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 Since we don't have a topic to talk about today, I thought that I would just share more about my project.  I started out with two precedents, (shown below) and I thought through what made both of them stick out and which portions I wanted to implement into my own design.  CASA RECICLADA The structure of the "Casa Reciclada" consists of three shipping containers. Two of them are 20 feet on the first floor, and one is 40 feet cantilevered container on the second floor. Fujimori explains that the design was created for a young couple for countryside living. Use double-leaf windows. BOX HOP The Box Hop Three Shipping containers, Retreat in the woods of Ohio. Sits on stilts. Black and white elements for the interior. Next, I looked through locations and settled on Great Fall, Montana, which is a beautiful small town surrounded by water and mountains.  INITIAL CONCEPT: My initial concept for this design is to create a space that looks larger than it is. I want to do this ...

      This week we started looking through our container project and came up with idea boards.       In our readings, we learned about different types of drawings, such as floorplans, elevations, isometrics, and perspectives. These will be really helpful in the future when we are bringing our container houses together.      While working on my precedent studies and concept ideas, I came across many that were L-shaped. One that struck me the most was the one shown below. It gave me a lot of inspiration to create a welcoming outdoor area and to make glass walls in order to really open up the space to the outdoors more.      For my general design, I want to focus on the L shape and create an open floor plan, where the bathroom and bedroom would really be the only rooms that are closed off from the others.  Finally, this week, for our sketch, we rendered shrubs or trees, below is my attempt at a tree. 

 This week we talked about Emphasis, Contrast, and Details: First, we talked about Emphasis: Emphasis can be brought out through different aspects including Texture Lighting Furniture View Architectural details Emphasis brings some drama, balance, and personality to a home or space Emphasis is the purposeful development of focal points and establishes a hierarchy within the space It also determines how viewers perceive or feel about a space.  Next, we covered Contrast: Cohesiveness is important but not so much that everything blends in  Contrast adds balance Should be achieved by two or more elements of opposing characteristics in a space Creates Visual interest Finally, we talked through different things that are considered details and said that they were the "icing on the cake" in a design. 

 In this week's lesson, we talked mainly about rhythm  Progression, repetition, transition, contrast, radiation, and gradation are all different forms of rhythm.  Progression When every part of the rhythm becomes more or less of something Repetition When a sequence is repeated Tends to create a sense of stability Transition smooth movement throughout a space Contrast Object used next to another that is different in color, size, or shape Creates movement types smooth vs rough shiny vs dull light vs dark round vs square Radiation A rhythm that goes around a circle.  Gradation Hue from lighter to darker larger to smaller Proportion/ scale  size of objects and how they fit together makes balanced and comfortable.