Hi there,
For a short work week I feel like I accomplished alot. The usual amendments and colouring for council and an additional five new drawings. The first is a small bathroom extention to an existing house with a little loft in Mowray-very cute. The second is a playroom, bedroom, bathroom and kiosk extention to a dwelling in Worcester and I had the privilege to consult with both the above clients. Its a good feeling knowing that they know you incharge of their drawings-even more pressure not to mess up. The third drawing is a semi detached house in Athlone, very small living space but the back yard has lots of potential. The clients would like a stoep at the front entrance and a laundry room, entertainment/braai area, outhouse and pool at the back. The fourth client is also in Athlone but has a much larger house in comparision. They are having a total renovation. The lounge becomes a bedroom with en-suit and walk in dressing room. The kitchen is extended and the lounge and dining- room become open plan where the bedrooms were. I particularly like this rearragement because the living space now opens up onto the new patio with swing doors and over looks the new pool and - the living area now faces a sunnier/warmer north, very inviting. I also got to play around with the interior design and layout of the spacific rooms. Very nice. The firth house was a huge mansion-can't remember which area but they too added an entertainment/braai area, bar and pool. It does seem a bit overwhelming adding to an already big house on a not so big plot. The space feels a bit tight looking onto the site-the living spaces are fine though, I suppose they need more room - just to many buildings, the coverage percentage is to much for my liking. Talk about difficulty, I had to merge this drawing with another architects drawing. He has is own drawing techniques and so I had to change those standards to ours ofcourse. Very time consuming but worth the effort. A lovely end to a lovely short week but the Proteas just had to spoil it!!!
Till next time
Friday, March 25, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
14 - 18 MARCH
Last week was pretty quiet. I did amendments once again to small jobs(which we do weekly) such as boundary walls and entrances, entertainment areas, carports and porches, a pool here and there and so on.
We did however do some more work on the church and got a few things finilised, just waiting on some quotes and prices in order to go ahead. I also started doing some changes on an industrial building in Athlone and I have officially been on my first site visit measuring up the existing building (clearly needs alot of work). I have also been to sites that have "opened" their completed projects to the public such as CHOC, an organisation that treats, and provides a temporary home in Cape Town for cancer patience living in rural/disadvantage communities out of Cape Town, who do not have the access to proper treatment. Renavations were done to the house to accommodate up to 20 patients including theirs families. Alot of work went into providing storage and access to medication and supplies and to ensure that the patients and their families have a healthy and comfortable stay to ensure a successful recovery. Its absolutely inspiring to see what architecture can do to help those in deperate need. A simple space for healing. A second site visit was to the inarguration of the Athlone pre-primary school hall. A simple structure with a barrel roof. It was pretty effective in terms of staying within the budget and achieving a pleasing design whilse using eco-friendly materials such as facebrick and corrugated sheeting to name a few. They did however fall short on numbers. There is not enough space for the no. of children the school has and the no. of toilets are insufficient-two for almost 250 little people!! In terms of historical context the building completly missed the plot - but I doubt the children would notice!! It was however an absolute pleasing learning this week.
We did however do some more work on the church and got a few things finilised, just waiting on some quotes and prices in order to go ahead. I also started doing some changes on an industrial building in Athlone and I have officially been on my first site visit measuring up the existing building (clearly needs alot of work). I have also been to sites that have "opened" their completed projects to the public such as CHOC, an organisation that treats, and provides a temporary home in Cape Town for cancer patience living in rural/disadvantage communities out of Cape Town, who do not have the access to proper treatment. Renavations were done to the house to accommodate up to 20 patients including theirs families. Alot of work went into providing storage and access to medication and supplies and to ensure that the patients and their families have a healthy and comfortable stay to ensure a successful recovery. Its absolutely inspiring to see what architecture can do to help those in deperate need. A simple space for healing. A second site visit was to the inarguration of the Athlone pre-primary school hall. A simple structure with a barrel roof. It was pretty effective in terms of staying within the budget and achieving a pleasing design whilse using eco-friendly materials such as facebrick and corrugated sheeting to name a few. They did however fall short on numbers. There is not enough space for the no. of children the school has and the no. of toilets are insufficient-two for almost 250 little people!! In terms of historical context the building completly missed the plot - but I doubt the children would notice!! It was however an absolute pleasing learning this week.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Marching On
Holla.
The past two weeks have been extremely hectic, completing new sets of drawings in a day!and doing a hundred and 10 other things simulatiously (pressure, pressure, pressure) but I'm not complaining. Boss keeps asking if i had enough of this -we all know how demanding it can get. But thats the challenge, if we want to succeed and be rewarded we need to worked hard under unbearable conditions at times. I know i not as efficient and quick as my boss would like when it comes to completing drawings, but im getting there, and i will conquer it all.
peace out
The past two weeks have been extremely hectic, completing new sets of drawings in a day!and doing a hundred and 10 other things simulatiously (pressure, pressure, pressure) but I'm not complaining. Boss keeps asking if i had enough of this -we all know how demanding it can get. But thats the challenge, if we want to succeed and be rewarded we need to worked hard under unbearable conditions at times. I know i not as efficient and quick as my boss would like when it comes to completing drawings, but im getting there, and i will conquer it all.
peace out
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