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FANTASY CLAY HOUSES

Published on Dec 11, 2015

Students will create their fantasy house with clay using hand-building techniques. Emphasis is put on architectural features of various historical periods, with references to architecture in video games and sci-fi films.

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

FANTASY CLAY HOUSES

You are the architect

ARCHITECT:
A person who designs buildings supervises their construction. Considers what the best materials are to create a structurally sound building or habitation.

Photo by ecstaticist

ARCHITECT:
A person who designs buildings supervises their construction. Considers what the best materials are to create a structurally sound building or habitation.

Photo by ecstaticist

OBJECTIVE
Using various hand building techniques and clay slabs, design and develop your own house (miniature, of course) however you imagine it.

Clay house by David Stabley

Clay house by David Stabley

Video Game Architecture: Fable 3

Video Game Architecture: Fable 3

Video Game Architecture: Fable 3

Video Game Architecture: Fable 3

Video Game Architecture: Fable 3

Fairy Tale Architecture: The Hobbit

Fairy Tale Architecture: The Hobbit

Fairy Tale Architecture: The Hobbit

Video Game Architecture: Fable 3

Swanson Middle School – Arlington, Virginia

REQUIREMENTS

  • Three preparatory sketches of your house, from the front, one side, and top. Sides must be different.
  • Must include at least 3 different architectural elements.
  • Sketches can be done in SketchbookEDU or pencil & paper, but must be uploaded to Schoology.
  • Must include a repeating feature in some way.

CLAY TECHNIQUES

  • Score/Slip/Seal to connect
  • Slab method
  • Coil tecnique
  • Pinch pot technique
  • Armatures for support

How do your architectural features reinforce your clay house?

FINISHING YOUR HOUSE

  • Self-graded rubric (100 pts)
  • Architecture Assessment (75 pts)
  • Work photographed and submitted to Schoology.