ARCHITECT SEAN LOGIE*

Here's his website. it's worth looking at! :)

http://logiearchitect.co.za/

Architect Andrew Nimmo*

Hey Guys check out this blog!

http://nimmoarchitect.blogspot.com/

*FRIDAY 18 FEB

This week was quite HECTIC!! I went to site with my boss on Wednesday.

The brief for this project is to add a study area, extend the garage, dress room and cover the patio by the braai area. It took us a whole morning to measure up and take notes. The house is located in Sunset Links which overlooks the beautiful ocean. I was fortunate enough to be part of the meeting with the clients and my boss.

Today we measured up an entire house as there were no plans for reference. This project is another renovation which will be interesting as it's a big house with a breath taking view and has a lot of potential for further alterations. The interiors and finishes I must say are not my taste! everything is brown and nothing matches. I took not on the spiral stair case, it's roughly 840mm in width which is far too narrow, I also did not like the window and door frames as they were metal frames but not nicely finished. I'm a timber person through and through!

Anyway there is more to follow!

To be continued... 

*11 & 14 FEB

Last week Friday left me with soooo much admin to do this Monday but slowly slowly the mountain of papers fade. I discovered a whole cupboard full of stationary this week as I had to go to coucil with all the right equipment! :) That day I had to go to council (town) and to KMH Architects to submit and collect. One of which I drew up myself. We drove around for a while as the bld no. of KMH was hidden.

Today (Monday) my boss bought in some amazing choc chip muffins... lucky for us :).
About work! I started editing the rider plan on a house of 1007sqm - HUGE.

to be continued....

*GROUP 1

MEETING 1

PROJECT LINE UP

GROUP MEMBERS:

1.        ALEXIA

2.        KENNETH

3.        MICHAEL

4.        TRUTTER

5.        EMANUEL

6.        HENDRIK

7.        CARIEN

8.        TEBUO

9.        ALFRED

10.     KYLE

11.     FRANCIOS

12.     YUSUF

13.     HERMAN

…DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE…

EVERYONE IS TO PARTICIPATE SOME WAY OR ANOTHER, IF NOT YOU WILL BE PENALISED AS I AM TO WRITE UP A REPORT ON WHO DID WHAT. IF ANYONE IS MISSING FROM THE GROUUP LIST PLEASE INFORM ME.

DATE DUE:                          TASK:                                                                                                                                       

18 FEB                                   AIM: COMPLETE BASE DRWGS FOR DUE DATE. THIS INCLUDES; THE EXISTING SITE DIAGRAM, PLAN, SECTION (x2 if needed), ELEVATION(x3).

…ALLOCATED TAKS… NB: READ!!!

THIS WILL ONLY WORK IF EVERYONE DOES WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO AND MEETS THEIR GIVEN DUE DATE. THE WORK WILL BE PASSED ALONG VIA EMAIL UNLESS THE WORK MAY BE DROPPED OFF FROM ONE TO THE OTHER. PASS THE INFO. VIA EMAIL ON AUTOCAD AND PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOUR DRAWINGS ARE NEAT AND LEGIBLE.

DATE DUE:                          TASK:                                                                                                                                   

18 FEB                                   ALL GROUP MEMBERS   - EVERYONE GIVE ME PICTURES OR ANY OTHER

                                                VALUBLE INFO.  THAT WAS GATHERED ON SITE, SKECHES WILL BE GREAT!!

                                                READ THE ABOVE TO UNDERSTAND THE FOLLOWING!!!

                                                If external elevations are not possible, draw up as an internal elevation. PASS INFO FROM 1 TO 7.NB!!! SEND THROUGH YOUR WORK THE MORNING OF THE DUE DATE.

                                               

START - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Due dates: 14th                     1. KENNETH & TRUTTER – WORK ON THE PLAN TOGETHER

15th                                       2. MICHAEL – SITE DIAGRAM

16th                                       3. HERMAN – CROSS SECTION A-A, HENDRIK – HORIZONTAL SECTION B-B

18th                                       4. EMANUEL – NORTH ELEVATION & SOUTH (if do-able),

     KYLE – EAST ELEVATION, FRANCIOS - WEST ELEVATION

------------------------------------------SEND CAD/ CADDIE DRAWINGS TO ME---------------------------------------

15th                                       5. CARIEN – PHOTOS!!! AND INTERVIEW NOTES

16th                                       6. ALFRED – DOCUMENTATION. ZONING, ERF, TITLE DEEDS(if possible)

END - - - - - - - - - - - - -- -                7. SEND EVERYTHING TO ME! (ALEXIA)   

*TEBUO – THANK YOU FOR THE EMAIL WITH THE SKETCH UP MODEL!!!

PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU DO THE GIVEN TASKS AND READ EVERYTHING, HIGHLIGHT IF YOU MUST!

THANKS, ALEXIA* (CONTACT INFO BELOW)      

*OFFICE WORK - Feb 9th

So far so good. The day feels so much longer when I don't go to site or go to council.
I'm busy with 3 projects at the moment adding the finishing touches.
I'm happy to say I haven't felt lost and overloaded with minor work, all is good.

This week I finished two projects both of which were re drafts and additions. My boss is satisfied with the work that I've produced and I'm relieved that she's happy.

I have learnt this week that the best way to market your firm is by word of mouth therefore you have to always leave people with a good impression. I'm lucky Enrica shares this information with me. Another thing she said to me this week is that one should never turn away anything if you can do it. For example when she first started her own firm she did a very small renovation involving an outside cover for a pool area, the client was very satisfied with what she had done. Soon after the completion of that small project, the client phoned back to ask her if she could do a housing complex for a family friend of his. That project landed up being one of the largest project she did on her own. There were approximately 70 houses in that complex. In conclusion never turn away a small project because it just might lead you to something bigger! :)