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An Architect’s Journey – Part 2

Aiden Lemons and An Architect’s Home

Aiden Lemons is a senior at Woodlawn School. In this two part activity we join Aiden on his journey to express and evolve concepts around residential architectural design. Part 1 follows design and construction of the Wabi-sabi House. Part 2 continues with the design of Aiden’s concept of a modern home.

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Editor’s Note: Aiden undertook this journey as part of a Mission X project. At Woodlawn School the Mission X program provides a framework to for students to explore and develop their interests with the support of the faculty, family and other students. 

From Aiden:

Here you will join my architectural journey and watch as I struggle to build and refine my skills upon two polar opposite mediums. Before beginning Mission X, I already knew that I wanted/needed to work on a topic that I was interested in. For me this would be my urge to make or build something. Eventually, I came to the conclusion that researching and committing to my chosen career path (residential architecture) would be the only way to create a thoroughly refined project that I would enjoy from beginning to end.

Mission X quickly became an outlet for me to research, practice, conceive, design, experiment, and finally construct things that I would ordinarily not be able to fit into my schedule. My project consists of two segments: (1) Wabi-sabi, in which I research and attempt to portray an untranslatable term/feeling through construction, and another; and (2) An Architect’s Home, where I endeavor to venture as close as possible to my ideal home of work.

An Architect’s Home

After completing the wabi-sabi construction, I decided that I wanted to begin a second project in the complete opposite direction. Instead of trying to portray a feeling or term through conceptual architecture, I wanted to capture the true nature of an architect’s line of work from point A to point B. A modern house was the perfect direction to take, but not just any modern house. I wanted to create something more personal, to my own taste. I also knew that It needed to be something that I would truly love to live/work in. And so I began by practicing drawing in full perspective illustrations until I was satisfied with my skills.

Floor Plans

 

Elevation

 

Exterior

Interior

Nighttime

 


Activity

If we want to build a place for us to live, or to hang out, or do eat dinner with our friends, we’re going to need a special kind of engineering called architecture. In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina gets us to help her build a place where she can have some alone time and rock out to Taylor Swift.

Now it’s your turn! Use your imagination and design a place for some alone time. Draw a picture, write a story or build a model for you place. Use whatever materials you have available.

Journal Questions
  1. How did you fell about Aiden’s modern house?
  2. Did you design your own space? What materials did you use? What problems did you solve?
  3. Share a picture of your design.

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Topics

EngineeringArt
Grade Level
4-5
6-8
9-12

Creator

Aiden Lemons

Aiden Lemons

Woodlawn School Senior
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