Quiet Office Buzz

So, amongst other projects that I have been working on, there has been one in particular that I've mentioned before that I (up to now) have been working on non-stop throughout this year and it included a full set of plans for this office building of 148 squared metres that will be built from ground up in 2013. I have just plotted the entire set of plans for council submission and tendering. I know it sounds crazy that it took so long but this process was gruelling and consisted of a back-and-forth approach from the client especially...also mainly influenced by the budget.

The design was changed numerous times and that ofcourse led to me having to change EVERYTHING in accordance several times. Alot of the construction had to be changed as it could no longer work and we also added a safe and cash register rooms which was something I learnt a great deal about as the proper safety measures had to be constructed. I luckilly then explored different construction methods from this process so even though my projects in my portfolio arent as many as some, I have been working throughout on this project working with alternative methods, things that work and dont work and seeing how the budget influences a design and ways of going around that.

So, now that that's done, I dont really have anything to do but Lisa has said that she's going to be starting me on another project as she avoids me sitting without work. The only crap part is that I wont have it in my portfolio that is due friday but Im sure what I have is enough.

This is our last submission and Im feeking like a 3rd year student already. Bring it on!!

MIP project diary

Here is my inserts to the Diary that we used throughout the MIP Project on St. Michaels Multi-grade school:
MIP PROJECT DIARY

The end is near...hahaha

So our MIP project is complete...I think. What a year it has been, I recall how anxious I was before it started about the working environment and just hoping that it would be beneficial for my studies...to gain adequate experiences and knowledge to prepare myself for third year.

My contract with City of Cape Town ends the end of December and since most of our work for Tech is completed I can truly say that this year has been great, was a nice breath of fresh air to gain experiences in the industry and it actually made me miss being a student 24/7!

Our MIP was awesome!!! and it will probably be the best one to come. While I could spend time with all my friends that Ive missed while wortking on the sun screen, it also gave us so much opportunity to grow closer to one another as a class as we worked together.
It was amazing to be so hands-on, doing things that Ive never done before and for a good cause.

By the time I came back to work I wasnt too eager, just wanted to remain doing what we were doing, but I have work here to and it was waiting for me. Still stuck on this project making changes all the time, so when I came back to work, my plans were marked up and waiting for me...more changes!! I cant wait to submit and move on to the next project now, this one has been dragging all year.

Anyways, will keep you updated on the next project to follow hopefully, until then
ciao :)