Architectural Street and Building Drawings

Architecture graduate and Artist, Minty Sainsbury is now a Freelance Artist and Illustrator.  Today we are going to see 3 of the techniques she adopts, when drawing architectural subjects.  The first is outlining the buildings in the foreground and only detailing the building of interest, in the background.  The second consists of normal detailed Elevations and the third deals with Street View Elevations.  Enjoy the travels through beautiful European Architecture...

Archizoo Connection Between Architecture and Animals

Architect and Graphic Designer Federico Babina makes an association that has been made rarely and only on a small basis, Archizoo is a connection between buildings and animals on a larger scale.  He has taken buildings from all over the world and came up with these stylised animals inspired by famous buildings.  On his site he does not make reference to the building's name and just the Surname of the architect, we hope that we have identified them correctly.  Please let us know if there are any mistakes.

Architecture Building that Envelops Beauty

Very different and inspiring architecture.

Urban Farm Building

This is a renovation project by Architects Kono Designs.  The Client Pasona Group, a Recruitment Company based in down town Tokyo, allocated 20% of area of the building to different forms of Farming.  The building has a double skin green façade, internally it includes an auditorium, offices, cafeteria, rooftop garden and interlaced within the building, the farming.  There so much more to say that we have added more information, below the images, in the article and a video.

Miniature Photo Studio Building from the 1900s

Turkish artist Ali Alamedy, spent 9 moths on this project, building from scratch every single piece.  He has had to do a lot of research, in order to create a Photographic Studio, which could have existed, in the 1900s.  To bring this room to life, Alamedy has had to build, paint, all sorts of materials that include materials like wood, plastic, copper, paper and more.  We have included below a lot of pictures so that we can all appreciate the amount of work that went into this Miniature Diorama.

Digital Art Architecture created by an AI

Architecture seen through the eyes of an AI, in the creation of digital art.

Architecture Container Building that Blends

Container building used to recycle, upcycle containers and provide a cheap material for construction.

Building Design Face Lift

A couple of weeks ago we featured a An artist in Tehran that created murals like these.  This week we are going to have a look at French Artist Patrick Commecy's incredible murals.  The images we have chosen are the ones that have rejuvenated the blandest building facades.  These lovely paintings lift the look of the buildings and makes us pay attention to buildings we see so often they almost become invisible.  For a town or a city, this can also be an amazing tourist attraction.  Some of these drawings give a flat 2D facade an inviting 3D view, have a look at the Before pictures in one of the corners of the main picture.

If you like this have a look at Rejuvenate your Building with a Paint-job (<= press the link).

Building Fronts

Most of us feel reassured and content with things remaining consistent and good through time, we get anxious and fearful if we are confronted with a sudden important change (new job, new home, end of a relationship...)  French Photographer Zacharie Gaudrillot-Roy finds a very clever way of showing that our mind is blind to what it doesn't want to deal with, just like in his "Facades" pictures.
When we walk around our neighbourhoods we feel a sense of familiarity and comfort, that comes with the illusion that we know the area and what is going on around us.  In fact all we see are the Facades of Homes, Offices, Factories, Courts of Justice, Police Stations, Government Offices etc.  Given the choice would you want to know what is going on behind them?  To quote a new Classic Film (The Matrix) if given the chance, would you take take the Red Pill or the Blue one?  Let us know in the comment section below.  To get the best effect, once in the article you can enlarge the image by pressing it (not the first one).

Architecture in Tiny Cottage in Paris Building Courtyard

This Tiny Cottage sits in a Courtyard in the middle of Four Buildings in Paris.  Airbnb describe it as a cosy "Doll's House" that measures 20m² (about 215ft²).  On the ground floor it has a Kitchen and Sitting Room, whilst on the first floor the Bedroom and en-suite Shower Room / Toilet.  This is a holiday rental home and it is located in the 9th arrondissement, the legendary bohemian neighbourhood. The surroundings are filled with wine and cheese shops, fine restaurants, designer and vintage stores, markets, bakeries, chocolaterie, historical cafes and hip bars.  It sounds and looks like a wonderful place.

Building Profiles

20 year old Italian student and Photographer, Francesco Paleari shows how important buildings are to  people's every day life, by merging the two in one very stylised image.  All the images of the buildings are taken in Milan.  Paleari sees his camera as a companion in his trips, where he is always looking for something to add to an ordinary subject.

Translucent Building

This 3 Bedroom 3 Storey House in Tosuien, Hiroshima, Japan, designed by Suppose Design Office for a family of five.  The article contains Floor Plans to give a better idea of the layout.  The building is recessed 4m (13.1 feet) from the street, giving the owners a lot of space for parking.  More information in the Article.
Once in the article you can enlarge the image by pressing it (not the first one).

Urban Sketcher Architectural Building Drawings

An artist that bases most of her architectural drawings, on places she has visited.

Urban Sketching Tiny Architecture Drawings

Urban drawings of tiny house architecture drawings.

Glass Digital Art Architecture

Examples of daytime and nighttime glass digital art architecture.

Rejuvenate your Building with a Paint-job

Persian Artist Mehdi Ghadyanloo and his company Blue Sky Painters are changing the way the buildings look in Tehran one at the time.  So far his company has completed 100 buildings with the consent and the blessing of the city's council.  Ghadyanloo adds an incredible amount of colour and regenerates what look like tiered buildings with his 3D images.  This could be a cheap solution compared with expensive upgrades or rebuilds that could have a place in our cities.   We have included Gif Animations to show the different stages of the process and details of his paintings.  Further down there are static images that you can enlarge by pressing them.  If you could have an image of your choice on your building or house what would you have painted?  Let us know in the comment section at the bottom.

10m² Coffee Shop in Japan

This small coffee shop, sat on a small triangular area with a footprint of just 10m² (108 sq. feet) is located in one of the most affluent districts of Tokyo, Harajuku, in Japan.  The envelope of the building seems to have been made of various containers stitched together with the main one sat on end.  Hiroshi Sawada, barista and owner of Streamer Coffee Company, which he founded in 2010.  He has 3 coffee shops at the moment and prides himself with giving all of his costumers a very personable service and the very best coffee.   The  Harajuku building has two extra floors above the ground floor, with a small balcony on the top floor.  Every floor has windows with views of the street, with free wi-fi to allow their costumers to keep in touch, while they relax on the comfortable sofas.  There are two small benches outside to accommodate more costumers on a nice day  We can do with more of these, one off buildings to make our cities  more interesting and diverse.  We have tried to get as many pictures for you to get a feel of this lovely quaint Coffee Shop.  Once in the article you can enlarge the image by pressing it (not the first one).  Via archwanders.

Architecture - Begich Towers a Town Living in 1 Building

Begich Towers is a condominium with a difference, the 14-story former Army barracks, houses almost all of the 200 inhabitants of Whittier, Alaska, making it a self-contained structure.  Within its walls, there is everything a town needs to function, accommodation, a B&B, laundry facilities, health clinic, police station and detention area, a church, 2 convenience shops, a hydroponic room to grow vegetables, a recreation area for the kids, that in the winter commute to school trough a tunnel, because of the cold.  The reason for everything being so centralised is the the incredibly harsh winter the town experiences.  More information and a bit of the history of the Building, below.

Snoozebox Hotel, Mobile Architecture in Shipping Container Building

The Snoozebox Hotel is assembled using shipping containers, that can be transported on the site of any event and easily removed when it is over.  There is so much to say that we will just list the specifications.  Self-contained with different bedroom layouts, thermostatic climate control, en-suite wet room with toilet, basin and shower, a flat screen TV, double power points and free Wi-Fi connection.  The hotel is usually erected within 48 Hrs of arriving on site.  No external provision for electricity, water or sewerage are required, for Snoozebox to operate.  Minimum number of rooms that have to be ordered are 40 and maximum 400.  The site can be booked for one day or an entire season.  The Hotel can be moved by road, rail, air or sea anywhere in the world.  An amazing adaptation for the use of temporary Architecture.

Architecture Fantasy Drawings and More

A collection of houses that include fantasy and real-life buildings.  A lovely study in architecture.