While reflecting back on my drawing of the San Antoni Library, I
feel a sense of accomplishment. This drawing is the first 2 point perspective I
have ever done. With that being said it does need a lot of work. The first
aspect missing from the drawing is the surrounding context of the neighboring
buildings. These buildings would offer more insight to the exact scale of the library
within its urban context. This additional context from adding a roofline would
also provide a more experiential feel to the sketch. This would allow the
viewer to understand the feeling of enclosure from the interior courtyard, and
make the sketch more successful.
The
second component missing form the drawing is the lack of toning accuracy. The
exterior of the San Antoni Library is a dark and reflective black material.
This material is used beautifully to cast reflections of the courtyard and
surrounding buildings upon the surface of the library. The reflection angles
have been thought out very cleverly by the building’s designers, and in fact
the reflections invite you deeper into the building’s courtyard space.
Displaying this is crucial to portraying the library’s materiality accurately.
When drawing, I found that capturing the appearance of this material in a
sketch was quite hard.
In
conclusion, I find my drawing does accomplish an accurate display of form and
proportions. I am very pleased with my representation of the overall form of
the building, especially with the volume of the bridge connecting the two
towers of the library. This bridge is the major focal point when looking from
the courtyard at the library. Capturing this was crucial to accurately showing
the overall building form. I have learned a lot about what I need to improve
from this assignment. I also really enjoyed seeing this out of the way
building! It is nice to sketch hidden gems like this within the city, and it
gives a great insight into the many well-designed buildings within Barcelona’s
urban context.
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