Redesigned space for Stoel...

For our final we were assigned a space within our building and was asked to redesign it for a visiting artist. The time frame was from about a few days to a semester, so not a lot was necessary, or so I thought. Although this space was for a specific person, it still had to be able to accommodate all types of artists and people, be versatile. I was assigned the administration building. The hardest part was taking the measurements in the space in a short amount of time because these are the admin offices, you can't just wonder in because you forgot something. So pictures were helpful..







After that we had to draw our technical drawings; floor plan and section elevations. After we planned out our ideas and plans, we had to build the model in sketch-up. That was the longest process because it was first time using it and I had to restart like 3 times, but overall I think it turned out great. It feels good to know that these are my ideas that other people can see visually. I can walk them through it with sketch-up and my hand drawn perspectives. I chose the furniture placement, room separations and color scheme. That feels GREAT to say. Overall I'm very proud of myself and the work I've done. Of course there were things that could have been changed or improved on, but there will always be changes to be made, I think.

Finished products:












A few things I might have done better would have definitely been the layout of the board. I feel like it could have flowed a lot better to make it more understandable to someone who's not apart of the major. A super graphic would have also been more creative. And also to record more of my progress. I always remember that I should have taken pictures and stuff after the fact. I don't take care of my first attempts at things, and that's if I keep up with them. I'm trying to get to the point where taking pictures and blogging because a part of the process as a whole, not an after-the-fact type of thing.

As the end of the semester approaches I can now reflect on my work and the progress I've made throughout my first year. I'm eager to see what next year brings and to put forth the improvements I've made.

sCavenger hUnt cLues 5-7.. Pick a car, redesign and add more style

SOoOoo.. this is my car.. resemble anyone?? haha.. I wanted to have fun with this assignment, so instead of just doing a simple "pimp my ride" type of car, i decided to turn it into one of my professors. The colors didn't come out the way i planned for them to but overall i'm happy with it. I hope he doesn't take this the wrong way, it's all in fun :-) This concludes my first year of Iarc..

tHe nExt cLue in tHe sCavenger hUnt..

OMG.. it was like a flashback of the sticks and cell phones nightmare from last semester!! haha.. but less.. We used the exercise to get inspiration. Out of a minimum of 25 thumbnails we chose 3 to be included into a perspective of a comfortable reading nook. I included mine as a painting on the wall and on some storage boxes. After drawing the perspective we had to copy it 3 time, choose ONLY 4 marker colors and render them using different proportions of each in each drawing ( i hope that makes sense :-o) but i enjoyed this assignment very much. I'm still trying to get the hang of this using color thing, it's not as easy as it looks to me. But in time, i'll be a pro..











ooOoh nOOooo!! you know what i just realized.. no scale figure :-/ CRAP

sCavenger hUnt..

The first part of the hunt was to draw two spaces that tell a story..

My first story is from back when i first started here at UNCG. Most of my time was spent in the Atrium and in the EUC (student center). I drew the upstairs in the EUC because that table to the far left was the table i spent most of my lunch times at with my friends. It's a significant place to me because a lot of stories, gossip and information was shared in that spot and it's hard to forget that.



Now, it's more about where i've ended up. I stay in Spring Garden Apartments (no stalkers please) right on the edge of campus. This is the outdoor space that's provided for us. I spend quite a bit of time out here just to clear my head and search for inspiration. It's pretty open even though it's in the center of the "U" shaped building.

FIiELD TRiP!! WoOOoo HoOOoo....

SOoo.... over the weekend we went to Monticello by Thomas Jefferson in Charlottesville, VA and Bear Run, PA to see FALLiNG WATER by Frank Lloyd Wright.. Seeing T.J.'s Monticello was fun but..... I've been wanting to see Falling Water for YEARS, so it was something like a dream come true :-)It was AMAZiNG!! Of course being an interior architecture student, i sketch.. so here's a few i came up with. They were done relatively fast, which is not how i usually work, but I'm proud of them...



That's a profile of Justin M.on the right.. hehe..



On the bus when we were coming back Patrick mentioned that Falling Water looked like open drawers on a dresser.. i took inspiration from that and tried to make it actually look that way.. here's the attempt..

My perspective of the fountain for extra credit.. None of the colors wanted to come out right for me :-( doesn't look the best, but it just motivates me to want to do a lot better!! RENDERiNG iS HARD!!