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Reflection
This Assignment took me out of my comfort zone with regards to technology (AutoCAD) however, I really enjoyed getting to grips with AutoCAD and once you get the hang of things the system is addictive. I wish I had more time for this Assignment I feel I rushed this slightly. Having to leave and come back to my studies took me back a few steps, the more I use AutoCAD the easier and quicker I am at drawing. The projects have definitely taught me to measure everything in sight, from the smallest of details to the tiniest of angles, one wrong measurement can cause havoc and result in a plan which is not to scale or incorrect. I had to revisit my chosen room (bathroom) several times to re-measure certain components within the room which I had originally thought were not required – whereas in a real life scenario you cant simply re-visit a clients home or building site as and when you please. It was great to connect the activities/projects together. from the plan sketching to measuring to drawing in CAD, these are all exercises I have learnt an awful lot from and will certainly use going forward. I will continue to use CAD as I truly believe this is the future of design. I think in order to make matters easier gong forward a structure/checklist would help with regards to measurements, possibly a start and a finish to ensure all measurements have been taken which are required initially, drawing the plan then elevations and sections to scale.
Feedback Reflection
For the first time I was a little nervous on the feedback for this Assignment, as I had taken way longer than expected to finish this. However, the overall feedback wasn’t too bad! I am still making progress which is amazing to hear. I need to concentrate on my formatting and presentation going forward, especially when this comes to my sketches. I need to be more precise and tidy up my hand drawings of plans as they need to be clear in order to ensure nothing is missed in terms of measurements etc which will in turn save me time and stress, important when eventually communicating with clients. I need to start using more guide lines which at the minute I find very alien for some reason, however practice makes perfect and I am just in the middle of reading ‘Drawing out the interior’ which is helping and also very interesting.
It was reassuring that my tutor was very empathetic with my slow work in AutoCAD. My tutor also highlighted the importance of assumption vs investigation.
I understand the great importance in how accurate a plan drawing needs to be and as my tutor mentions this is your form of communication for your ideas to the client ‘each one counts as an opportunity to persuade and seduce the client’.
Once again my tutor also mentioned to evident the views of other practitioners which I do a lot on social media and I must include within my work going forward. However my main inspiration and drive remains as nature itself……
Laura Woodgate 