Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Sketch-up House

The original house plan
For this project, we had to choose a house plan off of the internet and copy it ourselves in Google Sketchup. I chose a small 1 floor country style house that was 992 sq. feet and had 2 bed, 1 bath. I tried to pick a house that was basic enough for someone with little Sketchup experience to make. However, I didn't want a house that was too easy and way too simple. I think this house is a happy medium.
I basically started from the ground up on this project, making a big box and either adding to it, or cutting out of it along the way. I never had to fully restart, but I did have to scrap some ideas and redo different parts of the house. I learned a lot during this project, especially with problem solving. Just trying multiple different ideas over and over until it worked how I wanted it to. This wasn't a group project but it was nice to work next to others because we could all help and bounce ideas off of each other.
If I had to do this project again, I would choose a similar type of house but I would try to spend more time on the fine details. I tried to put a lot of effort into the model itself, so I would try to work on the details next time. I still think it turned out pretty well, and I'm happy with it for being a first project.