Drafting Studio

This intensive studio for Interior Architecture students focused on developing both technical drawing skills and a critical, sensorial approach to architectural documentation. Conducted in a grade-listed yet semi-abandoned building awaiting renovation, the studio encouraged students to engage with the layered materialities, atmospheres, and traces of time often undervalued in conventional heritage conservation processes.

Structured across three consecutive days - measuring, technical drawing, and drawing - the aim was to build competence in producing precise orthographic drawings at varying scales and levels of detail, while developing a personal approach to site documentation that captures both spatial and atmospheric qualities. Beyond technical accuracy, the studio emphasised treating the drawing set as a gestalt that conveys the evolving character of place through material ageing, patina, and partial decay - elements often erased in attempts to restore buildings to an imagined original state.

Teaching

Format

Estonian Academy of Arts

Location

Year group

BA Interior Architecture, 2nd year

2024/25

Date

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