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=welcome to my page. = While designing my first plan for CAD Architect I acquired many new skills. I’ve learned how to create different types of walls that magically produce a house. Using the //Wall Tools// I created exterior walls to create the frame of my house and used interior and invisible walls to separate the rooms inside my house. I also learned how to use the //Cabinet Tool//, generating different purpose cabinets for my kitchen. I also learned how to add appliances to my bungalow like sinks, stoves, and bath tubs. I discovered how to change the colors of the rooms and place furniture in the perfect place. In the real world, the skills I learned from designing this plan could help me when I’m remodeling my bedroom at home. Painting the walls different hues in my plan could help me visualize what my room would look like if I selected that color. Placing furniture on my recent assignment could help me find the best way to place furniture in my bedroom to utilize the limited space. While designing my kitchen I hit a speed bump. I had difficulty adjusting the cabinets to the same height. To solve my issue, I selected each wall cabinet one by one and changed the height of each cabinet so that they were the exact same height from the floor. I would consider myself to be a successful designer. I personalized many of the interior accessories in my home. I tastefully collaborated different colors and textures to create sophisticated feel in my home. I learned how to change the image in frames to show various works of art which added ambiance to my house. Changing the patterns of the rugs and pillows in my house accented the walls and showed a little bit of my personality. The personalizing I did in this assignment will help me with the accessorizing of the new rooms I will soon create.

Assignment B

In the last drawing I focused a lot on interior cabinetry and appliance in my kitchen along with placing furniture and fixtures throughout my home. In this drawing I focused more on the exterior of my home by adding a deck and a porch. I also added a basement and stairs. Learning how to make stairs and add additional floors to my house will help me in future multi-level house designs. Producing stairs with different height and width will help me when I add stairs to my home for different uses. In the real world, the soffit tool, that I used to add supports to my deck, could help me visualize the approximate amount of piers needed to properly hold up a deck that I want to a dd to my own home. I think that designers often use tools like the soffit tools to help visualize there design. In this assignment I had a very hard time placing my soffits. I tried to pull the soffits up so that they would connect with my deck but after many failed attempts I had to rethink my process. I figured out that my soffits were apart of my basement when they were supposed to apart of my first floor. After adjusting the minor mistake my soffits went perfectly into place. In this project the best thing that I did was problem solve. Figuring out how to fix my mistakes, like I did with the soffits will help me with every problem I face in this CAD for Architect. Assignment C In the latest drawing I’ve done CAD for Architects my design has taken an entire new appearance. My drawing now includes shadows that change with the time of day and my house sits in a new setting. Learning how to adjust the time of day will help me in the future of this class when I want t adjust the length of shadows of my drawing to achieve a certain atmosphere. The shadows that were generated could help me in real life. When I change the time setting, the size of my shadows changed. If I adjusted the time enough I could determine what time it was based on the length of the shadow. Knowing this could come in handy when I am outside without a watch. In the most recent drawing, I also had to place the sun in a particular spot. After my experience with this program, when building my own house I would ensure that many windows were one the side of the house that receives the most light to take advantage of the passive solar energy. While designing this drawing I had difficulties making the shadow appear. After adjusting what I thought was everything to produce my shadows, I went to the Render View Camera where I expected to see my shadows. When They weren’t there I was confused so I returned to the Sun Angle Specification dialogue box where I noticed that I had neglected to press the “Make Shadows” button. After clicking that I went back the Render View. The shadow still weren’t there so I asked my teacher for help. I was instructed to right click the image and select “final view.” From final view I could see my shadows and the problem was fixed. The part of this drawing that I found I did the best was selecting the perfect background to match my landscape. I like that the greenery in my lawn coordinated with the rolling pastures and Mountains where my home is “built.” I feel that the creativity I used in my landscaping will help me while designing the exterior of my future plans. Assignment D

In the latest assignment in CAD for Architects I learned how to do something completely new; I created a layout of my home. Previously, I had been working in the Plan section of the program only.For this project I started in the Plan and then worked in the Layout section. From the Plan view, I used the Send to Layout tool to send various views of my home to my layout. Before I could put the view of my bungalow on my layout I had to learn how to create lines in my layouts with the Regular Line tools. Using these tools I created rounded boxes where I placed my company name and the page number. The new skills I’ve acquired while making my layout will be very valuable when making a layout for my next home. In the real world, having the ability to make a layout of your design can help you visualize all sides of you home at once and see the exact mentions of the walls and floor of your building. A problem I ran across while working on my layout came to printing. It took several tries to get my project to print. First, some of my layout was cut off. The second try, it printed vertically instead of horizontally. After adjusting the settings I managed to print it correctly. Something I felt I excelled at was creating the boxes that held the information such as my company name and the page number. I also discovered the perfect ratio of inches to feet to fit my plan perfectly on the paper. A bit of a personal touch is visible in my layout. Before sending my plan to the layout form, I added furniture to my deck. The umbrella and chairs displayed add a cute touch to my house. Assignment E In my latest drawing in Cad for Architects, I have been working on the terrain contour. This difficult assignment required me to create a new home with a deck to which I added piers to. I added terrain around my building. Using a special tool, I created a slope to the land. The slope caused the piers to stretch out which generated an interesting lengthening effect. The new technique I learned to make the piers resulted in perfectly aligned supports in a fraction of the time it previously took to make them. The time I saved with the new technique allowed me to explore new settings, like flaring my staircase. The flared staircase added a touch of creativity that added interest to my design. I am grateful to have learned to easily generate piers because it will help me simplify my future designs. Another great thing about the pier generator is that it selects the perfect amount of supports for the size of my deck. The automatic pier creator could help me figure out how many supports I should use if I ever wanted to add a deck to my house in the real world. A small issue I had while creating the terrine arouse because of the size and placing of my deck. In order to make the piers of my deck look correct I had to reverse the side of which my slope was on. When I transferred the slope from the North side of my house to the South everything was back in order. Something I felt I did well with in this assignment is helping my classmates complete the assignment. I fully understood the goal of the assignment so I helped my friends tweak their settings to produce the correct terrain and home. By helping my friends with this assignment, I know that I can count on them to help me with issues I face in future assignments.

Assignment F In my latest assignment in CAD, I learned a completely new skill. I learned how to crate logo for my architect company. I designed a symbol of my company, AddisCo, that is completely unique and exemplifies the creativity I use in my house designs. I began my logo with the line tools and outlined an interesting shape. I changed the settings of the box so the inside would filled with be colorful stripes. Above the shape, I used a text box to portray my name in a bold blue font. Making the spiral was the most difficult part of the logo; I had to connect numerous lines, making sure they were blended, and ensure that as the swirl grew, the outer line was equidistant from the line before it. Before I overcame my issue with the spiral, I had to restart the shape several times because the process was frustrating. I was a little saddened when I discovered that I couldn’t thicken the line of the spiral. When I finished, I was pleased with my results and thought the spiral added the perfect unique, creative touch to my logo. The high detail I put into my logo will be useful if I decide to change the name of my company later in the course or if I decide I want a simplistic design. The interesting features I learned how to use while designing my logo will defiantly come in handy if I ever start my own business for which I want to make a logo for. The logo designing process also gave me a sneak peek in the life of a graphic designer, a career I am interested in learning more about. Designing my logo was one of easiest projects I have done all year. I feel like I did well with the color selection of my design. The bold font and bright shapes make my logo quite captivating.

=**GREEN HOUSE DESIGN. **=

=Water Efficincy= In my green home I wanted to improve water efficiency. I took strides to reduce my water consumption by installing aerated sinks, a front loading washing machine, and a water efficient toilet. (Image 3)

=**Sustainable Sites**= When building my home I wanted to put it in an energy saving area. I place my home in an urban area so that places I needed to go we’re close by and I would use less gas to get there. I also placed my home near a bike route so that I could bike to work instead of driving. When building my home I used an existing foundation which saved energy; there was no giant mixing truck needed to pour the concrete. (Image 4)

=Materials and Resources= To make my green home more energy efficient, I reduced materials and resources. As shown in Image 1, I designated a section of my basement to recycling to encourage recycling. Another step I took to improve my green resources is adding a greenhouse to my home so that I could grow a garden. To build the porch on my house I used certified wood. By using certified wood, I can ensure that the rainforest was not being destroyed and the trees that were being cut down were replaced with saplings. (Image 4)

=Energy and Atmosphere= In my green home, I wanted to conserve energy. To do so, I added many windows so artificial lights would not be need during the day. I placed a deciduous tree on the side of my house that the sun hits so that it would give a small amount shade to reduce the amount of air conditioning needed. When the leaves fall off the tree in the winter, more sunlight and heat would be let in. (Image 4) To the roof, I added a solar panel so the my home would run completely on green power. (Image 5)

=Indoor Environmental Quality= I wanted to ensure my home was energy efficient inside and out. For indoor environmental quality I made three adjustments. I added several thermostats so I could use zone heating in my house. By adding multiple thermostats, I can now adjust the temperature in different use therefore effecting how much energy I use. I also added multiple light switches to one room so the I could control how many lights were on in a room and how much energy I was using. I also used VOC-free paints to be sure no harmful chemicals would be released in the green building or the atmosphere.

=﻿**Home Design Project**=

For my Home Design Project, I chose to build a one story home. My home is small with all the living space on one floor. It also has a basement for stabilization and storage. A large porch was added to the one story with ease. The terrain is flat with a ramp to the front door. I chose to build a one story home because of the easy maintenance, trouble free accessibility, and low cost heating and cooling. The maintenance for a one story home is facile. The roof and exterior walls are low to the ground, making upkeep easy. Unfortunately, the roof, in ratio to the square footage, can be expensive to shingle. By using recycled shingles, the roof is covered at a low cost while being environmentally friendly. The one story home is the ideal place of living for people with disabilities. There are no stairs in the living area and the compacted space make maneuvering from room to room easy. Heating and cooling is easy in my one story because of the space that needs to be controlled is small. In bigger one story homes, heating and cooling can become costly because everything id so spread out. Larger furnaces are required to reach the far corners of the house. Cooling can take more air conditioners, but opening the windows to allow circulation can be a cheap alternative. To solve the heat issue, you can use zone heating to control how hot or cold you want a specific area.