Redrawing at 1: 1 scale in the Design Courtyard

On the morning of June 15, the redrawing at 1: 1 scale (real scale) of three Architecture projects was carried out in the courtyard of the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Art of the University of Azuay. This in order to "generate a link between the analysis of an architectural project and the real-scale redrawing", as explained in an interview by Santiago Vanegas, Coordinator of this School.

The project was carried out thanks to teachers of subjects such as Workshop on Architectural Projects and Graphic Expression and Representation, who have been the main promoters of the initiative that this year was developed in conjunction with second cycle students of the career.

According to Vanegas, for the development of this activity it was necessary: ​​"To carry out an investigation about the reference projects, since they have to generate great lessons in architecture, be basic and fundamental, in addition, they must have a small scale, for the time they are has for execution ”.

"After that, the course must be organized, so that each boy knows what he has to do, as in a construction, each one must know what he is collaborating on and what his small contribution is within a global project," he added.

After this, the students were trained through classes in Graphic Expression and Representation (a subject in charge of teaching the language of architecture), where they were given an introduction to what an architectural plan is, its elements, its reading, its composition. ; so that in this way they are able to read, interpret and carry out a plan.

Architectural structures such as The Box, Kubeflex and Case Study House # 21 were chosen for this exercise because, as Vanegas states, “they are reference and modern projects of the XNUMXth century, which managed to complete a great need of humanity, since they generate quality nature quickly ”.

"In summary, they were selected so that students, in addition to learning a redrawing, can learn from good architecture projects."

For this, materials such as measuring tapes, flexometers, laces, nails and masking tape were used, which allows the lines of axes, walls, masonry, walls, furniture to be traced on the hard surface; which are the elements that make up the graphic of the documents that were produced.

Thanks to this, the students managed to understand the importance of generating a good graphic document that communicates a project well, because it is necessary to be able to generate information to analyze it and carry it out. Together, they were able to enjoy teamwork, as they met after about a year of taking their classes virtually.

In addition to that, as Vanegas states: “They were happy to know that they were building something symbolic, because they understood that they were beginning to be realized as architects, and perhaps many of them were able to get hooked on the career because they saw that what they do is important, in the extent to which this may be capable of transforming realities ”.

UDA Correspondent