trading spaces

we were to trade our spaces with a neighbor and remodel it into our style. 

this is my version of cassandra's space.

it's what's on the [inside] that counts

with a given wall of 12' x 36' we were to create an open interior space with a kitchen, eating, and entertaining area at a one point perspective 

[more images on the way]

five interior furnishings

divide & conquer [final presentation board]

detail [curry]

while other members of my group focused on columns, iron work, etc, i zoomed in on a window on the curry building's facade... i made sure to show the contrast between the smooth frame, molding, and keystone, and the rough brick surrounding them. 

did i even eat last night...?

class warm-up: draw last night's dinner

yes! for once i DID find time to fix dinner!

divide & conquer [five perspective sketches]

[top three...]

[example 1 link]

[curry building: east exterior]

i love the loose sketchy, yet detailed style of the stone building example and the way it depicts the surface of the building.
i've always sketched with detail and a pencil, and shading, but this is my first time back to this style since we began drawing in pen so much. I really like this and it makes me miss drawing with pencil...



[example 2 link]

[curry building: main entrance interior]

as the example above uses line weight to show hierarchy, i tried
mixing pencil and pen, as well as contour and gestural lines, to show a similar view of the front lobby.  there's not as much contrast as the example, but I still like the subtle mix...


[example 3 link]

[curry building: stairwell]

the cross contouring in the example helps define the planes of the surfaces in that bathroom, and i thought that drawing a space like a stairwell could use some directional lines as well...
and i love this one! again, i went back to my pencil and also used a straight edge to map it out while using crosshatching to give depth, shape, and orientation.

[the other two...]

[curry building: facade]

here i tried another gestural contour playing with tight and loose lines. I like the composition a lot, with the plants in front and the building climbing up from behind.



[curry building: east exterior]

this one's my least favorite - i wanted to capture the area i travel every time I go to the curry building, but my contours in this one seem weak