HOW TO DETERMINE VIEWS FOR A PERSPECTIVE ROOM

I want to explain my beginning process of an architectural illustration for a client/designer.

Once all design presentations are sent to me from the designer along with scaled floor plans and pictures of the existing space I then start from there.

A few things I ask the designer:

1.The very first thing that needs to be determined is the standing point (station point). In other words, where are you standing in the 2D floor plan to see the 3D view.

2. What is important to see in the room? Is there a window wall, a fireplace, a beautiful kitchen island, etc. What does the designer want the viewer/ client to see? What is the focal point?

3. Once that is determined, then I will roughly sketch (not to scale) room studies to determine the view the designer likes the most. I normally sketch several room studies and once I have 2 options I like the best I will start sketching the rest of the room on a 11 X 17 piece of paper. These options can include a 1pt or 2 pt perspective view.

4. Then I start sketching the furniture in the rooms. Again, this is not to scale as I am only freehand sketching. I sketch both options with furniture and then I take a snapshot with my iPhone and send to the designer for approval to determine the perfect view.

The process is easy and this allows the designer to see almost everything in the space to help them determine the best view for their vision of the clients space.

Once the designer determines the correct view, then I draw a custom grid to match the scale of the room provided for the design.

More on the rest of the process soon.

Sketch on,

Shannin