CHRISTOPHER ANDREWS ARCHITECT & TOWN PLANNER
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| AN INTEGRATED SOCIAL AND
ECOLOGICAL DESIGN PROCESS PART
VIII :
THE USE OF STUDY MODELS & PERSPECTIVE SKETCHES
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Lakeport Residence Study Model
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Calistoga Residence Farmhouse Kitchen Sketch
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Calistoga Residence Living Room Sketch
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We often build 1/4" =1'-0" rough study models that allow us to actually get down into the interiors of the project to see what the actual spaces will feel like. This helps us especially with the proportions and shapes of spaces. These models are built very roughly, so that they are easy to take apart and modify as we see fit. We don't want to get too precious about them-they are working models, a kind of three-dimensional sketch. Another tool that is helpful in designing the feeling of interior spaces are freehand perspective sketches. In these sketches we start to suggest color, pattern and texture. Here in the Hoff residence, we are exploring the shape and articulation of the plaster vaulted ceiling, and the proportions of the large casement windows and transoms in the main living spaces. Both the models and the perspective sketches are especially accessible to clients that are not trained in reading architectural drawings. This clarity of communication, in terms of the way that the space will eventually look and feel, between the designer, the client and the builders is especially critical to the success of a project. These last several pages illustrate have how the project language and the preliminary site investigations form the basis for the schematic design phase. During schematic design, we draft the first design plans, sections and elevations, build rough scale models, and do stakeout work on the site. The schematic design drawings are also submitted for initial planning review with relevant local government agencies. The project language both continues to evolve throughout schematic design, while setting a normative standard from which to evaluate the work.
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GO FORWARD TO PART IX: COMPUTER MODELS
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GO BACK TO PART VII: HOW THE PROJECT NARRATIVE INFORMS THE BUILDING PLANS
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GO BACK TO THE INTRODUCTION/TABLE OF CONTENTS
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