John DeFazio, AIA Architect

Here are two examples of my freehand perspective drawings for direct stylistic comparison to my WildTools PerspectiveTools Maine House rendering.

Camp Vacamas Four Season Dormitory Lake Larrawin, West Milford, New Jersey (This is a freehand, manual drawing.) A year-round dormitory, classroom, living and dining/kitchen facilities for 80 campers and staff. This is the first such facility for the camp and is intended to become a prototype for future expansion. The design is low slung. With hovering roof lines and deep eves, its horizontal form contrasts with the vertical trunks of the surrounding woodlands. A simple L-shape forms two wings, a girl's and a boy's, with a large dining/living hall in its crux. This hall space opens up to two story high space that is animated by a colorful exposed truss work. A great massive chimney of concrete block with brick coursing anchors the space.

House on Cape May Point Cape May, NJ (This is a freehand, manual drawing.) On a spit of land, projecting out onto the Atlantic ocean, this house is to stand at the very tip of New Jersey. This site provides panoramic views of the Atlantic Ocean and Delaware bay. The building's form is generated by this dual role of being both a terminal and a promontory from which to view the sea.

Maine House (Drawn in PowerCADD using PerspectiveTools.) Many CAD and 3D drawing programs force the user into adopting the application's 'style'.  Architects comment on how 'un-CAD-like' my drawings are and ask how I achieve them.  With PowerCADD and WildTools, it is more than what-you-see-is-what-you-get: it's you get exactly what you want.  The reason I love PowerCADD/WildTools is its ability to 'draw' without compromise. John DeFazio

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