Project 2: Barcelona Pavilion

Project 2a: Orthographic Projections

Task:
In this first part of second project, you will include sufficient evidence to show that you are competent in a range of architectural drafting skills.

The following evidence should be presented:

• floor plans
• front, back and both (left & right) side elevations of the given building
• 2 x cross-section view of the building showing floor and roof construction. 
  The project evidence must be produced in pencil on butter paper first, and inked on tracing paper for the final submission.
  
  
  
  

Project 2b: Axonometric Projections

Task:

 Following the demonstration in the lecture, use pencil and butter paper to generate an external axonometric drawing of the Barcelona Pavilion. You are to refer to your orthographic drawings and the documents for measurements and information throughout this exercise. After producing your drawing in pencil, proceed to trace your final ink drawing on tracing paper. You will have three weeks to produce the axonometric (that is to include an exploded or x-rayed portion to show the internal spaces of the Pavilion). 

Project 2c: Perspective drawings

Tasks:

Two-Point Perspective
Identify an external view of the building which interests you. This view can be selected from existing drawing and/or photographs. (You need to ensure that there is sufficient information to assist you in developing this perspective of the exterior).
Construct a two-point perspective grid on a piece of butter paper. Things to consider here include: where to place your picture plane, what is your viewing angle and your stationary point. This construction will be facilitated during studio tutorials.
Using the information of the space you have selected, draft a two-point perspective using the grid. (Place the butter paper on top of the constructed grid to construct your drawing).
Ink the perspective onto a piece of A3 tracing paper. If your drafted drawing on the butter paper exceeds A3, reduce the drawing to fit A3 size before inking it onto the tracing paper.

One-Point Perspective
Repeat the steps above to produce a One-point Perspective drawing. For this exercise, instead of producing a typical One-Point Perspective, we shall be constructing the drawing from the Section you have previously produced in Assessment 2a: Orthographic Projections.

As such, in order to produce this drawing (also known as a Sectional Perspective) please construct it at a scale of 1:100 from the short Section and construct a one-point perspective grid rather than a two-point grid.

Reflection:
I'm really glad to try out with all these equipments for technical drawings, I gained experience every single time. From plans to perspectives, I realized they are all connected and it teaches me a lot of skills, like drawing, differing line widths, projecting drawings from plans or elevations, etc.
This assignment did help us to sharpen our skills and prepare us for our future career.