Visual Studies
These are studies of buildings or neighborhoods done in Representation or Studio classes. Click the images to enlarge.
Precedent Analysis - Society Hill
This precedent analysis was done before designing the rowhomes and neighborhood in Studio Two. It looks specifically at 266 St. Joseph's Way in Society Hill but also includes the surrounding neighborhood of rowhouses. The analysis explores the concept of unity within the spaces on different scales. This project was done with a partner, Aaron Woolverton.
This is the composite analysis, showing both plan and elevational renderings with a material key and diagrams. The diagrams discuss the parti of the building, reaching out into the surrounding context for design inspiration, and a theme that I noticed in the design, the emphasis on verticality.
This plan was hand drafted then taken into Photoshop to be rendered with my own hand made material swatches. We also learned how to hand draft shadows, which was the main focus of making this plan.
In this elevation, we were to capture the unique brick design on the front facade of Skirkanich. It is a glazed green brick oriented in a vertical fashion.
This is the composite analysis, showing both plan and elevational renderings with a material key and diagrams. The diagrams discuss the parti of the building, reaching out into the surrounding context for design inspiration, and a theme that I noticed in the design, the emphasis on verticality.
Skirkanich Hall
This was a brief study of Skirkanich Hall on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania. Though we discussed both its physical and conceptual design, the main focus of this project was to learn combining hand rendering with computer rendering on Photoshop. It was my first experience with handmade swatches, something I still use, and computer rendering techniques. We also practiced drafting the lines of the building.
This analysis includes a perspectival drawing of an interior space within the library, three details, and two diagrams that discuss the nature of the space.
This perspective depicts one of the smaller study alcoves. It is hatched in black ink.
We had to draw details of elements that were structural, ornamental, and one that was both. These were done in charcoal.
This analysis includes a perspectival drawing of an interior space within the library, three details, and two diagrams that discuss the nature of the space.
Fisher Fine Arts Library
The Fisher Fine Arts Library, designed by Frank Furness, was another building on Penn's campus that we studied. We were to use charcoal to draw one structural element, one decorative element, and a third element that was both structural and aesthetic. We then drew a perspective view and hatched it in pen. This project was focused on our drawing skills.