How To Think Like An Architect: Improving Design

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  • @jinchuuriki58
    @jinchuuriki58 11 років тому +524

    i just wanna sit down with this guy for a whole day, and let him teach me bunch of stuff.

    • @Blossom_Ap
      @Blossom_Ap 8 років тому +18

      I'm totally sitting next to you aswell.

    • @Lightsparks12
      @Lightsparks12 6 років тому +4

      Lol can I join you guys?

    • @davidgeorge357
      @davidgeorge357 6 років тому +12

      He died three years ago

    • @Scottflix
      @Scottflix 5 років тому +9

      @@davidgeorge357 That actually ran through my mind seeing that this video was 6 years ago. I wish that he had made more videos for us to learn from.

    • @builderspluscustomhomesand2146
      @builderspluscustomhomesand2146 4 роки тому +1

      Yall better have a shit ton of money, you asking for a ton of time and knowledge to be spent and shared lol... only thing is, he passed away some time ago

  • @shelaghwong4211
    @shelaghwong4211 11 років тому +142

    “because one of the most important things in the world is the dining table”

  • @atomicsmith
    @atomicsmith 12 років тому +24

    I agree with a lot of what you did there, EXCEPT removing that wall. creating a sense of delayed entry with glimpses into the main space is one of the best ways to build drama. Also, no one ever truly relaxes while in full view of the front door. It has something to do with an instinct about possible threats entering suddenly.

    • @rheasaini2914
      @rheasaini2914 Рік тому +2

      I understand the idea you are trying to convey but I also feel like dramatic spaces would be client specific, and to add to that I strongly support keeping spaces around the main entry way clear is safer when considering theft and other possible threats since there's a clear view of the only main passage. coming from someone who's extra scared of psycopaths and boogymen in the closet :)

    • @atomicsmith
      @atomicsmith Рік тому +5

      @@rheasaini2914 So much is dependent on context that it is impossible to have one rule on this subject.
      I think it’s important to point out that what I’m talking about is a feeling or instinct rather than ACTUAL danger. Our perception of spaces is guided primarily by our instinct, at a level much deeper than most people are in touch with. That’s the level that real architecture happens and not the rational level.

    • @anakarine5577
      @anakarine5577 Рік тому +1

      i agree with you so much! it depends a lot on the context and the client's needs. Personally, i love that wall, i think it makes the space much more interesting. Everything open i find it boring and just way too exposed, but of course, it can be an amazing solution for, for exemple, a vacation house where everyone will be gathering around

    • @karenagen6757
      @karenagen6757 Рік тому +3

      @@anakarine5577 It does depend on the client's needs. If the client wants a modern design, with increased natural light, the wall has to go. The orientation of the building..is the entrance front-facing? etc. etc. Where I live, most homes have the veranda as the place of engagement between the two societies, the external and private. Then there a always a glass door straight into the living room. 😂 With a culture of architecture like this when I enter my friend's house with the exact wall-facing entry, it is not welcoming or should I say it feels more like an office entry. My solution is of course to go back to the old-fashioned vestibule and courtyard entries. There are also ways to break up a continuous space, by using texture, patterns, and colour so it would not be boring. Walls are not needed

  • @BarryBerkus
    @BarryBerkus  13 років тому +12

    @Houseplanman We use trace paper or vellum to overlay our drawings. Thanks for your comment!

  • @sianacampbell3028
    @sianacampbell3028 11 років тому +6

    Love his take on the significance of the dining room table.

  • @nibelkamadera
    @nibelkamadera 13 років тому +3

    @BarryBerkus, I just discovered these videos of your design process and I must say that I am amazed on how useful your advices turn out to be. I'm an architect student and from now on, a #1 fan of your work. Kudos!

  • @dabaers91
    @dabaers91 12 років тому +2

    You sir, are brilliant! Love that you refer to the building as a chamber! Giving people a sense that they aren't trapped in the chamber by immediately offering them light!

  • @hail2127
    @hail2127 10 років тому +25

    my dream is to be an architect but unfortunately i wasn't but my heart is attach to this passion i always grand to see an architects like u sir.

    • @douniadina7952
      @douniadina7952 5 років тому +1

      Why not

    • @builderspluscustomhomesand2146
      @builderspluscustomhomesand2146 5 років тому +3

      @@douniadina7952 I will join in on this because I'm the exact same way... because FOR ME, money for one. I've always had the passion to design and actually carry the architect title... But I don't have $75,000 a semester to afford this. As a contractor with these abilities already attached, I still utilize these abilities. My clients know I'm not a titled architect but know what i bring as if I am one. My collaboration with titled archs and engineers saves costs on design because i can provide and clients approve and yes through CAD and/or sketching. Still gives me equal opportunity in this industry. WOrking a portfolio now but why not.. because I'm almost 40, I'm running out of time and besides, I'm in Texas, unless you are doing industrial and commercial, residential homes people typically look for pre-made drafts or sketch up. Not me, I have a professional app that I can do this... Point being is I continue to provide my knowledge and not knock the ones with the degree, in the end, it's all design and concept. being a GC gives me the advantage because I still know the engineering portions. When I don't, i ask another. We ALL have a part in this world.
      Sorry for the extended comment. I just love what i do and this market.

    • @jerowersonst2465
      @jerowersonst2465 3 роки тому

      @@builderspluscustomhomesand2146 I pay 200 € a month for a semester of architecture, just move to europe

  • @rio20d
    @rio20d 9 років тому +135

    design is a very subjective thing, I am an architect as well, and I dont mind to have a wall as you open the entry door, it gives a sense of privacy to the people who lives inside. You dont want people on the street look at you while you are in the kitchen or eating.

    • @nafsimohamed2392
      @nafsimohamed2392 9 років тому +12

      ***** I was going to say the same thing, it will mainly depend on the client's mindset, whether they want to completely be open to the guests who come in or whether they want to filter in the people who comes to see their personal space where they are the most comfortable.

    • @asifraza-td6nu
      @asifraza-td6nu 9 років тому +3

      +rio20d i agree your opinion....bt mostly we fallow client mindset then design the spaces....

    • @lupinearsenalALT
      @lupinearsenalALT 9 років тому +19

      +rio20d Agreed. Not an architect but from a consumer point of view, I feel like it's a bit odd to walk in and be greeted with a table of people.

    • @刘鸣鸣-n2q
      @刘鸣鸣-n2q 8 років тому

      agree with you

    • @caspar6135
      @caspar6135 6 років тому +3

      I like the idea of keeping that wall yet still diving the space in the way he suggested, to create a private entry point for the buildings and an area of compression which expands out into this communal family space

  • @try2justbe
    @try2justbe 8 років тому +219

    Why don't they teach this stuff at architecture schools?

    • @viva9303
      @viva9303 6 років тому +3

      try2justbe So true

    • @Paulo-zr5zo
      @Paulo-zr5zo 5 років тому +9

      In ivy league schools like harvard they do have this course also available free on edx. Most arch. schools don't teach it reason is most educational system is controlled by countries government so the government control the content of what future workers would learn to conform to their plans.

    • @BlueeeBanisters
      @BlueeeBanisters 4 роки тому

      @@Paulo-zr5zo OMG thanks for the information!!!!!!! 💕💕💕💕💕

    • @3bdoomoe924
      @3bdoomoe924 4 роки тому

      @@Paulo-zr5zo Thank you, much appreciated

    • @staehighvevo1836
      @staehighvevo1836 3 роки тому +1

      It‘s actually what u learn. Especially u learn by analysing and improving floor Plans.

  • @BretDrager
    @BretDrager 12 років тому

    Barry - As an architect, I am very impressed with your sensitive design process. Thanks for helping clients understand what we do.

  • @ObeyHipHop
    @ObeyHipHop 10 років тому +8

    I love this, I am just realizing how much I want to be an architect. Im going to be starting off with my design engineering associates and mechanical engineering associates..

  • @elizabethpopiel7187
    @elizabethpopiel7187 4 роки тому +1

    Hi Barry....I am using these videos in the Scenic Design classes I teach in my Theatre Arts program. Excellent principles that carry in to ALL design. THANK YOU! (nice production values too! You get the the point quickly and simply! ...and your "TED" talk!! wow

  • @BiruKoritozu
    @BiruKoritozu 10 років тому +25

    I am an architecture student and I wish you to be my professor. Thank you sir! I am to learn ore from you right now :)))

  • @itsforsab7
    @itsforsab7 3 роки тому +6

    Amazing thought process. Simple but extremely meaningful 🔥

  • @AncientHigh
    @AncientHigh 12 років тому

    I'm an design student , just sitting on my chair and looking on youtube for my homework which is for next day , some things helped me a lot like this one , thank you .
    -bad english btw.

  • @OneWorld4us
    @OneWorld4us 12 років тому

    I´m not an architect, I´m learning the meaning of architectural art and design by working with architects on photorrealistic rendering... and I found your job and expression so beautifull ... pure art. thank´s on sharing this little vids. Hope you could share a little bit more.

  • @wintbe
    @wintbe 12 років тому +2

    As a building design student, I find your videos very inspirational.
    Thank you!

    • @mhdarchitect790
      @mhdarchitect790 4 роки тому

      watch my video about design concept ua-cam.com/video/4Vqh6dW9TF4/v-deo.html

  • @samihaafrin6983
    @samihaafrin6983 2 роки тому +1

    I wish we had more of his videos. Really helpful. I need to learn 😭😭

  • @kalubaification
    @kalubaification 13 років тому

    working on a villa right now,and your videos have been a great help,especially liked the tips on light, views and social activity...keep them coming..

  • @kingkogna
    @kingkogna Рік тому

    Please provide more videos. You are helping. I keep watching them to be inspired.

  • @Wee162
    @Wee162 4 роки тому +23

    Unfortunately, open plans have their drawbacks, too. There are advantages to separations of rooms / functions. Personally, I dislike seeing all the way through a house at the entry because it makes me feel exposed. I much prefer a barrier at the entry - not all those who enter are guests we want to welcome into the rest of our home. I’d prefer to choose who gets to see the rest of my home.

  • @Jason52597
    @Jason52597 12 років тому

    Very inspiring. How you design really defines yourself as a person.

  • @DontTestTheX
    @DontTestTheX 12 років тому +1

    Mr Berkus I agree with you that open plan living is fantastic...light and space etc....(I have also designed and built such spaces), however they come at a big price. The advantage of walls is that they hold the house up. Perhaps move the entrance instead?...

  • @entertaintech4374
    @entertaintech4374 3 роки тому +1

    I know he passed away, but I still subscribed anyway in solidarity with other aspiring designers.

  • @j6449663
    @j6449663 7 років тому

    I wish he had done a hundred of these videos . R.I.P. .

  • @yanickborg9197
    @yanickborg9197 11 років тому

    There are many factors that architects take into consideration which shape the design of buildings. Such factors include the brief, climate, materiality, structure, aesthetics, and the function or program of the building. There are many more factors not listed here, but these are some basic ones. In no particular order, a design process consists of (but usually begins with) research, moves into sketch design, further into design development, and then into documentation.

  • @Cris43196
    @Cris43196 13 років тому

    Thank you for your videos and for sharing your way of live the design process. It's very helpful and motivating.
    Cris

  • @adelynherman6684
    @adelynherman6684 10 років тому

    I adore you Sir.I love the design improvement.

  • @martinsantos3781
    @martinsantos3781 5 років тому

    I've learned a lot. Thanks Architect Berkus

  • @Akumeitakai
    @Akumeitakai 12 років тому

    Please continue to share your wisdom with us!

  • @Ziggycon
    @Ziggycon 12 років тому

    i have always dreamed of being an architect and wanted to make a difference on the world and how we live. but i have always been worried i would never have enough ideas to make it as an architect. watching your videos has inspired me and opened my eyes to so many new things. thank you.

  • @dinohun
    @dinohun 11 років тому

    You are amazing, you are a guide and a inspiration, you really help as to open our mines and create, to use everything as a help as a expirience as a oportunity thanks so much

  • @sob80sup81
    @sob80sup81 13 років тому +1

    Interesting approach, although some people like to have a certain boundary to limit visitor/guest from seeing the overall of the house.
    What is your view of having a foyer as a separation?

  • @grisalho36
    @grisalho36 12 років тому

    I'm Architect from Brazil, very good architecture is nothing more spaces organize and integrate human nature.

  • @kenjiaf984
    @kenjiaf984 2 роки тому

    this is very inspirising, the view was amazing

  • @LandMCherryGirl
    @LandMCherryGirl 11 років тому

    I'm learning! tooo mucho watching you... i learn in the right way that i always do it, i loveeee your videos... grettings from mexico

  • @praketsawant4346
    @praketsawant4346 3 роки тому

    I am being brought to tears

  • @andrewislike
    @andrewislike 12 років тому +1

    interesting, always thought the entrance should be slightly covered from the living space. Doesn't it harm the intimacy of the space exposing it like that ?

  • @pauldow1648
    @pauldow1648 6 років тому

    What you started with was formal segmented compartalized sensibility.
    What is more tribal sharing aware naturally flowing is your proposal.

  • @Nok-KhaVlogs
    @Nok-KhaVlogs 13 років тому

    @LuSwGr Otherwise an open space with glass on the opposite wall looks cool. It gives you a feeling openness and large space.

  • @Andy40004
    @Andy40004 13 років тому

    @BarryBerkus your videos are verry beautifull and helpfull for me beacuse im at the art highschool where im learning architecture! i hope someday ill become a good architecture :)

  • @un-enlightened
    @un-enlightened 12 років тому

    inspiring. all your videos.
    architect student from brazil.

  • @hannajanebenedicto3073
    @hannajanebenedicto3073 Рік тому

    i love the way you explained it sir

  • @alex-ander-13
    @alex-ander-13 3 місяці тому

    Thank you very much for these insights!

  • @federicacernuto6918
    @federicacernuto6918 9 років тому

    I agree with a lot of things you say and I see your thought process. But I also find it a little old school, I mean, the idea of a table being the most important part of the house and the place where all the social interaction happens to me sounds somewhat outdated. We dont even have a dinner table.

  • @juanjosechinchilla5412
    @juanjosechinchilla5412 3 роки тому

    amazing videos i can hear you talk all day

  • @Ironfist2297
    @Ironfist2297 13 років тому

    Hi Barry, I'm 15 years old and suddenly decided I want to become an architect. I just wanted to ask, what subjects should I take? And what pens, ink, paper etc do you use? Thank you for uploading, this has helped me so much.

  • @wolfieswifty13
    @wolfieswifty13 8 років тому +8

    my professor got pissed when i placed the dining room in front of the entrance even though it was placed strategically because "you just don't do that"...

    • @bestmedever
      @bestmedever 8 років тому +2

      +Wolfie Swifty ur prof is stupid somehow

    • @2ndAveScents
      @2ndAveScents 7 років тому +1

      Sitting down to eat right next to the front door is an odd feeling. It's a great idea, but in practice isn't comfortable. It's all subjective though, everyone has to remember that being a good architect is about expressing the ideas and preferences of your client in a way that interacts with them and evokes an emotional response. Architecture is about space and it's use. Form and function should be equal. I personally don't believe sight lines should take priority over comfort, and also that in this case there would be a healthy compromise. Maybe the distance from the door is sufficient here, but I usually enjoy a nice foyer that can separate the entry from the living space without closing it off completely...maybe because I'm Korean and we take our shoes off at the door :)

  • @deezynar
    @deezynar 13 років тому +1

    @sob80sup81
    Yes, some individuals and some cultures would not like to have a stranger at the front door be able to see everything and everybody in the house. I like a foyer that is screened from the living areas myself. However, I strongly believe the foyer should have a great view to the outside. It may be a view of mountains, the city below, or just a well designed garden, but there needs to be something nice for the visitor to look at while they wait.

  • @azeeluv
    @azeeluv 4 роки тому

    This man is literally einstein of design

  • @ChristianRamazani-p7v
    @ChristianRamazani-p7v 6 місяців тому

    thank you Barry Berkus

  • @thepokekid01
    @thepokekid01 13 років тому

    How do you adapt to changing times?
    For example, I imagine at one point in time the design of the home with the wall and the closed off kitchen was a good idea, but here you explain the idea and method so simply that it seems obviously bad. However, who is to say that 30-50 years from now things can change again and how homes are processed and thought is radically different. Is there any way to adapt to that kind of thought, or is that just what everyone wants to know (or something individual)?

  • @Stratophony
    @Stratophony 13 років тому

    the beauty of "old school" designing... and why schools should still encourage a master of this hand-to-pencil-to-paper process of designing; before drowning us (students) with an endless amounts of computer programs.
    I love revit, dont get me wrong.... but carrying around different colored sharpies and a roll of trace paper can still outweigh even the most advance and helpful computer software in many cases.

  • @josepedrovaz6143
    @josepedrovaz6143 6 років тому +1

    This is the meaning of architecture! The space, the sensations and the living. Not the foto for the magazines...

  • @husammuhanad2548
    @husammuhanad2548 11 років тому +1

    less words , much experience .

  • @MegaSpeedy67
    @MegaSpeedy67 11 років тому

    I love your videos im only 14 and i have chosen to become an architect. I just wanted to ask what markers do you use in your videos? i have never seen them before.

  • @babiiblueboi
    @babiiblueboi 11 років тому

    oh gosh this is so amazing and inspirarional. Thank you so much.

  • @riyazfidai
    @riyazfidai 8 років тому

    sir what about the living room tgat u removed from the previous sheet in video

  • @ejecutor98
    @ejecutor98 5 років тому

    And the stairs? Or is a house with only a plant and without rooms? The stairs are very important

  • @TheEtherny
    @TheEtherny 10 років тому +34

    Yeah, he's brilliant but I'm not sure I'd feel comfortable eating while people come by and the first thing they see is me while I'm eating.

  • @aziz0567
    @aziz0567 13 років тому

    i think the wall makes the place more privacy , and this is good?

  • @datkiddcali
    @datkiddcali 13 років тому

    @BarryBerkus im in high school i love houses have a passion for them would love to work with them like you do but im not good at drawing and im not good at math so where do i start

  • @valeriacerpasalas2330
    @valeriacerpasalas2330 7 років тому +1

    OMG always whe I design I used this kind of traslucid paper, I don´t know the name exactly in English and I make this abstract forms that I only understand, for making relations between space, and forming a distribution for each project, As a result, when my mum saw all my stuffs says to me that I need a lot to improve my drawing but it wasn´t bad at all. Architecture is not only good looking drawings, is good ideas and mostly of them come from the weirdest drawings.

    • @13janvi
      @13janvi 7 років тому

      Valeria Cerpa Salas I think you were using a gateway paper.

    • @13janvi
      @13janvi 7 років тому

      Architecture is about abstraction. Abstraction leads to different forms and spaces which is very essential to develop a plan .

  • @90loneeagle
    @90loneeagle 12 років тому

    mr, Barry do you use any mylar paper? sir how does painting skills help in architecture?

  • @MrChanhon
    @MrChanhon 12 років тому

    I'm an architecture student, I have one question. How do we improve the spatial quality of the building?

  • @26dacloudsurfer003
    @26dacloudsurfer003 11 років тому

    I agree, inf fact, I don't see that front wall too bad as long as it's not too close.

  • @dabaers91
    @dabaers91 12 років тому

    There are other methods to block the entrance from the action while still letting them see what is going on in and beyond the space.

  • @zephyrna6249
    @zephyrna6249 3 місяці тому

    I dissagree with his design philosophy but it's still interesting to see his design process.

  • @Riyaaaadi
    @Riyaaaadi 12 років тому

    I ditched my friends on Skype to watch all your videos.

  • @Houseplanman
    @Houseplanman 13 років тому

    I love your process of layering over previous drawings! What kind of transparent paper do you use?

    • @mhdarchitect790
      @mhdarchitect790 4 роки тому

      watch my video about design concept ua-cam.com/video/4Vqh6dW9TF4/v-deo.html

  • @LuSwGr
    @LuSwGr 13 років тому

    I think i game of walls, each time you pass by wall you discover something else, a diferent view, a diferent orientation, a diferent space. This proposal it seems really "open" without any surprises and discoverys.

  • @SasukeNukenin
    @SasukeNukenin 11 років тому +1

    "One of the most important things in the world is a dining table"

  • @bradnixon569
    @bradnixon569 12 років тому

    i would like to see him use a t-square and triangles and do a drawing .

  • @D2theShizzle
    @D2theShizzle 12 років тому +1

    @donde2k
    Although CAD is important, I agree.
    Beauty comes from the hand.

  • @its_emiko
    @its_emiko 8 років тому

    Whats your view on hallways? :)

  • @el3489
    @el3489 11 років тому

    Hi from argentina!, can u tellme what are u using to draw¿?

  • @rocotrueworld4710
    @rocotrueworld4710 4 роки тому

    que paso? porque no siguio subiendo videos?

  • @SatinPanther
    @SatinPanther 11 років тому

    I love his tutorial!!!

  • @fnx5317
    @fnx5317 4 роки тому

    I know this video is old but i had to comment this; I like the idea of opening the house it gives feeling of large space specially in small houses, but some cultures like (Arabs) in the past they used this wall in front of the entrance door to provide more privacy to the house in case of the door open and some of them still use the same idea.

  • @johnnysmith1845
    @johnnysmith1845 10 років тому

    I love his passion and the simplicity of explanation.
    But i dont like the idea of exposing the whole house from the main entrance, it lessens the privacy and also that the corners of the house are the prime locations because it receives the most natural ventilation, sunlight, and vista, so dining and living room fits perfectly on those corners.

    • @johnsnowwww
      @johnsnowwww 10 років тому +2

      The living room is a public area, I don't know why you want privacy there that's what private quarters are for

    • @nafsimohamed2392
      @nafsimohamed2392 9 років тому

      Ron Jeremy Living room is a space where you share time with your entire family, but may not entertain other guests as much. Anyhow it will be different, for person to person. When a unfamiliar guest comes for the first time an individual wouldn't be comfortable in opening his/her door to that guest where they would get an entire view of the house. It will raise issues of both privacy and security.

  • @Hazard551
    @Hazard551 9 років тому

    wouldn't the fact that people that come into the house immediately see the people eating in the dining area make the people eating feel uncomfortable? because one wouldn't be able to concentrate eating when someone is near regardless of the 'someone' looking or not.

  • @mwangikev
    @mwangikev 12 років тому

    What markers are you using?

  • @MCQ07nG
    @MCQ07nG 13 років тому

    Thanks for sharing this!!!!

  • @maccastro8892
    @maccastro8892 7 років тому +1

    You cannot apply that design in every Country..it depends on their culture..
    But it's a great idea..

  • @marwaismael6362
    @marwaismael6362 10 років тому +4

    I wanna be like you one day

  • @Adriantheo06
    @Adriantheo06 7 років тому

    anyone know what pens he used?

  • @elitzatz
    @elitzatz 12 років тому

    that's what architecture is all about!

  • @Ekat15
    @Ekat15 12 років тому

    need to watch later

  • @rjlausartDesign
    @rjlausartDesign 4 роки тому

    My inspiration....

  • @TheTtaahhii
    @TheTtaahhii 7 років тому

    Love this guy

  • @monilshah1014
    @monilshah1014 3 роки тому

    The video is older than my love for architecture.

  • @ahmadkreiz5538
    @ahmadkreiz5538 5 років тому

    Yes , you are brilliant , but let me make an objection because the priority for human comfort at home, perhaps by making the entrance directly may reduce privacy in addition to not feeling comfortable and I see someone watching me while eating a meal .
    Thank's

  • @chriss7196
    @chriss7196 7 років тому +1

    R.I.P.

  • @Dorak74
    @Dorak74 12 років тому

    where r u from , also thats my dreem too

  • @yanickborg9197
    @yanickborg9197 11 років тому

    In my opinion, an architect doesn't necessarily (but can) build things. Also, to me, architecture is limited to the representational process of designing and coordinating the information about buildings or urban constructs. Project management and building these days is very much completed by other non-architect professionals. Sometimes it is important for architects to actually build things. Therefore, sometimes 'building' itself can be included within a design process.

  • @anrxtee
    @anrxtee 9 років тому

    10 10 Excelente punto de vista, entrar y ser recibido por el sol y la actividad de la familia

  • @Juzgames
    @Juzgames 3 роки тому +2

    why make architecture complicated when its so simple.

  • @نورنمنم-د6م
    @نورنمنم-د6م 7 років тому

    Thanks.. شكرا 🌼🌼

  • @泠然御風
    @泠然御風 12 років тому

    so inspiring