Project 01 – FORMspace - Architecturally Significant Houses

For this project, students will be developing a set of architectural drawings a historically significant house.  Students will research and analyze the work of the house’s architect as well as the design characteristics of the house itself, focusing on architectural form.  With this understanding, they will create a set of design drawings that permit detailed exploration of an architectural work, historical events and people intertwined with the work, and technical skills in architectural representation.  This process will require in-depth research, detailed inquiry, and the development of reasonable interpretations.

For students exploring architecture, this project will provide an overview of many different aspects of the profession.  We will have the opportunity to explore history, design theory and technique, as well as the various technologies and materials that make architecture possible.

Houses used for this exercise will come from a pre-selected list of homes that:

• are significant in the history of architecture
• reflect the thinking, beliefs, and technologies of their time
• were created by architects who have made or continue to make significant contributions to our built environment
• have unique characteristics of form

Students will create the following drawings as part of their effort to understand and express the work they observe:

• Concept Drawing of their Architect
• Floor Plan
• Elevation/Facade
• Interior One-Point Perspective