Architecture

Projects from my brief time studying Classical Architecture at Benedictine College using traditional hand drafting and rendering methods.

(Graphite, India Ink, Watercolor)

ST. JOSEPH AEDICULE

My first creative drafting project and final assignment for Intro to Architecture, Fall 2022. Students measured a statue of St. Joseph and were tasked with designing and drafting an aedicule for the statue with proper proportions and with attention to line weights.

MEMENTO MORI

This project was to design a family grave monument. My design is inspired by my family heritage, the Celtic cross is traditional for those of Irish decent. I also included floral motifs, symbolic of my Dutch, French, and Scottish origins.

BISHOP FINK WINDOW

This project was to document one of the lower windows of our beloved art building. We created measured drawings at the scale 1'= 1" and included an elevation, plan, and section. We were also tasked with documenting Details down to the pattern of the brick courses.

MEMENTO MORI - PAPER MODEL

The Memento Mori project included a paper model. Using X-Acto knives, we cut out manila folders at a 1'=1" scale to sculpt our gravestones. Carved detail was added in graphite. Cyma and cavettos were simplified.

FRESHMAN STUDIO

EDMINSTER PLATES

These plates were completed as practice in line weights and basic graphic geometry. They were foundational for manually drafting geometrically correct perspectives and elevations in later design projects.

18" by 24" Graphite

ST. BENEDICT PAVILLION

This was the final assignment for Freshman studio. To design a prayer pavilion for St. Benedict. on the left is the elevation and floor plan for the tholos and to the right, a geometrically correct perspective. This design draws inspiration from the Benedictine medal which includes a Latin prayer of protection from evil. The ravens that crown the pavilion are a traditional symbol of protection associated with St. Benedict. The drawings are rendered in India ink and walnut ink on watercolor paper.

18" by 24"

SOPHOMORE STUDIO

ETRUSCAN TEMPLE ANALYTIQUE

A temple designed according to the descriptions and proportions laid out in "Ten Books on Architecture" by Vitruvius. The analytique is composed to showcase details of the architectural drawing while being artistically dynamic. This drawing is rendered in charcoal on gray toned paper.

ARTHUR STRATTON
DORIC ORDER OF VIGNOLA

This is a plate copied from Arthur Sratton's book of Classical Orders. The plate is scaled up manually and copied with attention to proportion and detail. The perspective drawing is replaced with a detail of the base, capital, and entablature of this Doric order.

thumbnail_71994653072__989C4B94-79E3-43DE-839E-53741FB379E6.jpg

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
ATCHISON, KS

This is a measured drawing of a segment of Grace United Methodist Church in Atchison, KS. The field study includes and elevation and side elevation as well as a plan. Figure is included for scale. Measurements were taken at the ground level and estimated for the details at the top.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
ANALYTIQUE

Here is the analitique composed from the measured drawing above to show the details of the building at various scales. The plan and elevations are included in the center. This plate is rendered in India ink on watercolor paper.

SOPHOMORE STUDIO FINAL
A DORIC GATEWAY FOR BENEDICTINE COLLEGE

Here are four plates rendered in watercolor and India ink of an original design for a gateway into Benedictine College. The first plate is a redesigned site plan. Next, the elevations, plan and section with scale figure. Third is a perspective of the gate and site in watercolor. Finally, an analytique of the important details of the gate.