​Jett Warner - Architectural Design 1 

Project 01: Fibonacci Cube

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In this project we were tasked with using one of the four elements, mine being the element of Earth, to create a physical model. To begin with, we created a collage of pictures we found online that had an aspect of or was related to the element of our choice. In my research I found that most structures relating to my element were either compact or spacious. Some of the structures I found also was incorporated into or had a element of Earth in the build.

Element Collage

​Physical Models, Digital Models, and Drawings

This drawing shows our original model that was chosen out of two other models we created. I chose this model because it resembled my element most to me because it was wasn't perfect and is rough and jagged like the Earth but still having smooth surfaces of the cardboard. 

After the drawing we moved onto creating digitally using a program called Sketchup. In Sketchup we created our original Three Plane Models digitally, in the slideshow below it shows four views of my model; side, corner, top, and human perspective. The digital model is to scale on a person, which is included in the model, while the original physical model is only eight inches by eight inches.

After creating our Three Plane Model in Sketchup we added more onto it in Sketchup basically playing around to see what I liked and saw making it relate to my element of Earth. This is where my background on video game design came into place and how it took shape of a patio/pergola or outdoor space. The photos also include a interior perspective from a person.

Finally after liking what I made on Sketchup I went back to the physical Three Plane Model and added onto it with more cardboard and later adding basswood onto it. Adding to it I saw it as a outdoor space so the new cardboard added to it I saw as walls, ceiling, and floors to the outdoor space of my model. The basswood added more detail and design to my model and making it look more look like a actual structure.

Project 02: 

Element: Fire
Biome: Rainforest