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.
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