Arch 484/584 Architectural Design - Cheng

designing media space

Assignment 4.2:

Detailing Connections

Objectives:

To advance your interior design by developing a vocabulary of material assemblage

Problem Description:

Articulate your design through designing elements in detail.

Procedure

1) PRECEDENT STUDY

Examine articles in your environment and select something that gives you visual delight. Find something that has the characteristics that you want for your design.

Draw the object to scale so it fills a 11" x 17" sheet of paper.

2) DESIGN

Design one piece of furniture and one planar system or element (ceiling, wall, floor, opening) that shows how materials will be brought together.

Draw these pieces on an 11" x 17" sheet. Draw the whole or components of the piece at the same scale as your found object in step 1.

3) RENDERING

Model the pieces in 3D and insert them into a room model of your design. Render the room showing two different lighting effects.

Schedule

Wed May 17: Bring object and sketches from parts 1 & 2

Fri May 19: Draft of 3D model

Mon May 24: Renderings of space

References

Eileen Gray: Design and Architecture: AAA NK1535.G68 G37 1993

Alvar Aalto Furniture: NK2635.F53A233 1985