Sketch to Finished Floor Plan : My Process, Graphics and Settings
30X40 Design Workshop
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I make videos about architecture, design simple modern homes + share the process behind the making of architecture. Architecture tutorials, portfolio and design advice for students and professionals, architecture short courses, sketching and drawing workshops, architectural essays, product + book reviews. Videos revealing the thinking, the process and the ideas behind the making of architecture with a focus on residential design. It's an inside look into a growing architecture practice on a small island in Maine. 30X40 Design Workshop was founded, Eric Reinholdt, an award-winning architect, entrepreneur, and author of the "Architect + Entrepreneur" book series. He's an avid mountain hiker, father, husband, guitar player, documentary film fan, home brewer and native New Yorker. My practice is headquartered in a custom designed "Long Studio" on Mount Desert Island just off the coast of Maine, home to Acadia National Park. Here I design simple, modern custom homes of all scales.
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Follow along as I turn a design concept sketch into an architectural floor plan. Learn the graphic conventions I use, my detailed settings, along with tips and simple techniques you can use to improve your drawings. Architectural drawings are representational, they explain how to construct our ideas in physical space, but they're also powerful tools you can leverage as part of your design process. Timestamps: 00:00 Design Sketch 00:51 Template and Title Block I Use 01:30 First Principles ( h/t Semper ) 01:50 Grid and Walls (Enclosure) 03:45 Doors and Windows 05:29 Line weight and Layers 08:08 Hatches, fills and color 10:02 The "Mound" 11:19 The "Hearth" aka "Adding Life" 12:43 Inspiration (a recommendation) 13:18 Download my title block and drawing templates https://thirtybyforty.com/digital-drawing-templates ▬▬▬▬▬ Resources ▬▬▬▬▬ ➕ Digital drawing templates: https://thirtybyforty.com/digital-drawing-templates ➕ Specification + Schedule templates: https://thirtybyforty.com/spec ➕ Architect's Toolkit (incl. shop drawing stamp): https://thirtybyforty.com/toolkit ➕ Architect + Entrepreneur Course: https://thirtybyforty.com/a-e-course ▬▬▬▬▬ GEAR I USE ▬▬▬▬▬ https://thirtybyforty.com/kit
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