Drawing & Making

Painting: colour and observation

A selection of undergraduate exercises in drawing and making. These studies bring together painted surfaces and physical spaces, from the colour of foliage to the way light falls across a model.

Painting of yellow-green leaves against a blue sky — Foliage · Colour, overlapping leaves and light.

Painting of a small window with pink flowers set into a pale timber-clad wall — Window · Surface, framing and a small architectural detail.

A model in light

An architectural model documented from above and at eye level. The removable roof reveals the interior arrangement; photographs in direct sunlight show the depth of openings and the shadows between volumes.

Low architectural model with angular roofs casting strong shadows in sunlight — The overall composition in sunlight.

Overhead photograph showing the model roof composition and open central space — Roof composition and the central open space.

Overhead photograph of the model with part of the roof removed to reveal interior rooms — A removable roof exposes the interior layout.

Oblique outdoor photograph of the complete architectural model — An oblique view connects the roofscape with the building edge.

Eye-level photograph showing low walls, openings and sloped roofs of the model — Looking across the model at eye level.

Close low-angle photograph looking along the open space beside the model walls — A closer view of the relationship between wall, roof and open space.

Opening up the section

A white architectural model makes the stacked interior spaces visible through an open face. Two views show the relationship between floor levels, circulation and the ground around the building.

Front view of a white sectional architectural model showing multiple floors and stairs — Open-face view of the interior levels.

Oblique view of the white architectural model with its exterior stair and surrounding site — An oblique view brings the section and site together.

Buildings within a landscape

This larger model brings buildings, paths, planting and water into one composition. The overhead view shows the whole arrangement, while four oblique views reveal the different edges and connections.

Overhead photograph of an architectural ensemble model with green landscape strips, paths and a central water feature — The complete site composition, seen from above.

Southeast view of the ensemble model showing buildings around the landscaped central space — Southeast view.

Northeast view of the ensemble model showing the long landscape axis and paths — Northeast view.

Northwest view of the ensemble model showing the water feature and shaded landscape structure — Northwest view.

Southwest view of the ensemble model showing buildings, planting and the landscape structure — Southwest view.

Painting: colour and observation

A model in light

Opening up the section

Buildings within a landscape

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