Architectural Illustration Project in Illustrator

Reversible Destiny Lofts-Mitaka

The building I chose to interpret for the architectural illustration is the “Reversible Destiny Lofts-Mitaka.” The building was built in memory of Helen Keller in Tokyo, Japan in October 2005. The building was designed by Arakawa and Madeline Gins with the idea of prolonging life by the design of the house.

I chose to stick mostly to the colors in the photo by using the pen and eyedropper tool. Some parts were more of my own interpretation, such as making the tree into a black silhouette. I also slightly simplified some of the windowpanes. I chose this building because it had tons of fun and colorful shapes to recreate. I enjoyed this project though it was very challenging for me. I feel like I learned a great deal through this process.