Process of Studio Design

We had a major project that lasted a month I think? The class was split up and one half got assigned the loading dock on the ground floor and the other the administrative office on the first floor. I got the latter. Our assignment was to redesign the space for a designer/artist/ photographer/sculpter etc... We were to include a studio space, sleeping area, bathroom, and a food prep area. So we started out by taking measurements of the space and making a plan and section elevations. This is the model of the space.

This is my granite for the countertops.

These are my swatches that I was contemplating for the space...

And these are the ones I choose. The Water Hyscinth is more purple than it looks here; but it definitely has blue undertones. The wood is what I used for the flooring.

My precedents are as follows: Candice Olson as my client, the desks for storage and possible meetings of her clients, the 'circle kitchen', and a purple flower towards the purple in my space and the painting of the flower in my bedroom.

Here is half of my board with the plan and my section elevations.

These are the first perspectives I drew of the space. The other later ones are so much better than these. But these are sketchy drawings.

These are the 3D plans from sketchup, with some changes. I included these because I think it helps to understand the flow of the space better than a perspective that is more like just a snapshot.The rest are perspectives. The first of each pair (which I will number) are the first drawings of the space. I then updated and rendered the next one for my final drawing.

1a.1b. This one is my favorite!!! 2a. 2b. 3a. 3b. 4a. 4b.

5a. 5b. 6a.6b. And this is my final board!!!

In Living Color

In Suzanne's class a few weeks back, we were first asked to draw a 12ftx36ft space including a living area, dining area and kitchen. We constructed a graph to actually trace the space onto and then use a different media on a 4th of the drawing. So I started (on the left) with colored pencil on bond paper. Then I used marker on charcoal paper. The third one is watercolors on watercolor paper. Then the last one is marker and colored pencil on normal printer paper.

After the first one, we received feedback on them and then were told to get someone else's and make it better. use basically the same space, get inspired by something of the other person's work, and design. I had Michelle's space and She had a picture of the flower on the wall beside the dinning room but I wanted it on the whole wall as a focal point. This is my rendition!

And here is everybody's!

Clue Seven

After morphing it, in this clue we render the drawing. I used red colored pencil. I started out by using the stippling method, but it wasn't turning out very well so I changed to using longer strokes and shadowing by pressing harder or lighter on the paper.

Clue Six

The next clue is to redesign the car. We lay paper over the top of the original drawing and morph it into something new and exciting. We need to include atmoshphere and a scale figure! I did a futuristic scene. This before I inked the drawing and gave it a more polished look.

Clue Five

In this clue, we just need to pick a car, any car, and draw it. Pretty simple huh? I picked a 69 Mustang Convertible; an oldie but goodie!

Clue Four: Changing Colors

This clue required us to choose no more than 4 colors (neutrals like black do not count) and use them within the space. We were supposed to pay attention to light and shadow. My favorite of these three is the first one. I think the colors work the best here. I think I should get more markers. Mine are slowly starting to fade and I can't use them when that happens.

Clue Three: Weaving it Together

This clue asked us to pick three of our favorite thumbnails and use incorporate them into a reading nook. We could use them as inspiration for arcitectual details, textile patterns, or wall coverings. Can you see how I incorporated each one to the reading nook?

Clue Two: Processing Patterns

Clue number two had us go back to first semester where we did the sticks and cellphone project. We choose and object and drew (at the least) 25 thumbnails from it. Next clue we are expounding on that.

Clue Number One: Storytelling in Perspective

So for our final project in Suzanne's class, we are doing a sketching scavenger hunt! I am excited to do these, especially since she is giving us class time to work and possibly finish them. That gives me time to work on my other project for Studio, which is taking up every second of time I have. But these are the first two sketches for clue one. We were asked to find 2 places on campus that meant something to us in some way and then tell the story, by the picture first and then supplementing that with words. There are some good points of these sketches, but I could probably do better if I could give my full attention to it.....more to come in a few days!

First Design

We were asked to simply design an open space with a dining, living, and kitchen area. The fist drawing above is the first space I designed. Then, the second part of the project was to take someone elses design, receive inspiration from it in some way, and then design their room again, better than before. Of the second two, the first is the beginning of the second one, which is the final design. I had alot of fun working with markers in this drawing. This is my first big attempt at markers, but I am proud of it!

Field Trip!

This past weekend our class went to Thomas Jefferson's Monticello and Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Water. It was a great trip to learn about these vastly different men, and how they both captured something within their designs that still holds them, to this day, to be proclaimed as two of the greatest architects of all time. You can tell from the photos that the styles are quite different from each other. Jefferson continued to look back to the past, drawing inspiration from classical language, while Wright stood out from the pack and designed something completely new and inovative, focusing on nature.