Learn design with Doug Patt at his live virtual webcam studio. http://howtoarchitect.com/designstudio Today Im going to design a house for Chuck Taylor. You may not know the name but youll definitely know the shoe. Chuck Taylors name is on the patch on the shoe worn by millions. Now Mr. Taylor has been gone since 1969 but the legend lives on. I love chucks and Ive been wearing em since high school. Today I still wear em but with my golaces instead of regular shoe laces. Chuck Taylor was a basketball player that wore the Converse all starts and eventually became a salesman for the Converse shoe company. He quickly suggested some changes to their basketball shoe that were eventually implemented and the rest is history. His name went on the signature patch on the side of the shoe. Unfortunately Chuck Taylor never got rich because of the changes he made, but it didnt matter. As a salesmen he drove across the country selling shoes out of his Cadillac and being a friend to many. So in memory of a legend, I thought it would be perfect to design a house for Chuck Taylor. I should say first that the design & the artwork is heavily influenced by my favorite Italian Futurist, Antonio Santelia. The design will take its formal cues from the unique form fitting shape of the Chuck Taylor shoe. First, I thought it might be appropriate to put the house on top of a mountain to symbolize his heroic contribution to timeless style. The home makes its mark on the landscape, just as Taylor has done in the marketplace with the shoe that bears his name. The double sided curved base creates a foundation for the building that begins to cascade down the hill on the back side. It re-uses the curved forms to create large balconies to take advantage of the view. The house also utilizes large areas of glass in the observatories, bridges and window bays that harken back to Santelias work. The buildings aesthetic is fitting because Like Santelia, Taylor was a futurist. That is, the work he did set the stage for a trend that still shows no sign of letting up. Like the chuck Taylor all star, the house is minimal, its got everything you need, like a basketball court and nothing you dont. There you go Chuck Taylor.

Comments

1. great inspiration sir doug!
2. Hi Doug, is that a plastic bar that some how is in the edge of the drawing table?, what is it for?
3. I thought this was about Chuck Taylor the rassler.
4. Do not be misled, college students! Architecture is an overrated course of study, the job prospects for this occupation is very low, and it will take you more than a BA or a BArch just to make a DECENT living...you need an additional 2 years of study to get a MArch only to recieve less than 40k a year. Get rid of those false hopes. Architecture is a major for those afraid or incapable of taking Civil Engineering, which has more job demand at much higher salaries. Thank You.
5. what program do you use after you import your drawing on your computer to put shading and colours and all those details ?
6. that's pretty sick dude, really looks like a pair of shoes.
7. @cadviz yep
8. You are a serious architect, man. I thought it was definately creative. That wasn't a late drawing. A person would have to understand that time period of All-Stars in order to understand this.
9. @kugmo04 *cries* lol
10. wow!.. is that a 3-point perspective?
11. @Lingstarismo he's sorta dead and the house is sorta not real.
12. not buyin it.
13. Man, I just got my 11th pair of Converse in my life and if you ask me if I still got the other ten pairs my answer would be hell yes. These shoes are legendary they are unique with so many styles that I just couldn't get rid of any of them. I thank you for creating this beautiful idea for a house for Chuck Taylor. He would have definitely loved it!
14. God bless you sir :D
15. i love converse! they're my favorite shoes ever! and almost everybody loves them worldwide too! chuck taylor made a legend of shoes,and the legend will go on...forever!