Portfolio Vol. 4 | Visualizing Architecture

High Res Site Plan

by Alex Hogrefe | Jun 8, 2014 | Portfolio Vol. 4, Project 01 Long Wharf, Uncategorized | 21 comments

In the previous wharf post, I discussed black and white texture studies that focused on pattern and ground plane elements throughout the wharf. The above image builds off of those studies introducing color and material. Site plans are...

Diagrams: Texture Study

by Alex Hogrefe | May 4, 2014 | Portfolio Vol. 4, Project 01 Long Wharf, Uncategorized | 11 comments

The last few posts have been focused on diagramming the existing conditions of the site. In this latest post, I have shifted to studies for the new design. The overall concept and form of the Sketchup model is established, but now I am interested in exploring...

Diagrams: Hatch Patterns

by Alex Hogrefe | Apr 14, 2014 | Over Time, Portfolio Vol. 4, Project 01 Long Wharf | 11 comments

This post is also a follow up from many emails asking me to explain the diagonal line hatching used the site analysis diagrams. There are two methods in Photoshop that I know of that can create the diagonal line hatch seen in the image above. Both options use a...

Diagrams: Pedestrian Paths

by Alex Hogrefe | Apr 6, 2014 | Over Time, Portfolio Vol. 4, Project 01 Long Wharf | 23 comments

I received a lot of emails asking if I could explain how I created the pedestrian paths diagram in the previous post. To generate the line work, there are many ways this could be done. In the past, I probably would have used the spline tool in CAD. The line...

Site Analysis Diagrams

by Alex Hogrefe | Mar 23, 2014 | Over Time, Portfolio Vol. 4, Project 01 Long Wharf | 86 comments

I have been experimenting with some site diagrams of the existing conditions of Long Wharf in Boston. I am mostly interested in introducing texture and depth to diagrams that are typically presented in a more simplified manner using solid colors...

On The Boards

by Alex Hogrefe | Mar 10, 2014 | Portfolio Vol. 4, Project 01 Long Wharf, Uncategorized | 9 comments

I let a few weeks slip by on this website without a post but it hasn’t been for nothing. I have been hard at work on many things behind the scenes, one of them being working with Blurb to re-release Portfolio Vol 3 at a new lower price. I have also been...