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Two points perspective and concept drawing

 Today we looked at concept drawing using two points perspectives. We were given a print out of an image which was a small residential house and were asked to reproduce it. 



To start, we drew a strait horizontal line of 14 cm from the bottom of an A3 paper with a B pencil and a ruler. The second step was to make two marks at the end of the lines to create the left and right hand vanishing points. After this, we drew a vertical line of 15 cm from the left of the page to use it as the front corner of the construction. The fourth step was to draw one line from the top of the vertical line and another from the bottom to connect to the vanishing points. Then we drew two parallel perpendicular lines on both sides of the original vertical line to mark the ends of the construction. Following the image, we proceeded by adding the extending wall to the front of the building then we rubbed out any lines we no longer needed and looking at the image we added the windows and context in order to put the building in an environment. To finish we drew over with ink for a best result.


To finish my building, I coloured it with soft pastel 



In Architecture concept sketches are used  to effectively communicate with clients, offering a visual representation of design ideas to help clients understand and envision proposed structures. As an architecture student, learning two-point perspective drawings will allow me to explore and experiment with design concepts in the early stages of my project, helping me to refine and repeat ideas before committing to detailed plans. Drawing in two-point perspective will as well help me develop ability to convey spatial relationships within the design, understanding how different elements of the building relate in terms of depth and scale. Presenting a concept sketch make it easier to understand and give feedback based on visual design process. This skill will be helpful during my project as I have to produce six 2D outcomes and two of them will be hand drawings


Here are examples of more concept drawings by other architects and architecture students 


Mike Engel (2017) Redefine sketching in architectural design, available at: https://medium.com/autodesk-university/redefine-sketching-in-architectural-design-9665d68a3e74 Accessed: 05/03/2024




Tapestry Landscape Architecture (2020) Landscape design plan and sketches, Available at: https://tapestrynj.com/landscape-design-process/landscape-design-plans-and-sketches/ Accessed: 05/03/2024


Comments

  1. Sam Dargan26 February 2024 at 02:49

    What value does this have to your project this term and to your practise as an Architecture student. Creating a concept sketch is essential to give your client a visual reference for the design. Expand on this (you could show examples of other concept sketches, both hand drawn and digital, for example: https://tapestrynj.com/landscape-design-process/landscape-design-plans-and-sketches/)

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