Joao

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A On my first assignment I had to work inside the house, mainly on my kitchen. I learned how to put essential things like fixtures and furniture on the right place, and make everything fits on the right spot. These skills will make easier for me to build my own house; I will have a better idea of where things should go, and how big these things should be. I had a hard time putting the ceiling over the cabinets and how to centralize the furniture. But with the book's instructions and my teacher's help I could solve those problems easily. I was successful putting the corner cabinet right, with no problem. But I didn't demonstrate any creativity because i had to follow the book's instructions.

B

On this drawing I worked outside the house, unlikely the last one, when I worked with furniture and fixtures inside the house. On this draw I learned how to build a underground story, outside walls, decks, and platforms. If I would be an architect or an engineer I would have to know how do these things work. We need platforms under the decks because if not the deck would fall down, we also couldn't use the same kind of material for outside walls as we use for inside walls. I had problems with the right size of the deck's stairs and platforms to reach the ground, but I solved it by changing the measurement on the dialog box. I was successful reading carefully the instructions in the book, and ask my friends and teacher for help, now I learned how to solve those problems and I won't have to worry about the same problems again. In this drawing I didn't have to show creativity, just follow the instructions exactly how the book said.

C



On this drawing I learn how to use and manage the shadows, move the sun angle, and change the direction of the house. I changed the sun angle to make the shadow seems like it was a 4 p.m., I also moved the direction of my house. Last drawing I was working with material stuff, things that people could actually touch, differently of this one. If I was planning my house in real life, I would like to put it on the best place for the sunlight hits the house as long as it could. So I'd be able to economize energy. I didn't have too many problems on this chapter, and the few that I had, I could solve asking my teacher and my friend questions. I didn't use too much creativity because I had to follow the book's steps.

D On this assignment I learned how to make a layout, post pictures on the layout, and measurement. I created a new layout and posted pictures of the directions of my house, I adjusted the measurement of my walls, windows and doors. Last drawing I was working on my house plan, this exercise was something completely different, I worked in a different area. When you are planning a house, or any building you must take the best measurements to make the it safer, prettier, easier to move around and easier to put things on place. I have some problems with the right measure to use for each wall, but then I made some math and got the right measures. And again I didn't use too much creativity, because I had to follow the book.

E



On this drawing I worked outside the house, with terrains. Last drawing I also worked with shadows and sun angles outside the house, but it isn't material as the terrain tool is. I learned how to build a house on a irregular ground, I also learned how to use platforms to hold the house when it isn't on a uneven terrain. Is hard to find completely flat spots to build a house on, even harder if you live in a mountainous region like Maine and this skill give you a better idea of how and where build the house. Was pretty hard for me to build the deck on a steep terrain, but I solve this problem using the platforms tool and moving the terrains lines. I was successful building my house on the right place, because I changed the elevation of the terrain. When I most showed creativity was when I build the stairs going from the deck to the back yard.

F

On this drawing I changed the outside walls and the foundation material, and I also learned how to create my company's logo using the “create a block" tool. I was nice to learn, because I got to know that I can make a wall and a foundation of many different materials, and how to make my own logo. It would be really useful when I have to choose my house's material, or if I have to build a house. Another good factor is that now I can create a logo for my company and I don’t even have to work with architecture or design to do it. Ironically the hardest part on this chapter was using the right kind of letters. But Mr. Bailey taught how to use the "see through" style so I could see my complete background without the grid. I was successful changing the walls and foundation material, because I already have an idea of how to do it, because I have done that before with furniture and fixtures. On my logo I showed creativity making something that nobody had done before, and something different of what the book tell us to do.