Art Studio 281 - Architectural Drawing and Accessory Dwellings

Like the Pre-Approved Standard Plans for Accessory Dwelling Units in Los Angeles, California, students in this intermediate design studio develop standard designs for Accessory Dwelling Units in Northampton, Massachusetts. Through weekly drawing assignments, each student designs one ground up, accessory dwelling unit (roughly 400 – 700 SF). Students explore a variety of drawing and representational types, including, but not limited to, plan, plan oblique, section, unrolled elevation, exterior perspective, interior perspective, conceptual collage, and analytique drawing. Students are asked to use analog sketch modeling and computer aided three-dimensional modeling to design their projects. Prerequisite: ARS 280 or equivalent. Enrollment limited to 15. Instructor permission required. (E)