Methods of Design:
To finish of the second half of the quarter I decided to look up styles/ categories of designs that people use. The design of a build can have many influences that shape its form, some pertaining to social significance such as past life memories or nostalgic feelings about certain domestic space areas , some related to the climate, personal preferences, functionality, economic reasons, the list could go on forever. Sometimes during the design process there are times where you think analytically and find the correct solution or you think of all possible and non-possible solutions and narrowing that design down to what’s possible from it. Throughout the quarter as my experience in design progressed I noticed a pattern in what I did for each design. Step one I would identify: where I identify what needs to be solved, the location the site is at. Then I would design: start off with thinking how to bypass the climatic conditions so that the building can be comfortable throughout the year, sketch out what I know a building can be (foundation systems, walls, doors, windows, and the utilities). I would also incorporate some of the feedback from the previous critique. Finish: after I have a model that was presented I then would go back and tweak it a little bit to fit the feedback of that week. The pattern in my designing phase is that I stayed balanced in thinking if it’s possible and not possible, so the final design could have my audience question the actuality of the project. So this week I was on a search for inspiration to see if some of the designs that I have are or can be built, as I was looking I came across many types of buildings that inspired me more than I expected. I didn’t want my time spent search to be too long because I didn’t want to be too much inspiration where I was stealing the design so I limited my search to one site. Trying to limit myself I felt like I got too much inspiration, what I mean by this is that this one site gave me enough where the ideas in my head that were just a thought are almost a concrete design. Below is the link that I used and types of and architectural designs that I might enjoy trying.
Design Types:
Backyard Cottage
http://www.houseplans.com/collection/themed-backyard-cottages
Cottage fire place plans
Environmental cautious plans
Cabins
Lodge
Guest suite
http://www.houseplans.com/collection/themed-guest-suite-plans
University
Fields
Sloping homes
Climate orientated
Wrap around porches
Vacation homes
U/L Shapes
Duplex
Tiny house
Suite/ master suite
Modern home
Multi family home
http://www.houseplans.com/collection/themed-multi-family-plans
Luxury home
Energy efficient
Bedroom number
Garage living
Basement living
Backyard living
Dream decks
Resource:
http://www.houseplans.com/collection