Design Philosophy

The best thing in the world is to create something from your imagination and see it come to life. I've been making this happen for three years now and I absolutely love it. I hope one day to become a designer of custom homes, as well as themed design. I want to push the boundaries of regular design and completely toss out neutral design. I've studied abroad in France, England, Spain, and Portugal, giving me endless ideas from the past and for the future.


Thursday, March 01, 2012

Drafting!

My very first attempt at drafting! Of course, the scanner didn't pick this one up either but I'll give you guys a look-see anyway. This is all very informal of course, because it is my first time doing this, so keep that in mind.
 To start off this project, my friend Abby and I measured everything you can possibly imagine in one room. But only the items attached to the wall. Above is a picture of only some of the measurements written. To give you guys an idea of just how much we had to do here's the process for one door:
door height
door width
door length
door molding, top and sides
glass panels height
glass panels width
molding around glass panels height
molding around glass panels width
glass panel distance from top of door
glass panel distance from bottom of door
glass panel distance from sides
door handle height from ground
door handle height
door handle width
and so on.
Now in the room we measured, there were three doors, three windows, electrical strips on three walls, one light switch, a radiator, one large plug outlet, and floor molding. The tiles on the floor were also measured, as well as the overall height of the room and width of the walls. It was hectic and difficult but Abby and I think we got it all!


I was going to post a general birds eye view floor plan, but my drawing was too large in the end. Instead, here are a few cross-section views of each individula wall. Not very many measurements are listed here, but it's an example none the less. I'm currently working on recreating these with their now proper measurements, as opposed to these quick hand drawn ones.

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