Garrett-3A

Welcome to my page, I will be posting the work i have done in my CAD for architects class here..

In this area of the CAD booklet, we have been working on getting the basics of house/room building down, specifically the kitchen. I have learned how to place cabinets, resize cabinets, use fully rendered view points, and the usage of soffits. I think these skills would be useful to a real-life architect, or room designer, because chances are, they have to design kitchens. I had trouble at first with the sizing of all the cabinets To ameliorate this problem I traced back my steps, and realized I over-sized one of the cabinets, I fixed the cabinets size, and the rest fit in perfectly. I was successful in that I didn't have to ask for the instructors help, and did this section entirely independently. In adding a flat screen TV, a few appliances, and a trash compactor, I added my own creative tinge to the monotony of the CAD work booklet.

In this section, we learned how to do the porch, and the deck of the bungalow. We went through step by step, to place the porch, and then make it so the roof overhangs it. We also placed the deck, and added soffits, to be used as support for the deck. I learned how to do all of the above, and also learned how to change siding/roofing color. This could be applied to the real world in the same way that the rest of the CAD booklet could be applied, for architects, home designers, or an ambitious homeowner. I had trouble placing the soffits in this section. I couldn't size them right so they seemed as supports. I eventually overcame this problem by using the “ctrl” button, which allows free movement of an object, and it doesn't snap it to a grid. I was successful building my porch, and lacing the roof overhang over it. I could use this in the future, if i go into a field involving porch/deck design. I was creative in this section by choosing my own colorations for the wallpaper and the roofing.

In this area of this ridiculously easy class, we learned how to make some of the terrain surrounding the house. This includes roads, sidewalks, and a walkway leading from the front porch to the driveway. We also learned about how to place scenery around the house, like trees, shrubbery, and pools. In real life, if i were a landscaper this would be helpful, as I would know how to design it on a computer. I had trouble at first sizing the walkway, it wasn't placing evenly. I worked through tis problem from continually replacing the sidewalk, until it was placed the way I wanted. I was successful in everything thing in this area of the book, nothing was very challenging. In using a placement of shrubs around the walkway, a pool, tiki lights, and other various outside placements, I made this product under my creative label.

In this section we learned how to view the building from all angles, and place the different angle on a layout. We learned to also make the layout page change automatically. This could be applied to the real world, say if I were to be making a portfolio for college, of housing design, or anything that requires a portfolio page by page. I ran into trouble, because my display tools weren't all correct. I fixed this by going in, and toggling on all of the needed tools. I was successful in this, in creating my company logo, BadassCo, and then making the first page of a layout. I was creative by changing the name of my company from my mundane first name, as the book suggested. Also i did not go by all the guidelines with the lines surrounding the name, adding another creative tinge.

In this section we learned how to do terrain elevation, and fix it so the house looked correct in the way the terrain was designed. These skills would help me as a landscaper, or a real estate agent, looking for an ideal place to build a house. I had trouble at first with the elevation, because it clashed terribly with he way my house was placed, so I had to go back and re-do all of the elevation steps, and make them more precise. I was successful in the complete construction of the house, without having to go back to earlier parts of the book looking for help. Creativity was introduced throughout the whole house, as i placed windows and doors to my liking.



In this section We learned how to make architectural blocks of our own. This would help using the architecture programs, so I could build certain sets of furniture, or other walling that I might use later. It would also help me to place my logo easier. I was creative in this, because instead of using my name, I used the name "badass," putting me outside the norm of the rest of the class. I didn't have any problems with this section and everything came easy.





In My design I chose the 1 story design, but I added in some thing sof my design, for instance as you can see in the overview picture, I have two parts of the house, which are interconnected by a walkway. It would be a pretty expensive house to build and furnish, considering its size and accessories. The pool, the basketball court and the gazebo are probably some of the most costly things included in my design. Maintenance wouldn't be that tough, since it is all a one level house, with a lot of open space. The yard has a lot of free space into it. The toughest thing to maintain would be the pool, which still isn't that bad. The largest problem with my design, is that I didn't include a ramp for the handicapped, and between the two buldings there are steps up to the doors, all in all, it's not very handicapped accessible. Heating and cooling would also be very costly, due to the separate parts of the bulding, multiple heatig and cooling systems would be requires. This building isn't a building for middle class or lower class people, You'd need a good amount of money to procure, and then to maintain and continue living in this building.