Week 9 BLOG

 WEEK 9 Blog:

This week in class we talked about the container home project and the considerations we can start figuring out for our own container homes. We talked about how the location, the client(s), feeling and setting are important. We should also start considering how many containers we would like to use on our project and levels we want.
For my inspirations so far, I decided that I want to make a container home as kind of a retirement home for my parents. They have always wanted to move to Florida, especially once my sister and I are out of the house, so creating something like that for them really interested me. They love the beach, so my entire childhood we took trips to beaches, to Florida and I know that they would love to be as close to the ocean as possible. For the location specifically, there is a beach we used to visit when we kids near Jacksonville, Florida that is a perfect location for my container home to be. There are many tall, bright colored beach houses and I think that adding another bright colored house would be perfect for this area. I think that I would like my container home to have multiple levels as well to match the surrounding houses and to ensure safety if for some reason there is flooding next to the ocean. I think I would like three floors or even two floors with a lofted area for my parents bedroom. I definitely want to give them a big deck and front porch if I can with the containers because they love being outside. 

In class we also talked about the different ways you can orient container homes for different levels to achieve an open floorplan and a large amount of space so that there can be storage and so you don't feel crammed into a container, instead, it feels open and free. Some ways you can start to brainstorm is with the Adjacency matrix. This diagram allows you to start deciding what areas of the house should be next to each other and consider how large that space should be. Block Diagrams and BUbble diagrams also allow you to start laying out a floorplan and your ideas for each space so the movement and flow throughout the house is intentional and realistic. 

Chapter 8 in Sketching Interiors talked about how critical it is to be able to freehand sketch an accurate perspective. The quick sketch is very useful during the schematic design phase. It allows you to present your design concept quickly and effectively. You should practice this technique frequently in order to master the skill of perspective drawing. 

The concept of contrast was mentioned earlier in the book. Presenting contrast in your drawing is essential. The contrast can be created by different values and colors and it will create a sense of death. If the object is closer to you, you should have strong contrast on it, but if it is farther away from you, you should have soft contrast on it. Texture in drawing is important to show the realism of an object or environment. This can be done with careful observation in the application of the appropriate techniques using line qualities. Volume in drawing allows you to represent the proportion of an object. Thin lines should be used in bright areas and thick lines should be used in dark areas. This makes your drawing more alive. Color and light are two more important factors for color rendering of both interiors and exteriors. Understanding the fundamentals of color and light will help you to master the techniques of color rendering. Hue, value, and chroma are important features of color, as well as color schemes, color combinations, and other drawing styles. There are also four different drawing styles: the basic style, modern style, classical style, and natural style. 

My Sketch: