ARCH 20: Architectural Graphics I: the SketchUp SequenceSpring 2015 / Jerry Lum / Instructors: Lum + Huang

Week 1: Dog House – Learning the basics of SketchUp

Perspective View

Dog HouseOrthographic Projections

Images clockwise left to right:

Roof Plan

Front Elev.

Left Elev.

Rear Elev.

Right Elev.

Dog House: Isometric View

Dog House

Images left to right clockwise

2-point perspective

Perspective vignette

Perspective vignette

Reflections on Dog HouseStrengths:

• Perspective views with entourage and shade and shadows are

visually compelling

• Complexity was achieved in the design by creating arrays of design

elements such as the series of overhangs

• Using recognizable visual themes and integrating them with

variation helps to create a level of unity in composition..

Weaknesses:

• Having not considered actual pathways of travel, there are no

visible ways to get from one level to another.

Discoveries:

• When using Shadows, I often need to change the date and time in

order to create the best shadow patterns for each view. See

variation in elevations and perspectives.

SLO 1: Create accurate drawings that communicate

simple architectural design intentions.

Apply graphic conventions and standards appropriately After constructing my 3-D model, I can easily produce my standard orthographic projections, isometric view, and perspectives. Exporting these as 2D images is just a click away to make these standard views accessible!

Relate each drawing within a set to each other to fully describe significant aspects of a design from the general to the specific

Roof plan and exterior elevations describe my dog house as a series of single but related views. Perspectives give a more realistic vision to the lay audience of my design.

Demonstrate a correspondence between the design intentions to be communicated and the graphic representations produced to communicate them

Produce drawing that are readable and meaningful to others

SLO 2: Analyze the specific intentions communicated

by analog and digital modes of graphic

communication.

Identify the intended message(s) behind the graphic

communication, whether produced by analog or digital

means

My design intent was to use basic SketchUp tools to create a dog house that is unlike the typical one and accommodate a number of dogs. Intentions were realized.

Assess the integrity of the message(s) – identify the

strengths and weaknesses of the represented

intentions

At this early point of the course, my messages are simple and straightforward. As is, I’ve successfully envisioned my idea of a dog house and its integrity is without question.

Assess the efficacy of the related graphic representa-

tion(s)

Especially with the multiple perspective views along with the roof plan and elevations, the dog house is fully visually communicated to others.

Propose enhancements to what is being graphically

communicated

As I learn to use other SketchUp tools and really unleash my imagination, I can design with greater complexity.

Dog House: SLO Progress Report

SLO 3: Apply use of scales, line quality, graphic

conventions, and drawing systems and techniques.

Create clear and appropriately ordered hierarchies of

visual information

Compose elements of a drawing in a clear organized

manner that relates visual information on each drawing

and between sets of related drawings

SLO 4: Demonstrate an understanding of the purposes

of various architectural graphic techniques.

Identify the similarities and differences between:

Orthographic projections: plan, section,

elevations, and details

Paraline drawing: isometric and obliqueOnly isometric views are demonstrated at this point.

Perspective drawing: 1-, 2- and 3-point

Achieving these perspective types is just a matter of orbiting, zooming, and panning.

Compare and contrast the graphic systems describe

directly above

Demonstrate an integrated use of analog and digital

tools in the process of developing a set of design

intentions

We haven’t yet used our freehand rapid visualization techniques.

ARCH 20 / SPRING 2015 SLO ASSESSMENT v.2.0

The Rhino Sequence

Top: Trace Exercise; Middle: Surface Explorations; Bottom: Chair Exercise

Top: Array Exercise; Middle: Bottles Exercise; Bottom: Bottles Exercise continued

Top: Terrains + Lofting; Middle: V-Block Exercise; Bottom: Helix Exercises

Top: More Helix Exploration – Cutting & Slicing; Middle: Flow Around Surfaces StudiesBottom: Duck Exercises

Top & Middle: Rubber Ducky Construction; Bottom: “Vegetable-Inspired” Transformations

Top & Middle: : “Vegetable-Inspired” Transformations; Bottom: “A Conversation between Solid Objects”

“Turtle Boy” Exercises + Studies

Top: More of “Turtle Boy” Exercises + StudiesMiddle: Rail Curve Exercise Rendered Bottom: Importing .skp files & Rescaling Exercises

SLO 1: Create accurate drawings that communicate

simple architectural design intentions.

Apply graphic conventions and standards appropriately

Relate each drawing within a set to each other to fully describe significant aspects of a design from the general to the specific

Demonstrate a correspondence between the design intentions to be communicated and the graphic representations produced to communicate them

Produce drawing that are readable and meaningful to others

SLO 2: Analyze the specific intentions communicated

by analog and digital modes of graphic

communication.

Identify the intended message(s) behind the graphic

communication, whether produced by analog or digital

means

Assess the integrity of the message(s) – identify the

strengths and weaknesses of the represented

intentions

Assess the efficacy of the related graphic representa-

tion(s)

Propose enhancements to what is being graphically

communicated

Dog House: SLO Progress Report

SLO 3: Apply use of scales, line quality, graphic

conventions, and drawing systems and techniques.

Create clear and appropriately ordered hierarchies of

visual information

Compose elements of a drawing in a clear organized

manner that relates visual information on each drawing

and between sets of related drawings

SLO 4: Demonstrate an understanding of the purposes

of various architectural graphic techniques.

Identify the similarities and differences between:

Orthographic projections: plan, section,

elevations, and details

Paraline drawing: isometric and oblique

Perspective drawing: 1-, 2- and 3-point

Compare and contrast the graphic systems describe

directly above

Demonstrate an integrated use of analog and digital

tools in the process of developing a set of design

intentions

ARCH 20 / SPRING 2015 SLO ASSESSMENT v.2.0