Endicott College
Advanced CADD Spring 2001 Project
Objectives for this Unusual Project :
The students will demonstrate their knowledge of advanced CADD concepts and custom interior design detailing, by doing an intensive semester long project requiring each student to do custom design of a unique place, and documenting that design via 3D CADD design modeling, 2D CADD construction documents, perspectives, and animation walk-throughs. They will also demonstrate their knowledge of CADD office management concepts through quizzes based on the reading. The instructor will give presentations on advanced CADD techniques and help the students individually develop their project.
Required end product :
1.) A web site with at least four views of each of the seven required spaces and each of the seven detailed objects, all clearly labeled, opening to the house banner designed by the student
2.) A walk through animation of the project
3.) The 3D CADD files used to create the images
Tools :
ArchiCAD, AutoCAD, PhotoShop, Page Composer
Project :
Hogwart's School Castle
(an imaginary school of magic, described in detail in the Harry Potter series of books)
Required Spaces : (each students does all four) (see detailed descriptions below)
Common Room
Professor's Office
Classroom
Dungeon
Common Spaces : (you will be assigned only one of these five, to develop with a colleague)
Great Hall
Library
Infirmary
Dumbledore's Office
Hagrid's Cottage
Quiddich Field and Stadium
Required Detail Objects : (each students does all five)
Fireplace
Table
Chair
Door
Window
Detailed Description of requirements :
1.) Each space/object should be documented as -
- plan, section, elevation - as construction documents
- perspectives (at least 2) at least one of which is rendered with materials
2.) The students may use a variety of means to produce the final results, including hand techniques and digital imaging, as advised by the instructor, but the core genesis should be from 3D CADD modeling
3.) Each week there will be a quiz on the reading concerning CADD technology, CADD office management, and techniques.
4.) Each student shall develop a custom design for the spaces and detail items - they should design it inspired by the theme of the house to which they will be assigned
5.) Each student shall also develop one particular common space in a team with the other members of their assigned house - these are larger spaces which will be shared by all the students
6.) The final animation walk-throughs developed by each student should include views of each of the spaces they developed - with the required detail objects included - and include views of the common areas developed by the student teams
7.) Each of the students in the class shall be sorted into one of the four Houses in the first weeks of the semester - their House will be theme to which they are required to design their spaces and objects - they may design other spaces or objects to other themes for extra credit
Required "Books" :
ArchiCAD Student Version
- we have arranged for each student to have their own ArchiCAD with guidebook for $95
Architectural CADD : A Resource Guide
- available on CD at cost for $20
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
- you may read either the printed or books-on-tape version, you may also read other books for added background as you wish
Zip Disk Cartridges
- you will need at least 4
Web Sites :
architecturalcadd.com
AEC Tech News
www.greatbuildings.com
Harry Potter's Castle web site, Hogwarts School web site
Detailed Description of Required Spaces :
Common Room
- In theme of house, showing fireplace, portraits, windows, lights
Professor's Office
- you will be assigned a professor and your design should reflect their character
Classroom
- you will be assigned a classroom and your design should reflect its purpose
Dungeon
- at least one room with long hall, heavy stone, iron bars
Detailed Description of Common Spaces :
- two or more students will, together, develop one of the following 6 spaces according to descriptions in the reading, to be shared with all the other students
Great Hall
Library
Infirmary
Dumbledore's Office
Hagrid's Cottage
Quiddich Field and Stadium
Detailed Description of Required Detail Objects :
Fireplace
- In theme of house, with side columns, mantelpiece, mirror or portrait above
Table
- In theme of house, articulated legs with feet.
Chair
- With arms in theme of house.
Door
- Detailed of wood with heavy hinges, with window and grating, in Gothic, Roman, or Medieval style
Window
- Detailed of stone with iron muntins in custom pattern, in Gothic, Roman,
or Medieval style
You have 7 weeks to do this project. Which averages out to only one room/object per week. At the same time, however, you will have much more reading and quizzes than in your CADD 1 class.