Google Sketch Up - Dream House Model

Below is a series of printscreen images depicting the dream house and its various amenities.

This image is a front profile of the house, from which can be viewed the primary entrance, the gallery (to the right), and select portions of the rear regions. It is a depiction of what the house would appear like from an observer along a theoretical street in suburbia.

A view of the house from its diagonal left. The gallery is now quite apparent, along with the anterior living room. The backyard lies suggestively to the right, and as such, portions of it are now visible.

A more complete view is given of the living room, along with the installed sunroof not introduced previously. Other windows are clearly visible along the perimeter of the house to provide a more comprehensive understanding of both its interior and exterior layout.

The backyard proper has now been made visible, along with portions of the insides (ambiguously shown through the translucent glass of the living room and bedroom to the center and right respectively)

A wider range is provided of the backyard and posterior portions of the house on the whole. A quadrant-shaped structure is now mostly visible to the right. This is the bathroom, and shall be addressed in greater detail in a later section. To satisfy the requirements of the assignment, the pool structure and its environs were imported from google warehouse, after which the object was edited (albeit slightly), so as to soften the harsh edges.

A profile is shown from the diagonal right in respect to the back of the dream house. The bathroom is now visible, as well as the greater roofing scheme on the whole.

Yet another view is shown, rotated slightly from the previous position. In concert with the previous few images, this completes the general trend of circular motion around the house, providing a relatively tangible feel of the scheme of things (where the house's sides are concerned).

Above is a bird's eye view of the house, showing its exterior features in their entirety. The general locations of all rooms, balconies, galleries, and what have you, may be located.

This is a detailed view of the house's balcony. The inspiration for this was an image obtained off of the warehouse. The balcony has since then been extended, re-painted, and otherwise edited beyond recognition, and in so doing made to extend beyond the living room to act as a roofing structure for the room beneath.

A magnified view of the gallery.

A more detailed representation of the living room; primarily its exterior. The pencil tool was used to create the oddly shaped dimensions of this house, which appear as a pentagon atop a rectangle with a diagonal slice out of the topmost right hand corner. In actuality, the shape of the house was constructed using only the pencil tool, and therefore constitutes as a free-hand construction (satisfying yet another requirement of the assignment).

A more revealing look at the bedroom from the exterior. Note that the features are still generally difficult to discern, and shall therefore be shown from an interior perspective later on.

An interior view of the living room. The furnishings are clearly visible, many of which were imported and subsequently edited to appear more inkeeping with the theme of the house. The images portrayed on the television screen are from a video game entitled Jak II, and are both intended to satisfy the requirement of importing an image from the home computer. All images obtained in this way were copyrighted, but permission was obtained from the individuals who posted these images through email. Please feel free to contact me for verification of these emails.

A detailed view of the computer set up within the living room. This reinforces the clause requiring imported images, as NBA stars Kobe Bryant and Lebrick Shames (more formally known as Lebron James) are depicted side by side. Once more, both images were obtained as a result of permission granted by the owners.

Above is shown a detailed depiction of the afore-mentioned bedroom (as shown from the interior or the house). The door to the left leads to the bathroom, as cited below.

A view of the bathroom's interior, portraying some of its facilities.

Yet another picture of the bathroom's facilities. Two pictures were taken so as to avoid omitting any significant detail. The curved nature of the bathroom also inhibits the camera angle from looking upon all features simultaneously. Portions were imported, greater portions were edited, and still more were created. (Ex: The sink, the door and the wall respectively)

In this image is not only a detailed view of the front porch, but in it may also be seen a number of requirements having been met. For instance, the pillars erected to each side of the porch consist of one sphere atop a cylinder (which satisfy the need for at least one sphere and two cylinders). Of course, quite a substantial amount of textures are used throughout the house, and more than four are visible in this image alone, inclusive, but not limited to: the colour of the window sill, the translucent appearance of the window itself, the sphere's rocky marble composition, and the cylinder's wood finish. This is to say nothing of the different glassware used, different floor schemes, wall panelling and roofing tiles included at various points in the building.

Though a number of images have been taken which depict the gallery, this particular image takes careful notice of the gallery's windows, which were created by myself using the follow-me tool, among other more basic functions. This was done in an effort to satisfy yet another pre-requisite of the assignment, dictating that the follow-me tool be used at some point throughout the assignment. I find it prudent to note that the spheres depicted in the image preceeding this one were also created using a combination of the follow me tool and other less sophisticated functions (such as 'select' and 'draw').

Please note that a number of the furnishings were imported and/or edited. This does nothing to belittle the project's originality of course, for the entire framework of the house, including the concepts that spearheaded its design were all borne of original thought. The only major segments imported were the backyard and portions of the bathroom and bedroom (things such as beds and sinks). The vast majority of the features were, however, created or edited in some manner by me, and therefore reserves the right to individuality. The images imported from my computer are also under the 'fair-use' act, and are therefore not under the conventional laws of copyright, as they have not been used for personal or monetary gain. To circumvent any doubt however, permission was obtained and is available upon request. For a more detailed tour of the project, consult the google skecth-up file itself (also available upon request), where infinite perspectives are possible, and therefore a more comprehensive and enjoyable view of the dream house.