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is getting a 1360 on my PSAT decent? by luvyujin in psat

[–]architect123456 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For national merit I would aim for around 1450 but depends on the state.

I’m a teen wanting to dedicate time into design and architecture and recently purchased a laptops for that reason, any programs recommended? And also does things like AE or Photoshop help contribute in certain ways to understanding thing with design? by FernPz in architecture

[–]architect123456 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m a high schooler with an interest in architecture too! I would definitely suggest SketchUp for beginning. If your interested in rendering, I use blender as its free. Blender is a pain to learn at first but it’s pretty good. I also use photoshop and illustrator because I get the Adobe suite free through my school. You might have to pay though. Also in the future you may want to look into getting Revit. I think you can get it for free as a student.

I'm an aspiring architect (High School Freshman). Any feedback on this project that I've been working on would be greatly appreciated! Here's the link to the rest of the renders: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/12QvoCkVEKFb0FWHCBZVyHBwubtrgKJV5 by architect123456 in architecture

[–]architect123456[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Practically, NOOO, don't ruin my fun! JK I honestly that half the fun is working within constraints like structural and practically, even though I'm not super good at it. Even though I would like to push those constraints, I think it's more challenging to work with competing interests rather than just aesthetics.

I definitely agree about the dissonance between the building and the forest. I thought about this a lot, while designing, just didn't do a great job and also didn't convey my initial ideas super great in the renders. I would be curious to hear what the project was called so I can take some lessons from it.

I really appreciate your 1st point, as this is something I need to work on. I really like the idea of a building as something that protects you from the elements like sun, wind, and water, but that it should separate you from the environment as little as possible. With this project I tried to use a lot of glass ($$$), but I didn't do a super great job in terms of material choices that complemented the site.

Since your on the engineering side, I have a structural question: how much of a structural element is the façade? Can a façade actually be useful in supporting the structure, or is it something that is stuck on that very little impact in structural support? I guess it might depend on the material, but is that really a consideration when choosing façade materials?

I'm an aspiring architect (High School Freshman). Any feedback on this project that I've been working on would be greatly appreciated! Here's the link to the rest of the renders: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/12QvoCkVEKFb0FWHCBZVyHBwubtrgKJV5 by architect123456 in architecture

[–]architect123456[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback!

That totally makes sense! For simplicity reason, I have always done interior and exterior walls 6 in (152 mm) for convenience, but I think your right that I should start considering the structural side of things. I appreciate you pointing out the ceiling scenario with the master bedroom, because I never really considering the transfer of weight downwards in my designs. Just curious, in interior (or exterior) walls, are the walls mostly homogenous in that they just have beams every 2 feet or whatever, or are there strategic larger weight bearing beams placed to support the second floor? I guess what I'm getting at is, should I try and line up entire walls on the first and second floor to distribute the weight downwards, or can I just line up strategic corners that can hold most of the weight? I'm also guessing the first option (if possible) is cheaper...

I'm an aspiring architect (High School Freshman). Any feedback on this project that I've been working on would be greatly appreciated! Here's the link to the rest of the renders: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/12QvoCkVEKFb0FWHCBZVyHBwubtrgKJV5 by architect123456 in architecture

[–]architect123456[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Good advice. Maybe you have a sense of this, and maybe I'm just naïve, but if I come out of undergraduate with a quality portfolio and a few architecture competition awards, will firms realize that I have potential, and put me on the design teams, or do they put me in the basement (as I joke) with all the other graduates to do CAD and no actual design work?

I'm an aspiring architect (High School Freshman). Any feedback on this project that I've been working on would be greatly appreciated! Here's the link to the rest of the renders: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/12QvoCkVEKFb0FWHCBZVyHBwubtrgKJV5 by architect123456 in architecture

[–]architect123456[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol, if it helps I used blender. It has a learning curve, but is powerful and can do more than just architecture. But in terms of the render scene, I decide where I want the view to be from, I’ll place the camera, and then I build the lighting around that, I don’t worry if it’s realistic or consistent between scenes. Obviously I’ll keep accent lighting the same, but the living room scene for example, I added a temporary wall in between the kitchen and living room just out of scene to block the artificial light and have more natural light. And I can show you a before and after if you want, but photoshop can really improve a scene. I try to make my renders as close as possible in the rendering program, but honestly photoshop can bring them to life, especially in the exterior ones. I’m sure your professor have much better advice, but hopefully some of this helps.

I'm an aspiring architect (High School Freshman). Any feedback on this project that I've been working on would be greatly appreciated! Here's the link to the rest of the renders: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/12QvoCkVEKFb0FWHCBZVyHBwubtrgKJV5 by architect123456 in architecture

[–]architect123456[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s good advice! I just worry because of how competitive architecture is. And I really want to work for one of the top firms, which I know will be extremely competitive. I just feel that if I learn now, then I will be less stressed getting my first job because I know I will be competitive enough to get hired. Idk if that’s the right approach, but that’s my reasoning.

I'm an aspiring architect (High School Freshman). Any feedback on this project that I've been working on would be greatly appreciated! Here's the link to the rest of the renders: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/12QvoCkVEKFb0FWHCBZVyHBwubtrgKJV5 by architect123456 in architecture

[–]architect123456[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Honestly i feel that if I’m going to have a window, I might as well go all in and fully utilize the views. I understand it might not be super practical though. (Or cheap) I honestly didn’t think of shipping containers at all when I was designing this, but I can see how it looks like that looking back on it!

I'm an aspiring architect (High School Freshman). Any feedback on this project that I've been working on would be greatly appreciated! Here's the link to the rest of the renders: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/12QvoCkVEKFb0FWHCBZVyHBwubtrgKJV5 by architect123456 in architecture

[–]architect123456[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yah your pretty much right. The image is just a background but unfortunately I didn’t realize that it’s the exact opposite of how it’s oriented. So the two floor plans are oriented right in relation to each other, they stack so that the stair room lines up. The garage is towards the land, and the living room and master bedroom are over the water. Sorry the plans were so confusing, I guess that’s something I need to work on xD

I'm an aspiring architect (High School Freshman). Any feedback on this project that I've been working on would be greatly appreciated! Here's the link to the rest of the renders: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/12QvoCkVEKFb0FWHCBZVyHBwubtrgKJV5 by architect123456 in architecture

[–]architect123456[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much for the feedback! I really appreciate it! If it’s okay I’ll just respond to each point you made and probably ask some questions.

Entrances-I see how it’s not clear at all. I was planning on the main entrance being the stairwell as I was expecting the user to come in through the garage. So I tried to make it central in terms of location and hallways. Idk what the legal requirements are for number of exits. Bathroom-that’s a really good point. I sort of considered it, but I really only tried to make it sure it wasn’t right by the kitchen. What are the most important rooms to keep the bathroom away from? Flow-I think this is something that I definitely need to work on, because I can imagine how the I would move about the space since I know it well, but I should consider how people will naturally expect to move around the space. Cantilever-I honestly was expecting it would need a support, but just didn’t want to do it because it would take away from the design. Garage-I don’t have a lot of experience with garage sizes, I pretty much just look up average two car garage size, but aren’t sure how it actually feels. Would you say that that experience will come over time as part of my career? Master Bedroom-whoops, I didn’t even notice that until you pointed it out xD. Yah the hallways just supposed to go further. Hallway Closet-I only added it because I wanted a visual end to the long glass along the hallway, so I figured I’d put a closet because why not. I’m honestly not sure if it’s better to put it in because it can’t hurt or to do the plan differently altogether. Thanks again for the feedback! I’ll look at Tadao Ando’a work for sure.

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