OH HAPPY DAY!

Hi all.

Spring is in the air and work is great- I think. The past fews weeks were pretty cool. Some interesting projects and some not - like the usual domestic additions (how fancy!). But alas, got a few projects approved which is always good news. For the good stuff I did some industrial and commercial work which got the go ahead-just lovely isn't it!  A Butchery in Tokia and a Hotti Totti Call centre in Tygervally. Threw in some institutional work too - just for fun-such as a school and a church or two. Oh and lets not forget the Owl Night Shelter in Lansdowne for the homeless to add to the variety. Did'nt quite realise all that I was doing until I wrote this down. Some of it is not that hectic but it sure is exciting to work on buildings that function differently or that does require an addtional room with a 600 x 600 window! With the exception of the Owl Night Shelter ofcouse-that we must! And to add to the excitment -the huge storage/garage project which we completed a fews weeks ago (after a dozen changes), was cancelled. The banked is not able to fund the project. Poor client. Has to go back to the drawing board, new business proposal, new drawing plans, new engineers, new money, new everything! Oh happy days. Just what we needed to get the sunshine rolling! Yes, we like this-doing things over! and over! and over! So I'll be eating more cake to make up for lost funds and to keep me happy. But if its one thing I leant fromt this- not everything is in our control. So if we don't try and take that risk we will never know- Its called perseverance-and boy do we need it in this industry.

So like Johnny, lets keep walking people and embrace the sunshine.
Cheers!

August Rush

Hello,

The past two weeks were pretty cool. Did loads
of designing and presentation drawings.
Although most of them were minor exstentions and
out-buildings, they were still fun to do. One
would think its pretty easy stuff(and it is) but
some drawings do take a while. There's a lot of
work and thought that needs to be done, what
will work and what won't, weighing your options,
the best possible solutions, affordability but
not losing sight on quality. Its the best part-
trying to create a space that is
comfortable and efficient. So the design process
is worth it-that is our job description after all.

Mr Bossman apologised for all the amendments I had
to do - he knows it sucks(I couldn't keep track of
all the projects), but I told him I loved it and
didn't mind the exploration process. He says its
better if it was your own house you were designing
and I agree. But I reckon why not share your gift
of design and allow the next person to live their
best life in the best environment?

Happy designing.

Oh, and Go Bokke!!!