Introduction to Freehand Architectural Design

Overview

“Architectural plants are representations on a horizontal plane, that is, seen from above at a height determined by ourselves. When we draw architectural plans it is as if we cut the building or object horizontally to see its entire interior from above, including the materials from which the walls are made.”

In this video lesson Héctor López addresses the topic: Architectural plan: see the architecture from above, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Freehand Architectural Design. Learn how to illustrate a custom architectural space with layouts, perspectives, and human scale.

Partial transcription of the video

“We start exercising the observation muscle. And we start understanding basic things like proportion and depth. As we progress. however. we will now begin tackling the architectural plan. This architectural blueprint is probably the most commonly used visualization in the field of architecture. It helps us and is the foundation for understanding our architectural projects. From this point forward. my drawings will depict interconnected architectural spaces. Additionally. i include precise measurements and detailed annotations to provide comprehensive descriptions of each area. The developmen...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Freehand Architectural Design

• Level: Beginner
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• 4 units
• 15 lessons (2h 1m)
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• Category

  Architecture & Spaces, Illustration

• Areas

  Architectural Illustration, Architecture