Project 1: Completed Basic 3D Model

By Louis Kahn

Architect: Louis I. Kahn
Location: Hatboro, Pennsylvania
Date: 1960
Construction system: Stone masonry, wood framing, wood siding
Style: Modern

Norman Fisher House

1. Autocad tracing

2. Sketch-up modelling

1. import autocad file to sketchUp  

 2. select floor plan and make group

3. draw the outline of the walls 

4. extrude the walls to the height according to the elevations

5. complete the interior walls of ground floor plan and group it 

 6. complete the interior walls of first floor plan and group it

 7. the overall of the exterior walls have been completed before that and group it.

8. complete the basement and group it 

9. rotate the elevations  

10. trace the elevation on the exterior walls 

11. complete the openings 

 12. draw the staircase elevation and extrude it

 13. draw the interior

14. complete the floor 

14. complete the staircase at outside 

16. draw the chimney and extrude it 

 17. draw the small chamber

18. draw an opening for chimney

19. draw the furnitures

18. after finish all the levels, combine them  

 20. draw the steps

21. add details for the openings 

21. add roof lastly

 22. the final model is done!

3. 3Ds Max rendering

1. draw a plane using plane tool

2. add bitmap under modifier

3. choose display under modifier list

4. adjust the strength under parameter

5. adjust "blur" under parameter

 6. import the sketchup file of the model

 7. scale the site to suit the model

8. place the model on the site and adjust the placement

9. import trees found online and place the tree on the site

10. final adjustment for the tree and the landscape

 

1st perspective 

2nd perspective

 3rd perspective

4th perspective

5th perspective