How to Develop Bubble Diagrams & Refine into Architectural Plans

Follow along as I walk through the full process of drawing a bubble diagram and refining it into a conceptual diagrammatic plan, using a bathhouse project as the case study, working through the complete spatial sequence from arrival and preparation through to bathing, recovery and retreat. This is a condensed version of my full lesson available right now on my Online Architecture Studio 'Sketching in Architecture' with a downloadable project brief and worksheet provided to attempt your own alongside the video. You can join now at: www.patreon.com/cw/mckernarchitecture - A bubble diagram is where the design process starts through understanding the relationship between spaces. It is about working out the relational logic of the building, what spaces need to be next to each other, how the sequence of movement through the building should feel, and what the overall intent of the uses are before any of that gets translated into architecture. The second part of the video is where the bubble diagram starts becoming architecture, taking those relational decisions and testing them against the planning of spaces, figuring out how the sequence reads in plan and how the overall zones connect to one another. - Sign up to my Patreon to receive full tutorials, downloadable worksheets, access to behind the scenes content and involvement with an online architecture community with real discussions: www.patreon.com/cw/mckernarchitecture - Follow me on Instagram: /mckernarchitecture Download my free book 'Sketching as an Architect' now via the link below and visit my website to view my other courses: www.mckernarchitecture.com Let me know what you would like to see in the next video below. - Gear I use: Sketchbook + Trace Paper (Baking Paper) Unipen Fineliners / Technical Pens Graphite Pencils 2B-HB Scale Ruler + Set Square Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:30 The Brief & Exercise Outline 1:15 Drawing the Bubble Diagram 05:45 Refining into Conceptual Diagram 09:50 Minor Details and Touch-ups 10:20 Outro & Next Stage