Maximilian LIM JAKE YAng
Architecture Degree Works
Design Communication
Design Communication is a mixed discipline between design and information transmission between the client and the architect through ways of communication such as drawings, or presentations. This module introduces the students the important design communication skills through architectural drawings and sketches. This is a 6 credit hour subject held over a period of 14 weeks.
Project 1a: On-Site Sketching
In this assignment, students were tasked to practice their skills in visuallizing a space through observation. We were to choose several spaces from Taylor University Lakeside Campus and express them in sketches. We were required to emphasize or several aspects such as rhythm in architecture, textural effects and landscape to demonstrate our understanding of space.
Below are my progress sketches and sketches for this project.
Project 1b: Tonal Values
This assignment required student to develop skills in creating various tonal and depth value in sketches, enhancing one's sketch. We were to develop 4 different tonal value styles sketches of a house in Kamakura, Japan. My works below include different hatching styles such as stippling, cross-hatching, one-directional hatching and scribbling.
Project 2a: Orthographic Projection - Plans, Elevations and Sections
Students were required to demonstrate drafting skills of architectural drawings of a simple building. The building we were given was the Farnsworth House by German Architect, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. We were to present proper architectural drawings with architectural symbols, proper line weight andhand lettering manually with the help of our lecturers and tutors.
We had to research the plan, elevation, sections, interior and exterior images of the building and translate them into A1 sized tracing paper. Below are my orthographic drawings or the Farnsworth House.
Project 2b: Axonometric Projection
Axonometric drawing is a method of expressing an idea through a type of parallel projection to reveal more on a building from a side. From our understanding of the Farnsworth House through the production of our orthographic drawings, we were to produce axonometric drawings showing the interior and exterior of the building.
Like the orthographic drawings, we had to emphasize on the quality on our hand drawing skills such as line weight, architectural symbols, proportions, and neatness. Below oare my axonometric drawings of the Farnsworth House.
Project 2c: Perspectives
This assignment required students to produce 1 exterior perspective and 1 sectional interior perspective of the Farnsworth House. We were to express the building through 3-Dimensional drawings in the format of one-point perspective and two-point perspectives. Doing this, we must understand how to translate the plan of the building into perspective drawings. Like all of the other architectural drawings, we were to produce drafts and progress drawings before creating the final drawing.
Below are my progress drawings and my perspective drawings.
Project 3a: Finishing & Presentation
This assignment required students to produce proper architectural drawings (plans, elevations, sections, perspective drawings) of our structure design from the Architecture Studio 1 final project. This project was exciting as we could create architectural drawings through our own designs. We were to practice and put everything we had learned from the previous drawings into this project.
Below are drawings of my Architecture studio 1 final project design.
This module had successfully taught me the fundamental basics on producing architectural drawings manually through traditional methods. There were many problems I had faced in creating these drawings and had learned to avoid these problems through practices and experiences. These are skills that are important for future assignments and projects.