30X40 Design Workshop
How to Design + Draw Construction Details (Start to Finish) Designing a sheet of details from start to finish for a custom, one-of-a-kind fireplace. Eric will show you everything involved in bringing a design concept through to construction.
| Length | 18:07 |
| Price | Free of charge |
| Subject | Architecture |
| Languages | English |
| Video Transcripts | English |
About the video
I discuss how to develop and reinforce the design concept using details, how I lay out my drawing sheets, how you can use code constraints to shape your designs, why using consultants is so important and you’ll learn how I take an idea about form and experience and translate it into a set of construction details.
Meet the instructors
Eric Reinholdt is a founder of Thirty by Forty Design Workshop which was established in June 2013 in a home he designed overlooking Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island. In 2016, he designed and constructed the Long Studio to complement the Longhouse and serve as a full-scale model of his design principles and the latest in building science; this is the home for 30X40.
“My work celebrates humble materials, subtle contrasts and finely-crafted details. I have a strong interest in modern regionalist design, local materials and familiar building forms juxtaposed against modern, open floor plans. I employ a minimalist, Shaker-like palette of details inspired by the site and natural surroundings.”
Video syllabus
0:35 Design Brief + Client Directive
0:57 Design Solution + Concept
2:19 Balancing Esthetic + Technical Goals
3:25 Details Answer Questions
3:53 Drawing Sheet Layout
5:28 Technical Constraints Inform the Design Details
7:13 Fireplace Consultant
8:20 Essence of Detailing (draw everything possible)
9:08 Using Details to Abstract the Design Concept
9:43 Detailing a Rough Boulder
10:17 Sequencing + How it Informs Details
12:36 Role of Consultants in Detailing
13:47 Designing a custom chimney
16:44 Problems During Construction