Representation Process
Yaoxuan Zeng 210512715
ARC1018 Digital Communication
May 2023
My Outputs
Ground Floor of Chancellery
First Floor of Chancellery
North Elevation of Chancellery
Screenshot of Model on Site
Materials of US Consulate in Luanda (Unbuilt) 1959-62
Process Description
US Consulate in Luanda was an unbuilt project during 1959-62 designed by an American architect called Louise I. Kahn. Two main buildings and some landscape formed the design. One famous building in this design was called the Chancellery Building Concrete and brickwork were considered as the main construction materials.
Initially I chose to represent this building group among the three designs provided was it has such a relatively simple cubic volume compared to arches in Royal Arcade and the flowy shape of Gettysburg National Military Park that it maybe would be an easier task for me as an absolute beginner for softwares. But I faced some problems I didn’t expect, like the lack of quantity and quality of its original drawings or drafts It was quite hard to represent something didn’t exist compared to other formerly-existed buildings. And it was also challenging to using brand-new softwares to finish my tasks within half a month
I planned to draw both ground and first floor plans of Chancellery building and draw its north elevation. I chose to try AutoCAD and SketchUP at the same time to catch up with both 2D and 3D tasks With limited drawings from the Internet by my side, I imitated the shapes of buildings and started to clarify the details.
2D Drawing Process
Software: AutoCAD
Import an original plan for drawing Chancellery ground floor
Figure out the dimensions of Ground Floor Plan of Chancellery Building
Start to draw the rooms one by one
Almost there...
Ground Floor layout finished!
Use ‘hatch’ tool to fill black colour for the walls
All done for ground floor of Chancellery!
CAD Version & Print Version
Import the first floor plan of Chancellery to compare it with the g floor
Modify the ground floor plan to create a first floor one
Almost there...
It will be all done after filling the walls with colour
All done for the plans!
CAD Version & Print Version
Start to draw the elevation by importing an original pic aside
Continue figuring out the dimensions...
Continue creating details....
Almost there...
All done for the elevation!
CAD Version & Print Version
3D Modelling Process
Software: SketchUP
Import a site plan image
Draw walls and import my ground floor plan of Chancellery
Draw walls and import my first floor plan of Chancellery
Draw walls and import original drawings for the other building
Start to create small walls for interior
Play with the materials (brickworks and polished concrete)
Continue building walls...
All done for the walls of Chancellery ground floor!
Open the doorholes on the walls
Apply materials on the doors
Open windows
All done for ground floor of Chancellery!
It looks excellent on the site!
Play with the landscape...
Landscape done...
Model ScreenshotG Floor of Chancellery
Model ScreenshotG Floor of Chancellery
Model ScreenshotG Floor of Chancellery
Model ScreenshotG Floor of Chancellery
G Floor of the other building done!
Start to built the first floor of it!
Almost there...
All done for the first floor of the other building!
Model ScreenshotG Floor of Chancellery and G&1st floor of the other building
Start to do the first floor of Chancellery building!
Almost there...
All done for the first floor of Chancellery building!
Model Screenshot-
The whole site
Bibliography
• Kahn, Louise I., ‘United States Consulate and Residence’, Philadelphia Architects and Buildings <https://www.philadelphiabuildings.org/pab/app/im_display.cfm/506186?ProjectId=0C 184B9A-15E0-4C9B-93521A50C24E5F60> [accessed 11 May 2023]
• kleung.arch, The U.S Consulate | Luanda, Angola | Louis I. Kahn, online video recording, Youtube, 17 May 2017 <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGZUGTS0JPk> [accessed 11 May 2023]
• Priyanka, ‘United States Consulate Chancellery’, CEPT Portfolio, 2020 <https://portfolio.cept.ac.in/2020/S/fa/strange-details-ar2004-spring-2020/unitedstates-consulate-chancellery-spring-2020-ua5217> [accessed 11 May 2023]
• Scully, Vincent, ‘Louise I. Kahn’, quondam <https://www.quondam.com/40/4003r.htm> [accessed 11 May 2023]
• ‘United States Consulate Buildings’, archINFORM, 8 March 2023 <https://www.archinform.net/projekte/2020.htm> [accessed 11 May 2023]