AR Folio

Get some ideas from AR Folio - an expanding on-line drawing collection by the Architectural Review, some by the greats, some by students and newcomers.

Neil Denari, A+U 1990


Dillier and Scofidio, Slow House, 1990


Coop Himmelb(l)au, Hot Flat, 1978

student work

some previous UEL student work for inspiration:

study of Campo San Polo by Charanpal Matharu (Unit H 2009)



site plan and section of proposal -
restaurant with family and workers’ accommodation by Marios J Aphram (Unit H 2009)


wine bar and bar keeper’s house by Piotr Skrzycki (Unit H 2009)


1:50 proposal model (set for animation) by Ramsey Yassa (Unit H 2009)


1:20 interior model - Arts Space for the Future by Ash Seaborne (Unit 11 2008)




axonometric of water purification system and 1:20 interior models of entrance hall and farm kitchen - Fenland Farm by Gabriel Munnich (Unit H 2010)



plan and detailed section of music room, library and changing rooms by Sagal Muhumed (Unit G 2012)


sketch model of Weather Station by Mirsad Krasniqi (Unit H 2010)



contextual analysis and sectional perspective sketch of cinema interior by Amer Salha (Unit G 2012)



sections of swimming baths by Charlotte Calver (Unit G 2012)


New Liberty Media HQ by Jayden Ali (Unit H 2011)


Grazing Warden's Transportable Home by Seow Ling Yeoh (Unit H 2010)



Home for an Eel Warden by Georgios Smyrlis (Unit H 2010)


Water buffalo milking shed by Guillem Vaquer Piza (Unit H 2010)


Suspended Cinema by Mirsad Krasniqi (Unit H 2011)



The Lee Valley Experience Museum by Valentin Manaila (Unit G 2012)

do the drawings and you win

"Do the drawings and you win"
is a quote by Mark Brearley, former head of Design for London, in a lecture he gave at UEL last year, on how to get your ideas across and get ahead. Drawings and visual images are how architects communicate, here are some examples for built projects and more conceptual visions.


PROJECTS

views, model and elevation of Windermere Steamboat Museum by Carmody Groarke



photo and exploded isometric of structural/construction elements -
Primary School, Gando, Burkina Faso by Diébédo Francis Kéré





site, entry level and lower ground floor plans, interior perspective -
Two Houses for Harvest Hill Farm by 5th Studio




axonometric, detailed section and perspective of Abney Park Cemetery project by Emily Greeves

MODELS

process models for Trinity Guest House by Studio Mumbai




new masonry structure and timber secondary elements inserted into existing stone -
Astley Castle by Witherford Watson Mann

PLANS

ground, first floor and site plans of
the Durham Oriental Studies Museum Extension by Peter Salter


Ailsa Street development framework plan by Witherford Watson Mann

also see the plan of Brockholes Visitor Centre by Adam Khan in previous post.

SECTIONS

Wolff House by John Lautner


Pompidou Centre by Renzo Piano & Richard Rogers


sketch of roofspace designed to rehouse an existing colony of long-eared bats -
the Bat House by Charles Barclay Architects


working section of Memory Box - Red Location Museum of Struggle by Noero Wolff Architects

also see the sections of Studio Mumbai's Tara House, Snell Associates' Water Activity Centre, and the Royal Festival Hall in previous post.

VIEWS

day and night views of Great Fen Pier by 5th Studio


Graduate Hostel by 5th Studio


East London Green Enterprise District by East


interior of Amnesty International UK by Witherford Watson Mann


Stonebridge Park by Witherford Watson Mann

OTHER

Axonometrics (roof/massing in topography, enclosure/envelope and structural)
of Mauer House by John Lautner


Exploded isometric of East India Dock Basin Visitor Centre + Cafe by 5th Studio:
"Building elements are classified as essential, permanent components and looser-fitting, adaptable linings that can accommodate a range of uses."


Exploded axonometric showing external skin around inhabited spaces enclosing solid concrete archive core - Hull History Centre + Archive by 5th Studio




Places of Exchange, Flat Iron Square and image of viaducts - Bankside Urban Forest framework by Witherford Watson Mann


Occupied section - Brent Civic Centre by Witherford Watson Mann


working sketch for model - Bremen European Harbour Park by Vogt (further model studies)


catalogue of 21 gardens - Vacant Lot by What If?


Recycling diagram for the Cardboard Classroom by Cottrell & Vermeulen



Transformation of Tour Bois-le-Prêtre by Lacaton and Vassal


Table Manners by Sarah Wigglesworth Architects (not of a building, but a good plan over time)


combined section, detailed section and elevation of Land of Scattered Seeds by John Puttick


Fast Twitch, Elevation Study 1.a - drawings by Perry Kupler, more information.


Wet Lands plan by Smout Allen is on the cover of this month's Architectural Review (May) on Architecture and Representation - well worth a look, it is in the library journals section.