I'm Making a Huge House!

Simply put, I'm excited. I've had this idea for a while now, but it's time to get the wheels rolling. I am modeling a house from scratch, making up the design as I go along. That's not to say that it looks bad or is disproportional. On the contrary, this is a very classic and proportional home, although it does tip the scale at about 11,000 square feet. It's inspired by gracious colonial one-story homes in the Atlanta area.


SketchUp-wise, I am doing this model in the most accurate fashion, with individual layers for all materials (walls, brick, countertops, etc) and with accurate spacing and sizing of all entities. This isn't the first time I've used that approach. I did a townhouse a while ago but that grew to be too complex for my own good, and since I didn't have an official "client" for the project, the work inevitably stopped.

One important thing when making these models is not very intuitive. Despite the fact that SketchUp is a 3D modeling tool, one must first model all walls and concept plans in a 2D "top" view. All entities can then be grouped and extruded upward. I've found it hard not to "jump the gun" on that one... having been all too excited about the possibilities. :-P



Close-up views:





Preliminary 3D Extrusions:

"For the Interior Designers"

Efficiency saves money. Everything in today's market is geared toward efficiency. As a student, I often cross paths with those who major in Interior Design, due to the similarity of our interests. So over time I've developed some questions to the expectations of a designer, and the methods by which a design can be produced.

Most people are still asked (if not required) to render plans by hand. I know that hand-rendered layouts often look amazing, but as with construction and BIM, I'm certain that they could be phased out as people become more efficient in their careers. I am advocating SketchUp and its use in Interior Design. SketchUp's "styles" do the trick when it comes to presenting materials, and can make any model look like a hand-drawn picture. And when it's all done, a functional model is already completed! I haven't seen many people really harness the technology yet, and I highly recommend it!! :-)

*Visualization models used by way of creative commons license from the following Google Sketchup users: caspkeeley, HODAPPdesigns, IDW, gaj, l_a_scorpio, STONEFREE, zeuss, Acorn

"Hello World!!!"

Hi everyone! Thanks for stopping by!!!

This blog will cover topics like Construction Techniques, Design Explorations, Building Information Modeling, and a little bit of Real Estate and Development. Other studies will examine efficiency in BIM, particularly in simple software, such as 3DVia and SketchUp.

For now, I am posting some images from my personal portfolio, consisting of educational, freelance, and professional work examples. Enjoy!

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I'll be adding more images as I continue to pursue my passion... :-)