Learning Portfolio by Amanda Ramadhani
ARCH 20 Jerry Lum
Fall 2015
Dog House Week 1
Strengths :
-‐ Created and designed my first Dog House with
certain measures and put two figures as measure
-‐ Successfully created hexagon and half circle
shaped windows.
-‐ Tried to build stairs and base for the bottom part
of the house
Weaknesses : -‐ Designing the walls and other
part of the house
-‐ Size and shape of the house it is
too mainstream
Reflections
Opportunities :
-‐ I should learn more about new ways
and tricks to make simple thing
faster
-‐ Redo the stairs with the right ways
to do it
Risk :
-‐ Slept around 1 am to recheck the measure
and that also the time when all my ideas
came out. Almost slept in my Economic
class
-‐ Borrowed my Father’s mouse to do this
Cubes in Space – Week 1
Elevation
Strengths:
● Successfully created array of cubes with
additional design. Transformed into
component and replicate multiple times.
● Placed 2D designed figures on particular
spot. Turned the shadow on and took zoomed 2D graphic from different
perspectives.
Challenges:
● Created an array which as the array
goes up the numbers of the cubes
decreased.
● Placing the figures on hollowed top of
the cubes.
ReflectionsPlan View
Perspective fron ISO
How do I do better next time?
• Move the figures parallel
with blue lines, green lines and red lines.
• Make different component
on an array, so it could have different design.
• Creating a pyramid array.
Crazy Cube Arrays in Space
Strengths :• Successfully create
cube ,transformed into a component and replicated multiple times to create this complex array
• Zoomed into array, turned my shadows on and place several human figures for scale to create a dramatic shot.
Challenges :• I need to learn how to use
rapid visualization technique to hand draw something similar to what I produced in SketchUp
Reflections
Perspective View within Array
Rapid Visualization
Free Hand Drawing
Strength :
✓Draw multiple lines from different
points focused on two point and one
point
✓Created cubes in space by free hand drawing
✓Created cubes developed into cylinder, cone and different shapes from a cube
two point
✓Created cubes hollowed in specific part
Reflections
Challenges and Threats :
oDrawing circle into ball
oHairy lines on the main structure
oDecide to bold the main line
oDrawing too small size shape
oForgot to get off at the right bus stop when drawing in Muni Bus
Opportunities :
◇Draw straight lines more frequently, so it wont become hairy
◇Draw circles and spiral more frequently
◇Consider the angle
◇look closely and correctly before bolding a line
◇Create shade to make strong effect of the hollowed part
Rotate, Stairs and Follow me tool Week 2
Strengths :-‐ Successful at trying out new
ways to do SketchUp; Rotate,
build stairs, and using follow me tool. -‐ Made the stairs into component
so it will be easier to move
around -‐ Experimented using various colors to make it more catchy
Weakness : > Still inaccurate when rotating >Still have hard time to arrange position for component
Reflections
Opportunities : -‐ Find out more about coloring the shape created with follow me tool without coloring per surface between lines -‐ Practice more to adjust components
Risk :> Having too much fun with the tools, lost when listening to Jerry > Had to ask him and slowing everyone down
Floor Patterns, Layers and Scenes – Week 3
Strengths :
-‐ Created opened front wall house, transformed into component and copied five times with
certain distance.
-‐ Learned how to make scenes, layers and arrange the hidden and the appearance of a
structure
-‐ Successfully created animation with 23 scenes
about different perspectives for each house
-‐ Successfully created six different floor patterns with various tools – rotate, move, rectangle, line,
scale, measure and protractor.
-‐ Added style and fog for the background to make
it more interesting
Reflections
Challenges : o Decide good point of view to make
scenes for the animation o Brainstorm the ideas for 4 different
floor patterns o Erase small lines outside and inside
the design o Arranging the best time for scene
transitions and delay
Batik Flower Pattern
Blue Diamond Pies Pattern
Dizzy Water Pattern
Black Yellow Wood Pin Pattern
How do I do better next time ?
✓ Freehand sketch more to
brainstorm ideas
✓ Practice to take better 2D
graphic from different
perspective
✓ Recheck thoroughly each scene
transitions before finishing the
animation to see if it is good
Piazza Campidoglio Inspired Plaza – Week 4
Strengths : ◇ Successfully recreated the Piazza
Campidoglio with addition of statue figure and human figures for scale to create
dramatic shot
◇ Successfully created a shape, replicate
multiple times and turned into a design
◇ Created stairs, turned the shadow on, put
brick and stone paint for the floor and the
stairs, and changed the background
◇ Made it into animation with several scenes
Reflections
Challenge : -‐ Erase the lines especially the small ones -‐ Create the star shape in the middle, the line
has to be from end point to end point -‐ Create the stairs without hollow part on the
top -‐ Create a perfect offset for outside part of the
circle
How do I do better next time? • Practice using offset tool for different
shapes and space • Be more careful drawing line from point to
point
My Own Designed Museum Floor – Week 4
Malevich Suprematist Inspired Building
Strengths :
๏ Successfully created building based on the
Malevich Suprematist Design
๏Used various different tools, applied new ways
such as divided, double click to push pull, and
import image for background
๏ Each shape put into groups and made it into
different layers. It helps editing other shapes.
๏Put tree figures, made it into component, and
multiplied it couple times, also put human
figures as a scale
๏ Turned on shadows, created several different
scenes and took dramatic shoots
Reflections
Weakness and Threats : ๏Accidentally erased one line that one side of the building gone
๏ Created offset on certain surface ๏Arranged different groups into one ๏ Set one particular scale for every structure to correspond one another
Opportunities : ๏Determine scale of the building by comparing it to human figure
๏Be more careful using moving tool, erase and offset.
๏Consider shape while designing ๏Don’t work late at night
Wall Study - Week 6
Strengths: ✦ Successfully created 3 different designed walls and 2
intersected face
✦ Created different shapes using follow me tool,
intersected with other shape and made it into my unique and interesting
✦ Created doors and windows with intersecting them
✦ Turned on shadow and took dramatic 2D graphic
Reflections
Challenges and Threats
• Using the rotate tool to the intersected shapes
•Collaborate two shapes into one shape. Moving the
right point from one to another point
•Drawing shape and create window on the curve side
•Scale shape that already intersect with other shape
•Brainstorming for ideas at midnight
Opportunities
•Put every shape into different layer, so that it will
be easier to rotate, scale, move it, and color it
•Consider the sides and shape inside a shape
•Turn on x-‐ray mode more often to see what is
inside
Poet’s Wall - Week 7
Strengths :
• Successfully created six different wall
types with different purposes
• Intersected opening with the model
created dramatic effects for the shadows
• Explored different styles and turned on
shadows
• Took dramatic shots from different
angles
Reflections
Weakness and Opportunities :
• Developing ideas for creating different
walls
• Carefully using move tool and
remembering the length
• Create a precise measurement for a
seat
• Take a dramatic shoot for portfolio
• Boost my creativity using freehand
drawing
Threats :
•Went to different places to explore,
brainstorm and find some ideas and
inspirations to come up with six different
types of walls
• Fell asleep on my desk
Airplane Flotilla - Week 8
Strengths :
✤Successfully created folding
airplanes, multiplied into an array
✤Developed my skills on using
rotate, scale, protractor tools and
learned a lot from measuring
perfect degrees and size of folding
✤Applied different styles, placed
human figure, and turned on fog
and shadow to create dramatic
shoot
Reflections
Weakness and Threat :
✦Creating the perfect array the way I wanted
✦Measuring the right length and degree to create
perfect folding
✦ Forgot to create it into group, so when I use erase
tool sometimes part of the airplane got erased
Opportunities :
✴Write down the measurement so that I
don't have remeasure it again
✴Using tape measure and protractor really
help
✴Make it into a group
Folding Wall
Strengths :
-‐ Successfully designed different types of walls with opening and turned it into a terrace
structure using rotate tool as copying tool -‐ Created base and stairs for each structure
-‐ Put some human figures and plants figures as the scale and to take dramatic shoots
Reflections
Weakness :
-‐ Created the other structure
outside of the groups
Opportunities and threats :
-‐ Brainstorm ideas of different
designs for the wall
-‐ Imagining and planning the
outcome
Pavilion Canopy
Strengths :
• Successfully created a pavilion from a simple surface
• Used rotate tool to create the roof, made it into array, and turned it into a canopy
• Created a base with different ways to get in from each openings
• Demonstrate possible design and colors for the windows and walls
Reflections
Threats : • Putting all the ideas on the
sketch up and evaluating it
Weakness and Opportunities • Creating scenes from different angles
• Using follow me tool for unusual
shape and unstable surface to
create stairs
For the last three months, Architecture 20 had taught me to expand my ideas and creativity to create a structure and buildings wherever it takes me with SketchUp. With the prompt that we are assigned every week, it had been always fun to discover and apply our ideas with the tools. I had learnt so many techniques using the SketchUp tools and really excited to learn more!
Ice World Journey of My Imagination
Once upon a time, John is lost. He followed the path that might lead somewhere
When he hiked up to the hill, he saw group of people
is it group of people around the puddle? or….
Oh! They are penguins! How cute! He continued his exploration.
Oh no! Wolfs! Don’t worry, they are after the penguins. So, John is safe. He walked, walked, and walked..
“There they are! I will live!” said John happily, John talked to them and everything went happily ever after
Journey to Our Imaginary House
On Summer holiday, Vanessa and Bella went back to their parents’ house
“Look! We can see the house from here!” said Vanessa. “We’re almost there!“replied Bella
On their way to the house….
They saw a lake where they can go boating while enjoying the view
Which path should they choose?
They really want to relax for a while Yet, they knew their parents are waiting for them
“Let’s continue our journey!” said Vanessa
So they choose to keep on going
After a long… long walk, they finally got there
Oh, stairs! More beautiful views to see! Vanessa fell in love with the scenery she sees
Now, from this balcony, I can both relax and enjoy the view And of course, discover the mountains with my little brother!
Creating this story of my imagination with Sandbox tools is challenging yet really cool and fun project to do! I used many different tools, and learned many different of strategies to keep things organized. I really enjoyed making both of the stories. I hope people would enjoy my stories too!