RGA Wall Section

Created by Camila Gill

RGA Elevation

Created by Jason Boone

RGA Ceiling Plan (and cabinet/ appliance scedule)

Created by Jordan Ramsey

The Hallmark Achievement of Awesomeness That Has a Terrible Underlying Meaning

Congrats on the 100 views guys!!!! I always knew that this day would come!  It's the day that school work was popular.  Actually, this is bad because schoolwork is not supposed to be cool.

Run away while you still can...

~Random Guy

RGA Foundation Floor Plan

Created by Jason Boone

The foundation plan is the foundation to all our plans.  In my opinion there were too many layers of this drawing that were drawn in bright colors.  Enough about opinions, this is a class about fact.

Fact:  I learned there is a gap between the brick veneer and the wall.
Fact:  I learned there is gravel or sand under the slab of concrete.
Fact:  I learned there is a gap between the porch slab and the main slab of concrete.
Fact:  I learned there is anchor braces of a different variety outside the classroom.
Fact:  I learned there is continuous re-bar across the slab.
Fact:  I learned you can draw a filled circle by using the donut command and not filling it in.
Fact:  I learned that blogspot  says that donut is spelled wrong and I should change it to donuts.
Fact:  I learned there is a line break tool that is easy to use.

RGA Roof Plan

Created by Camila Gill

Using the roof plan sketch, i was quickly able to form the rough plan of the roof.  A 1' overhang was added along with a 5" roof beam. Arrows were added to the roof plan to indicated The roof slope. The process of calculating the roof ventilation toke two days, as the process to find the right calculations proved to be harder than expected.  A table of the roof ventilation and calculations was inserted along with various notes pertaining to the roof plan. Overall the process toke longer than expected, when various errors were found a time was taken to change wrong to right, but i enjoyed making the roof plan and i am confident that i would be able to make one quicker and with less errors in the future.

RGA Floor Plan and Schedule

Created by Camila Gill

This was an interesting project that had much mental drain on the brain.  It took much time, and we went very slowly.  To draw a wall one needs a mouse.  click, click and you are one step closer.  I hope you click the right places.  After much mistakes, like my grammar, one might succeed.  Afterwards, you will need to post the windows in.  This involves much argument with your group members, and it will be a lot easier if you find an easy way to place them, like with midpoints.  Next is the doors, you cannot do anything to fight these...  It's really sad because they overhang the wall and cannot be trimmed.  Kitchen appliances are a real test.  They require you to make a 2d image out of a 3d image to paste them.  This is a hassle because the lines will try to click into a 3d point when you are tracing the object.  This also requires precise measurements that often have to be changed, or as in the center island, just needs to be placed randomly to see if it looks good.  The bathroom appliances were pretty straight forward.  The walls we made were designed to accommodate our appliances, so the only hassle was the sinks which were scaled wrong and had to be fixed.  We then obtained the acclaimed achievement which is permission to print.  Before we could, we checked for mistakes, and found soooo many.  We managed to persevere, and printed our copies.  Upon completion of the printing cycle, it was pointed out that we had something wrong.  That resulted in more clicking and a frustrating search for what caused the line thickness to be changed.  Argh.  See you next time for another sarcastic post!!!

Front Elevation Sketch

The Front Elevation Sketch shows an artist's rendition of the front view of the house and the side view of the garage. Located at the center of the main house is the french door entry way. A total of four windows are located in the front of the house and are evenly spaced on either side of the entry door and centered between the the seven columns located in the front of the house. On the roof are three dormers centered over the main entry door and the two windows on either side. Two windows are located on the side of the garage. A layer of red brick veneer surrounds the home and accents of black in the door and window trim highlight the red brick color. The roof is of similar black color and the white color of the columns are used to provide a contrast in color and accent the columns. 

Roof Plan Sketch

The roof plan was created with much trial and error. The original plan was to have a hip roof, but due to the square shape of our home, the roof wound up resembling a pyramid. After much debate, the roof was drawn with gable endings on the roof and garage on the right and left side of the home. The roof over the wrap-around porch is of the same slope as the main roof therefore merging with the main roof on the front and rear side. The roof over the wrap-around porch on the right and left side of the home is also of the same roof slope as the main roof.

Floor Plan Sketch

The floor plan sketch was the true start to the beginning of the Wounded Warriors project. Based on the bubble map, but different in more ways than one; the floor plan sketch was the one assignment that toke the longest time as major decisions were made that would affect the rest of the assignment. The floor plan sketch does not resemble the bubble map completely, but is more organized. The sketch includes names for each room, and their general dimensions. In some instances, such as the bathrooms, the position of sinks and toilets were marked in mind with wheel chair specifications. The sketch toke much planing and deliberation to finish, but the work accomplished finishing the sketch saved time when making the final floor plan. Even though the final floor plan includes more details, the general house specifications and organization did not change.

Bubble Map

The bubble map represents the rough locations of different rooms for the desired house. Bubbles mark an open space for room without marking space for walls, doors, window, etc. The first draft was drawn up using a white board, a picture was taken to in order for later use. The first draft was then copied on to a white sheet of paper, changes were made to accommodate new ideas for the house. Rough dimensions for each room were marked for use in the floor plan sketch. Notes were added to mark changes made and to mark reminders of changes needed to be made on the floor plane sketch. 

The Start of Random

This blog will be used to display our Architecture I project based on  the Wounded Warrior Housing Project. Through this blog the reader will be able to measure our progress in creating our own handicapped accessible home. Our goal is to make a home that can be built, deemed live-able and hopefully, considered by the Wounded Warriors Project itself.