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Architectural Design Ideas, where can you find them? 

For Architects and Architectural Students may find this a very challenging task. Every time you are starting with a new project, Design ideas does not come immediately. There are times you are facing a blank paper you cannot do anything but just stare at the paper. All white, no ideas and don't know where to start.

In this blogpost, i would like to share some thoughts on where to find your Design Ideas and how to start the Design process. 

I find this video by Eric Reinholdt very helpful in exploring our minds and come up with a design solution to a new project or any project that you might be starting.

How to find Architectural Design Ideas

In his design approach, he listed 7 different ways you can get your ideas from, these are;

• Bisociation

• Trusting the Design Process

• Embracing Constraints

• Inventing deadlines

• Doing the Opposite

• Subtracting to solve

• Stealing

These words seem very different but as you watch the video, you will get the better understanding of how you can generate your own ideas. I have discussed some of these in the design process in one of my previous blog on How to generate design concepts . 
Today, let us get more knowledge and understanding so that you can have practically more ways to get your design done. Let us learn from this video.
What does it mean to get your design ideas through Bisociation?

1. Bisociation means the linking of two completely separate, unrelated ideas. How does that work?

2. Trust the Design Process - There are 4 Stages of the design process:

• Preparation - fill the mind with information. This is the research process where you need to get all the information required that will influence your design solutions. It is where you determine the problems to solve. 

• Incubation - is the generation of design ideas from the subconscious mind. Discovering and forging connections leads to solving multiple problems. This is the most maddening experience where you have to unconsciously investigate several briefs at one time. 

• Illumination- This is the idea generation based on the problems you determine from those two process of preparation and incubation. somehow come up with the solution. Test and refine it as you develop your ideas.

• Verification - finally coming up with the design solution led to the conceptualization of the project you are doing.

These are the process that allows us to produce creative work.
3. Embracing Constraints - Constraints are opportunities for us to innovate and boundaries push against.There are far more deeper reasons that needs to be well taken care of. its not just solving a particular need but more so considering technical issues that may influence your design.
Eg.
Roofing syles, height of buildings, size of rooms, setbacks and building codes.
4. Inventing Deadlines- Set aside a time to accomplish something. It is rather a discipline to work within a time frame and accomplish something. Become an Observer -Profound Architecture interprets the world for us! By observation, you can find a lot of ideas. How can observing what's already existing will help us make better buildings?
5. Doing the Opposite- What's the one thing that if removed will lead everything pointless? What would it be like to have a theater without a screen?
6. Subtracting to Solve- Often the best solutions are the simplest
7. Stealing (like an artist) - There is nothing really new in this world. understanding this would free you from looking at the solutions others have developed before you. 

Useful references related to our topic,
These are the recommended books that will help you explore more design ideas by Francis D.K Ching
Architecture: Form, Space, & Order




It is my hope that you will benefit from this blog and hope you can share your thoughts on this by giving your comments below.

Architectural Design Services

The Architectural Design Services of an architect covers a wide scope of building design.

Comprehensive Design Services

The scope of Comprehensive services of the architect is governed by the Architectural Council or the Board of Architecture in each country.

However, as a general knowledge, the entire scope of the architectural services in the most comprehensive services are categorized into these stages:

1. Pre-Design Services
2. Regular Design Services
3. Specialized Architectural services
4. Construction Services
5. Post-Constructions Services

It covers the entire process of.

• Analyzing the users need, 
• the space requirements, 
• the activities within and without, 
• the Accessibility to and from the actual site, 
• the building code requirements, 
• the Environmental impact, 
• the Green Architecture for sustainability
• the Orientation of the sun
• the budget requirements
• the building technology
• the utilities system
• the decision makers

As the building design becomes more complex, the design requirements and the design process become complicated. The Services can be broken down in stages so that the building design will be achieved up to the construction of the building. 

The process will not stop when the client gets the perspective view of the proposed design. That is just the initial stage of the many complex processes that will be encountered.

The stages are categorized as the 

Pre-Design Services

1. Consultation
2. The project feasibility study
3. Architectural Research
4. Architectural Programming
5. Promotional Services

Regular Design Services

1. Schematic Design stage, 
2. The Design Development Stage,
3.  The Contract Document stage, and 
4. The Construction stage.

Specialized Architectural services

1. Architectural Interiors
2. Acoustic Design
3. Architectural Lighting
4. Site Development Planning
5. Comprehensive Planning
6. Building Systems
7. Architectural Conservation

Construction Services

1. Full time supervision
2. Project Management

Post Construction Services

1. Building and Facilities Management
2. Post Construction Evaluation

The comprehensive architectural services are the product of the responses to the demands of the emerging complex building project.

In this complex system, the architect is the prime professional who function as the creator, author and coordinator of the building design which becomes the basis for the construction of the building project.

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For the Regular Design Services of the Architect

The Design scope can be handled by an architect as the Single proprietor to perform the architectural design of simple to moderate complexity depending on the experience of the architect.

The scope of his regular service can sustain his financial status and can organize a team to provide the basic services required by the client/

He can get paid on the regular design services with the fee corresponding to the actual cost of the project. His fee can be agreed on a Lump sum basis, on a percentage fee, on a percentage fee plus other reimbursable expense.

Refer to the article:

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Think of how you will organize your 3d model when you are doing your conceptual design starting with the handscketch of the plan layout. 
The plan layout can be done manually. Using a scale and the grid system, spaces can be adjusted and arranged while doing the sketch.
The architect's sketch is done to organize according to the arrangement of the required spaces. Using sketchup is the next step to start working with the 3d model. They 3d model will be refined and done accurately. The Sketch will be a guide in the initial layout. 
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Most people ask question on "How do I use sketchup layout?" Sketchup layout is a feature in Sketchup that will help you organize the drawing requirements of the project you are working. 


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3d sketchup model for download

Some of our 3d models have been uploaded to 3D Warehouse at Trimble.com.

You can enjoy a free download, modify it an use it for your personal project. It’s all totally free, we are giving away these models for modification. Don’t use exact model but tweak it and modify according tour designs

Here are some of the models;

1. 3D Sketchup  High Rise Building Model

Use it as a background model if you are working on a large scale urban development project or just simply want to ise it for uor 3d modeling practice.

3d Sketchup Model Footbridge Stair

Here’s a 3D Sketchup model of a stair along footbridge. If you are designing a bridge, this is another model to begin with and make your test renderings. 

Sketchup resources are all available in 3d Warehouse

You can also visit our 3d models in 3d Warehouse.

3. 3d Sketchup Mall Interior Model

If you are working on a Mall interior, this is a perfect fit for that. Another 3d model you can download. 

Visit our Trimble account 3dartrender, 

More 3d models are uploaded there for downloads.