Work on Elevations

 Now I began my work on elevation drawings. These would be two drawings, one of the street view and one of the main entrance. These two were decided as they gave the most important sides of the house, the ones that would be seen the most. The first drawing I would like to look at is the street view.

This is what someone would see from the street. The garage is surrounded by a concrete layer, and the garage door is styled like a traditional one found in many suburban neighborhoods. The exterior wall is comprised of layered, paneled wood painted white in order to give it that familiar feel to it. In contrast, the windows take on some non-traditional elements. For one, the peak of the wall is replaced by a window in order to let more light into the building. There is also a short, long window that looks into the kitchen area, a larger square window as well a window door that looks into the social area of the house. These choices were made to spruce up this otherwise sheer surface that is this side of the house. It was very much just a wall, so having these elements creates an otherwise bland surface a little more lively. 

The second elevation is of the main entrance. 

This drawing is of what someone would see when they walk up to the main entrance. As you can see, a lot of windows are placed on this site in order to make the house as filled with light as possible. This is based on the principle of Passivhaus which intends to let as much natural light and heat into the house. This makes not only lighting less expensive but also heating. Along with this drawing is meant to display dimension with line weight, as the closer parts of the building have darker outlines than those farther back.