For my house I chose Mario Botta’s house in Riva San Vitale Switzerland. This house is a very tall building; it is five stories high and sits on the side of a mountain, overlooking a lake and more mountains.
For my plans, elevations and section, I decided that it would be best if I drew all five floor plans up the page as to indicate the layers of the levels. I also decided to draw both the north and south elevations to show the distinct cut out sections of the building, as well as the unique landscape and truss bridge. For the section I decided to position it beneath the south elevation because it works better that way, the viewer is able to contrast between the exterior and interior of the building. I fell that five plans and the two elevations work better than if I were to just do a couple as it tells the viewer more about the building.
For my perspective drawing I decided to focus on the unique truss bridge that extends from the building to the mountainside. I drew this image as a one point perspective with the vanishing point at the centre of the bridge, so it looked as if you were standing on the bridge staring down to the house. I positioned the truss in the centre of the page and extended the lines beyond the page to make it look as if you were already standing on the bridge. The vanishing effect draws the viewer’s eye into the page and makes them more interested in the building.
Overall I am happy with my drawings but if were to do them again I think I would spread my plans out more because they felt a bit crammed on the page, I could do this by using a larger sheet of paper, also I think would add some trees to the landscape of the elevations and section. I would also like to spend some more time on the perspective drawing, because I felt like it wasn’t finished and there could of been more rendering that I could of done to it to make it more effective.
For my plans, elevations and section, I decided that it would be best if I drew all five floor plans up the page as to indicate the layers of the levels. I also decided to draw both the north and south elevations to show the distinct cut out sections of the building, as well as the unique landscape and truss bridge. For the section I decided to position it beneath the south elevation because it works better that way, the viewer is able to contrast between the exterior and interior of the building. I fell that five plans and the two elevations work better than if I were to just do a couple as it tells the viewer more about the building.
For my perspective drawing I decided to focus on the unique truss bridge that extends from the building to the mountainside. I drew this image as a one point perspective with the vanishing point at the centre of the bridge, so it looked as if you were standing on the bridge staring down to the house. I positioned the truss in the centre of the page and extended the lines beyond the page to make it look as if you were already standing on the bridge. The vanishing effect draws the viewer’s eye into the page and makes them more interested in the building.
Overall I am happy with my drawings but if were to do them again I think I would spread my plans out more because they felt a bit crammed on the page, I could do this by using a larger sheet of paper, also I think would add some trees to the landscape of the elevations and section. I would also like to spend some more time on the perspective drawing, because I felt like it wasn’t finished and there could of been more rendering that I could of done to it to make it more effective.
2 comments:
Hi,
Great plan, section and elevations! I wanted to see if you had any advice on where I can find plans for Mario Botta (specifically for the house at ligornetto). I need to build a model for school and any help would be greatly appreciated!
Please if you have the plan of Ligornetto can you send it too me! I hope you do!
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