drawing types

Floor Plan – A drawing showing the length and breadth of a building and the location of the rooms which the building contains. Each floor has a separate plan.

Details – Are separate designs and are referenced on the plans. For the purposes of clarification, they are typically enlarged to identify specific materials or provide greater description. Details are often used in structural considerations…

Interior Elevations start at the finished floor elevation and stop at the ceiling. Interior Elevations show individual walls in specific rooms.

Balance

                                                


  

Radial Balance
A circular composition in which the elements project
outward from a central core at regular intervals
like the spokes of a wheel.

Symmetrical Balance
is seen in perfectly centered compositions or those with mirror images. 
In a design with only two elements they would be almost identical or 
have nearly the same visual mass. 

Asymmetrical  Balance

 is typically off-center or created with an odd or mismatched number of disparate elements. However, you can still have an interesting design without perfect symmetry.

proportion and balance

A mysterious ratio of 1:1618 hovers between any two numbers in the series, reproducing the harmonious proportion known as "The Golden Mean". Thought to be a reflection of God's divine intention for an ordered cosmos, it was called "The Divine Proportion", and was given the name Phi.
This proportion
(roughly 3 to 5) has intrigued mathematicians and philosophers for centuries and was utilized by artists and architects in ancient Greece and Egypt. It can be observed in plant and flower design, proportions in the human body, and almost everything considered beautiful in the natural world and it is seen in the incremental spiral of the Nautilus shell.
Fibonacci spiral design demonstrates nature's way of building quantity without sacrificing quality. It has been deemed the most perfectly harmonious relation between a whole and its parts and is universally pleasing to human sensibilities.A well-proportioned human face adheres to this ratio. The dancing Shiva of Hindu mythology holds a Nautilus shell in one hand as an instrument through which he initiates creation.


Rule of Thirds and Balance
The rule of thirds says that most designs can be made more interesting by visually dividing the page into thirds vertically and/or horizontally and placing our most important elements within those thirds.For the rule of thirds, imaginary lines are drawn dividing the image into thirds. The most important elements are placed where these lines intersect (see diagram a.) In addition to using the intersections, it also helps to use a 2 to 1 ratio (thus dividing the image both horizontally and vertically into thirds) so that nothing is dead center, which makes for a static image. Instead, when placing the horizon line of a landscape, or the eye line of a person, use the lower or upper third as an approximate guide.

Shipping Containers - Interior Design - AEDD140

Create a residential dwelling and design studio using shipping containers.
shipping container video
container city
cubic inspirations website
Firmitas

Create a strong concept that will carry your ideas throughout all phases of the design.

Start by selecting a location for your dwelling

Is there a design style that you prefer?

mid century modern

rustic

Is there an image or photo that you like that could be your inspiration for your design?

 










 typical dimensions

Research your location, and style. learn all you can and document it in your sketchbook.
Research information on container standards, sizes, materials...etc...

shipping container architecture

Visual Art - doodling

Bring to class on Tuesday sharpie pens.......extra fine, fine, and another size of your choice all in black. If you have a heavy weight white paper bring it along. If you have some favorite pieces of nature bring that as well...examples...driftwood, shells, flora and fauna, also wear comfortable shoes.
doodling helps you pay attention