drawings
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Drawing
Creation
Communication
Record
Drawing as a way of exploring the world: a personal passion
Drawing as a way of exploring the world: a personal passion
Drawing as a way of exploring the world: a personal passion
Drawing as a way of exploring the world: a personal passion
Drawing as a way of exploring the world: a personal passion
All constructions are designed
• Buildings don’t just happen, they are planned in advance
Fundamentals of building design
• Design is creative, on completion there is something new which did not exist before
• Before anything exists, the architect has to visualise ideas for three reasons– As a creative tool for her/himself– As a communication tool within the design
team– As a communication tool with the client
The building design process
Conception RealisationDevelopment
Imagining an idea
The building design process
Conception RealisationDevelopment
It all starts with a drawing
It all starts with a drawing
The Guggenheim Museum, BilbaoFrank Gehry
Conception: fooling around with drawings
• Sketch proposals– Working to the initial brief, the designer will prepare sketch ideas.
These need to be, at some stage, comprehensible to the client.– The brief will be revisited and revised many times during the
course of design development.
Initial sketches of the IC extension to the RAC Library
Conception: fooling around with drawings
• Sketch proposals– Working to the initial brief, the designer will prepare sketch ideas.
These need to be, at some stage, comprehensible to the client.– The brief will be revisited and revised many times during the
course of design development.
Initial sketches of the IC extension to the RAC Library
Conception: fooling around with drawings
• Sketch proposals– Working to the initial brief, the designer will prepare sketch ideas.
These need to be, at some stage, comprehensible to the client.– The brief will be revisited and revised many times during the
course of design development.
Initial sketches of the IC extension to the RAC Library
Conception: fooling around with drawings
• Sketch proposals– Working to the initial brief, the designer will prepare sketch ideas.
These need to be, at some stage, comprehensible to the client.– The brief will be revisited and revised many times during the
course of design development.
Initial sketches of the IC extension to the RAC Library
Development stage
Conception RealisationDevelopment
Alternative ideas explored to arrive at a fully developed solution
But what will it look like?
But what will it look like?
Developing the proposal
• The initial presentation must be made simple and clear. 3-d sketches often help in clarity
Fully developed proposal
• Most clients do not understand building plans. A model is often essential although 3-d rendering on computers can help.
Full working drawings of proposal
• The designer prepares contract drawings and specifications, which tell the builder what he is to build and the client, what she is to pay for
• These are general arrangement contract drawings for the IC extension
Even the Guggenheim needed working drawings
Detail development
• The designer must tell the builder exactly how the building is to be constructed, through use of detail drawings and written specifications
This is a working drawing through the eaves of a timber framed building
3-dimensional explorations
Specialised detail
• Unusual construction, such as this stone spiral staircase, will have to be drawn in fine, large scale detail if it is to be priced and built as desired.
Realisation stage
Conception RealisationDevelopment
The real building is built. The detailed drawings and documents from the development stage are used to control the whole process.
Realisation: the final reality
• Once the contract drawings have been agreed and the contract placed, the builder can start.
Contract drawings
Working drawings kept secure from point of signing contract as a record of what was agreed
To understand drawings: get a sketchbook!!
To understand drawings: get a sketchbook!!