AN INTRO TO TIMBER FRAME HOME DESIGN

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OVERVIEW

Designing and building a home is a basic instinct consistent with the act of survival. The design process is a circular consideration of factors from how the space is lit, heated, cooled, how it touches the ground and rises to the sky. In this introductory course, students will learn the basics of timber frame home design from space planning to construction considerations.

We will begin with conceptual mapping of our sites’ environmental forces with interior spatial relationships. We will develop these diagramatic sketches into working drawings and physical models of a home using the architectural representation conventions of plan, elevation, and section. Finally, students will be introduced to the structural language of timber framing and will develop a timber frame concept and model to add to their design.

Students will be given ‘desk-crit’ style feedback throughout the course and will have the opportunity to present their project to a panel of invited guests on the final day, for additional feedback.

Students will come away with a set of concept drawings and model(s) of the home they chose to develop; a body of work that gets their idea onto paper and in the physical plane; a palette of materials that they can carry into the next phases of design development. Furthermore, students will have a greater understanding of how to conceptualize and render space.

This introductory course is beginner friendly, no prior design skill or knowledge needed.

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