Brett Seedig: Architectural Design 1

Tiny Space for Architects

At the beginning of the year we were assigned a project called Tiny Space for Architects. In this project you have to find a place to put your tiny space, research all about that place and then design your tiny space. I had decided to put my tiny space in Jacksboro, TX. This project lasted throughout the whole year because everything we did involved it. 

Word Art

​We started out by getting a word from our teacher and then we had to design a piece if art from it. This was called the word project. My word was playful.

​Then we put ink on our thumbs and then put our thumbs on a piece of paper. That was going to be our elevation. 

Site Plans and Bubble map

Then we used our finger printed elevations and created a site analysis. This was fun because we got to see how the layout of our land was going to be.

​Next we created our bubble drawings. This was just an idea of what we wanted our tiny space to look like. As you can see I change my idea many different times. ​

Single Line Floor Plans

After that we created our floor plan. This was probably the most fun part because we got to design our first house. ​

Elevations

​Then we created our elevations to see how the sides of our tiny space would look. 

Models

Then we created our model. This was made out of chip board and it helped us see how our tiny space would look.

Wall Thickness Floor Plan

Then we started on what a real house would look like. We had to put in the wall thickness. This made the house look like a real design. 

Roof Plan/Site Plan

After that we did our roof plan/site plan. For this we got our original site analysis, then put a building line and our roof plan on it. 

AutoCAD

Then we learned how to use AutoCAD. This was cool because you can use AutoCAD for anything in life. It was a little difficult at first, but when we got the hang of it it was easy. This is when everything was perfect strait lines and the right measurements. 

Final Model

Then we created another model. This model is a better model than the first, it isn't just thrown together. We made it perfect, and used glue to make it look even better.