This assignment was completed in my Architectural Projections class in spring 2025, and focused on the Vanna Venturi House. I hand-drafted one plan, two sections, and two elevations on vellum paper after finding drawings online and scaling them appropriately.
One thing I came to understand through this assignment was the importance of line weights. Their impact is most prominent in the plan and sections, as it is clear what is cut through vs what lies behind the cutline. Little things like line weight may not seem to be important when you start, but I could clearly see the impact they had when looking back at my process photos.
This differed from a general drafting assignment in that we added key images alongside the drafting. I quite like this practice, as it emphasizes how the clear cut drafting can be brought to life. While the exterior pictures exemplify the elevations overall, the interior images focus on a specific aspect of the house – stairs, which brings to light my interpretation of the house’s key elements.
Logistically, the most challenging part was getting the online drawings properly scaled and aligned. Each drawing had to be printed on a separate piece of paper then taped together, aligned with each other and the edge of my drafting desk.
Sydney L. Merrill 