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HUA SUEN
Assignment 2: Orthographic Drawing
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This is our second assignment for the module, same as the last one, it is an individual assignment. For this assignment, we are required to generate orthographic drawings for the Ex Of In House by Steven Holl, which includes the floor plans, site plans, side elevations, and cross section of the house.
On the left are my orthographic projections of the house. The ground floor plan and first floor plan are placed on the upper left, which would be seen at first, then the site plan, and followed by the side elevations (North, East, South and West), and two sections.
In these assignment, the inking part is very important and lineweight weights a heavy part of the marking.
I had a really hard time on drawing the orthographic projections of the Ex of In House, as this house is very special one. Most of its walls are slanted, the windows are made from different shapes - circles, semi-circles, rectangles, squares, and slanted ones too. There are two floors in the house, both with different floor areas.
Assignment 3: Axonometric Drawing
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This is our third assignment for the module, slightly different as the previous one, we must now produce axonometric projections for the same house, including an exploded axonometric.
The one at the right is the exploded axonometric of the building, showing the spaces within it (ground floor and first floor), and also the roof detached from it. Two walls facing the front are exploded (pulled out) as well as the windows (including frames) and doors. The other two wall remain attached to remain a clear and neat view of the axonometric drawing.
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Roof, walls or floor plans detached/exploded from the building is projected to its original location with dotted lines. The exploded axonometric bears the same angles as the closed axonometric (55,45).
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Lineweight is applied the same way as it is in the closed axonometric projection.
At the left is the closed axonometric drawing of the Ex of In House, with angles 55,45 (as the other wall is slanted). It presents the almost-aerial view of the house, showing two sides of it and also the roof top, as well as the reflective pool in front of the house.
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Lineweights are applied to show depth or distance of a thing to the other, by using thicker lines for items in contact with the void. Items that are seen attached are drawn with thinner lines.
Assignment 4: Perspective Drawing
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This is our fourth assignment for the module, which we need to draw perspective drawings for the Ex of In House, with given floor plan and cross sections. There will be two perspective drawings that we will produce, which is the one-point perspective, and the two-point perspective.
The one on the left is my one-point perspective drawing of the section of Ex of In House. From this drawing we can see the entrance to the building, the living room, the kitchen, the stairs, and part of the first floor. The roof, the windows and openings could also be seen. There is also a basement underneath, and a stairs besides.
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Natural light is passing through the quadrant-circular window on the ceiling, which lights up the interior more along with lights from the other windows that are shaped differently. I am trying to show the light source and its travelling path in the house by hatching, and I hope it is a successful attempt. Nonetheless I enjoyed (actually I suffered) a lot drawing this perspective and I would say the hardest part of it is the stairs (don't ask me why).
The two-point perspective on the other hand, is relatively easier to draw, to my surprise. The picture on the right is my attempt at two-point perspective of the Ex of In House.
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I had a great time drawing this, and enjoyed as much when I started doing the rendering (which is the hatching and shadows). the challenging part is how to draw the shadows - I had spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to do it, and I am quite happy now that I am finally being able to draw the shadows correctly, by also understanding the mechanics. Shadow-drawing is not what I had imagined in the first place. One does not simply draw the shadow out of imagination, although I really am tempted by the thought of that (it would make life much easier).
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Nonetheless, I had learnt so much from this assignment and I really hope I can do better next time, with new knowledge and an improvement on my drawing and rendering skills.
Reflection
Through this assignment I had learnt more about orthographic and axonometric projections, as well as perspectove drawings. I had learnt how to project them from the plans, elevations and sections of the building, and also learnt how to better apply appropriate lineweight to my drawings to make the drawings clear and readable. Also in this assignment I had learnt to do things more cautiously and patiently, which is a hard lesson learnt through mistakes (I smudged a lot in the orthographic projections).
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