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HOW TO BUILD YOUR PORTFOLIO

The images presented here are a collection of drawings where the authors could join effectively contents and representation. The drawings are intended as inspirational in order to develop your own style. Note well: The images mainly come from UEL work produced by UEL students. Drawings and Images can’t be reproduced or circulated without credits.

DRAWING AND CONTENTS / quick tricks to test them

- Ask yourself what is the purpose of each drawing. Ask yourself What do I want to show here? Is this understandable to your 10 years old brother? (test!)

- Select a series of key words and read them in front of your drawings: is the drawing representative of the words, i.e. of your intentions?

- When you build your portfolio ask yourself if you answered to the fundamental questions: WHERE – WHAT – WHO – HOW AND WHY?

- Start producing useful drawings straight away. You will have ready materials at the end.

- Copy. Take inspiration from beautiful drawings! (visit websites and collect the images that you prefer). They will be a reference to develop your own style.

CITY SCALE

WHERE ARE WE? WHAT NEEDS TO BE SHOWED AT THE CITY SCALE? WHAT ELEMENTS WILL BE RELEVANT FOR YOUR NARRATIVE?

1:10000

Use of a selected palette of colors

Drawing by Tom Green

Drawing by Daniela Sigg

Use of textures Accurate but selective

Show the elements that are relevant to the study

Drawing by Unit 2, 2015

Use of textures Accurate but selective

Show the elements that are relevant to the study

All key elements are there Use of colors for highlighting what is important to this very drawing (in this case: paths/transport systems(with stops!) with key buildings and natural elements) (What does work with What in your case?)

key Drawing by Sanaa

SCHEMES AND DIAGRAMS

BE CLEAR ON YOUR INTENTS WHAT ARE THE KEY ACTIONS? WHICH PHYSICAL ELEMENTS ARE INVOLVED?

Building Relationships

Connecting Activating

Spreading

Key actions

Drawings by TSPOON

Physical maps integrated with simple graphics = shows intentions Use of key words = Quick and clear for the reader This can also become one single Logo representative of your project

Key actions

Drawings by TSPOON

Real maps integrated with simple graphics = shows intentions Use of ONE color to show the action = graphic clarity, immediate

ARRONDISSEMENT SCALE

WHICH PHYSICAL ELEMENTS ARE INVOLVED? WHAT ARE THE INFRASTRUCTURES THAT YOU WANT TO SHOW? (natural elements, commerce, transport, communities…) WITH WHAT OTHER ELEMENTS DO THESE INFRASTRUCTURE INTERTWINE?

1:1000/1:1250

Use of different line weights: what does need to stand out? = Hierarchy in the elements that are showed Trees are part of urban landscape and they have a dimension Use of textures and soft colors

Drawing by Daniela Sigg Drawing by David Spah

1:1000/1:1250

Use of different line weights: hierarchy Trees are part of urban landscape and they have a dimension! Use of textures and soft colors

Drawing by Hannah Kuby

Pictures by Kristina Ntetsika

Selection of bits that work together Understanding of the site within a bigger SYSTEM

Necklace and pearls

Drawing by Salottobuono

Axos

Delayering of levels which inform the project Clarifies MATERIALS and QUANTITIES = relationships Accompanied by a zoom in on relevant materials (in this case trees)

Drawings by TSPOON

schemes

Delayering of levels which inform the project Clarifies how each system works independently and how it integrates with the others

NEIGHBOURHOOD SCALE - SITE

HOW DOES THE GROUND FLOOR WORK WITH THE SURRROUNDINGS? (horizontal dimension) HOW DO THE SECTIONS WORK WITH THE SURROUNDINGS? (vertical dimension) WHAT ARE THE USES AND HOW DO THEY INFORM YOUR SPACES? WHO ARE THE USERS?

Drawing by Esther Peyrovi

Use of different line weights Shows relationship between surfaces, interior/exterior..

1:500

Drawing by Beatriz Lins De Oliveira

LONG sections are essential to understand the relationship between your project and the context Shows clearly interiors and exteriors The section is inhabited

1:500

Drawing by Jeanne Wellinger

Ground floor relationship among surfaces Shows trees

Drawing by David Spah

In the case you are using roof plans, shadows help to understand the vertical relationships between buildings and spaces

Drawing by Kingsley Koranteng

BUILDING SCALE

WHAT ARE THE MATERIALS / THE CONNECTIONS…? HOW A DETAIL IS PART OF A STRATEGY?

1:100

Drawing by Aimon Litinas

Use of textures Palette of colors

Interiors are detailed but NOT overcrowded Little numbers relating to a Key…

help understanding what happens in each space

1:100/1:50

Drawing by Julian Trachsel

Use of greyscale for lines and surfaces Essentially inhabited

Drawing by Kristina Fescenko

Use of color and textures for the surfaces Gives the feeling of lively environment related to the programme (what does happen in your buildings?)

Drawing by Jonas Brazis

1:100/1:50

Drawing by Le Prati

Façade and section are placed one after the other Use of shadows and textures: depth of field

Image by Peter Dagger

Drawing by Tom Green

Exploded building and exploded axos help understanding the relationship between floors, inside and outside

Drawing by Jonas Brazis

Drawing by Ken Gin

Drawing by Shinnozuke Hoshikawa

The view uses colors and textures that reflect the materials used

Drawing by Shinnozuke Hoshikawa

Functioning of selected parts of the buildings are explained through little axos Use of colors for highlighting what matters (in this case the flexibility)

VIEWS

WHAT DO I SEE, WHAT OTHERS CAN SEE? WHAT IS THE FEELING THAT YOU GET FROM YOUR KEY SPACES?

Images by Daniela Sigg

Views in / from / towards

View of the same place from different perspectives Who are the users?

Images by Daniela Sigg

Views in / from / towards

Image by Shinnozuke Hoshikawa

Imageby Jonas Brazis

Image by Quadri Uthman

Drawing by Ken Gin Imageby Jonas Brazis

Image by Julian McIntosh

MODELS AND PICTURES OF MODELS

ARE THE MATERIALS OF MY MODEL REPRESENTATIVE OF A CONCEPT (e.g. solidity, transparency)? DO THEY REFLECT DIFFERENT MATERIALS (e.g. light and heavy)? WHAT IS THE BETTER ANGLE FOR SHOWING A MODEL?

Shows that the model was tested… In its form, with light, through views.

Picture by Kristina Frescenco Picture by Zhi Yoong Law

What is the best angle for framing that would celebrate your model? What are the best light conditions? (do you need shadows? Do you want them soft of sharp?) Chose these in relation to the kind of model that you built

Picture by Simen Gurgur

Vanessa Joos / Kirsten Koch Caruso – The Urban Figure

Picture by Baldeen Heer

Keep a clear background!

Pictures by David Spah

Pictures of Models

Interiors: test the light and try to inhabit your model What is the best light condition that your model can benefit from? Do you want shadows? (soft or sharp?)

Pictures by Dido Schumacher

Pictures of Models

Pictures by Alex Wright

Pictures of Models

Models that show that you understood technical issues are always appreciated How does your building work? Pictures by Abdulkadir Murie

REQUESTED MATERIALS

SEE FULL LIST IN PDF FILE

Project 1 Estates Research Length: 4 weeks + 1 week crit (Dec) and exhibition (Jan)

Model 1:500

1 Image of estate (photo)

2 photograph of model

3 Location plan (Hackney) and introduction Introduction text and findings

4 Movement plans 1:500

5 Section 1:50

Project 2 Estates Design - to be discussed with tutors to decide whether or how to present Length: 4 weeks + 1 week crit (Dec)

development drawings all scales

Model 1:500 to insert onto estate model

1 1 or 2 sheets maximum of proposal plan/section/3d view as appropriate

2 Proposed section 1:50

Project 3 Marseille

Length: 16 weeks until final crit

development drawings (includes 1:500 analysis plans)

development massing models - contrasting materials 1:500

Model 1:200

additional sectional model or detail model

1 Marseill introduction map 1:10 000

2 Site location plan 1:1250 or 1:1000

3,4 Precedent analysis 1:200 redrawn and well presented with colours as estates studies

5 Ground floor plan 1:500 of both sites (5th years) or 1:200 of one (4th years)

6,7,8 Ground floor and upper floor plans 1:100 of one building (4th years), two buildings (5th years)

9,10 Elevations 1:200

11 Section 1:100 or 1:50 through one building (4th years), two buildings (5th years)

12 Technical Section 1:20

13 3D street view

14 3D view from a flat into shared space

15 additional views

LAYOUT

LAYOUT / PRINCIPLES

CONTENT - Include all drawings at different scales showing that you understood

what is the purpose of each drawing. Ask yourself What do I want to show here? Is this understandable to your 10 years old brother?

GOOD QUALITY DRAWINGS - Be clear: drawing is about selecting - Use a selection of different line weights - Use a selection of colors CONSISTENCY - A2 format - Good quality paper - Grid (margins columns) - Use of text (uppercase/lowercase/font…) - Use of labels and credits - Position of images and text

NARRATIVE YOUR PORTFOLIO IS LIKE A STORY. USE CHAPTERS, DOTS, COMMAS, BREAKS. GIVE THE READER THE TIME TO UNDERSTAND, PAUSE, ENJOY.

BUILD YOUR NARRATIVE / STORYBOARD

1 2 3

4 5 6

ETC.

7 8

PRESENTATION

PRESENTATION / MAKE IT BEAUTIFUL

A Portfolio can be organized as a collection of books as for example - A2 portfolio with required drawings - Other format work in progress collection of drawings - Other format collection of pictures

Chose carefully the finishing. You can build a box to contain the portfolio. When speaking: - Rehearsal - Use the storyboard to guide your presentation (one slide one concept) - Refer to literature and precedents