A Hospital Design Concept Proposal using Sketchup

Using Sketchup to visualize the hospital design concept architecture is the fist stage in the design process. The 3d model of the Proposed Hospital is an good example to showcase. At the Initial stage of the project, 

A Schematic Design is submitted to the client. Plans and  Perspective views are the most essential visual presentations submitted to the client.

Sketchup is in action to complete this design proposal. In our own design practice, this is the  most effective tool to create presentations. It is fast and reliable and can be exported to cad for production of drawings

It can also be exported to Lumion to make the final rendering more photo-realistic like this example which is another project highlight. Each of these rendering are widely acceptable and used in a different stage of the design process. This can be used as a marketing promotion tool of the building management operating the Hospital. To attract more people to visit the place whenever it is in full operation.

Here are some outlines to consider using sketchup for architects doing their hospital sketch drawing or any architectural design ideas. Here are some more examples:

These presentation create a good impression on the design and the artistry. More easy to convey the design concepts and ideas to the client. 

Though architects are in born artists, some can still go with the sketches in the conception stage of the design. sketches then transferred to sketchup and make an amazing outcome to the presentation. Architects still have to maintain the impression they created with their past, present and future clients. 

This will leave a strong impact to the client and might as well consider their recommendation to new clients they know. 

How Effective is Sketchup in Visualizing a Design?

There are numerous software to use in 3d visualization, but Sketchup is widely used by architects to create a design proposal. It is super easy to use and it has the "artist touch". Editing is easy and the presentation is very satisfactory both to the architect and the client.

There are a lot of advantage using Sketchup.

1.  It is easy to lean and easy to use
2. The presentation is amazing and very versatile. There are differents styles of presentation to choose from and scenes can be saved while work is in progress.
3. Easy editing and straight forward tools 
4. Well Organized presentation from 2d to 3d models
5. Layout can be used to produce drawing documents
6. Photo realistic renderings are also achieved using 3rd party rendering softwares like Vray, Lumion, Maxwell and many other extensions compatible to sketchup.
7. Animation or the walk throughs can be shown using the scene tab in real time. This can also be saved as a movie file to be sent to the client online to show the progress of the design proposal.

Online course in sketchup is now available at Udemy.

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2d Layout are also completed when you complete the 3d model. 

Organizing the 2d drawings are done in Layout. Layout is another feature in Sketchup that is very useful in drawing documentation. As you continue to explore sketchup, you can formulate your own process in organizing the 2d and 3d presentation. 

This Site Development Plan is an example of 2d layout. This is automatically done inside sketchup. Architects can review the site plan and editing are done instantly. 

Shadow casting is also available to determine the actual sun orientation that is one of the major consideration in the design process. Hospital Planning can be very critical that is why areas should be arranged in such a way that it will take advantage of  natural sunlight as well as avoiding sunlight in some areas. 

Hospital Planning requires careful study and analysis in grouping the required areas. Sketchup mimics the real world. Sun path at different time of the day, and the effect of shadings and casting of shadows can easily be determined.

These are just few of the most important features in Sketchup.

Here are some of the styles:

There are more features and usefulness of sketchup that you can really depend on. Its really the architect's friendly tool. Learn Sketchup and take advantage of its usefulness.

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