is not necessary to the view. My model worked well during the whole process and SketchUp has an Autosave that is really helpful when the program shut down with a message of “Bug Splat”.



WEEK 02


Cubes in Space

In Progress


Cubes in Space

In Progress



WEEK 03


Cube / Casting edges / Shade / Shadow


Two Points Perspective Hand Drawings

Cube / Casting edges / Shade / Shadow


Cube / Casting edges / Shade / Shadow


Two Points Perspective Hand Drawings

Cube / Casting edges / Shade / Shadow



Floor Pattern Studies


Changing the floor pattern in the same space makes a room look like different in a sensory way and in a spacial way too.


Floor Pattern Studies


A way to create different possibilities is to draw a “tile� and think how it is going to be assemble. In these cases above, rotating, copying and changing color of tiles changed the flooring pattern completely.


Floor Pattern Studies

SWOT

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats During the week 3 exercises I tried to combine hand drawing and Sketch Up model to optimize my work. While I was creating new patterns using the ideal of a tile that repeats in different positions I realize how faster is to think and draw (by hand) what I want first and that go to Sketch Up and reproduce in the 3D model. I didn't have any trouble with the software this week and everything works as I wanted to.



WEEK 04


Matrix of Possibilities 8 types of wall in floor plan and 3 different variations in elevations.


Wall Themes and Variations Study

Floor plan - 8 types of wall

Wall Variations in Elevation


INSPIRATION Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey, Planet Earth Martians came to Earth to get inspiration from ours best samples of architecture. To project the new conference building in Mars the Hagia Sophia building was use as inspiration to create the core of the new building.


Creating Domes - Martians New Conference Building

Exterior Elevation - Front

Exterior Elevation - Back

Exterior Elevation - Right Side

Exterior Elevation - Left Side


Red Portal to enfaces the entrance

Big monumental stairs with ‘organic’ handrail

Space ship entrance at the top of the stairs


Creating Domes - Martians New Conference Building

SWOT

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats The week 4 exercises were fun and I tried to explore as much as possible the ‘follow me’ command. In the Martians New Conference Building I used ‘free hand’ to create the path for the handrail. To draw with ‘freehand’ I create first a plan in the z axes to use as a base and than ‘follow me’ worked as I expected. In class I had no problem doing a traditional handrail, using ‘divide’ to set the location of the intermediate profiles. I didn’t have trouble with the domes, the only thing that sometimes I needed to do was intersect two geometries to erase part of the dome that was built wrong. I enjoy choosing the ‘style’ of this project. Is great to know that sketchUp give some options to control background colors in a quick way.


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