Post # 3

In the office...

Hi there! This post is an update for the past week I haven't posted. Things got extremely busy last week as well with the project and office work.

Between the past two weeks (week 5 & 6 of my office experience) I have worked on 3 different residential projects: 3 town houses situated in Claremont, a house situated in Constantia, and a flat situated in Clifton - which I am still currently working on. 

Phase 1 of the three town houses has been completed for council submission and is well on its way. It, however, needs to be finalized with the client. Tender documents are now being prepared for the builders, so Yusuf taking charge of those.

The house situated in Constantia is still in progress. Phase 1 of the construction drawings have just been completed - the drawings had involved a ground floor plan, sections and elevations, a basement store plan, a detailed section and plan of a cavity wall lateral support, plan of the storm water pipe servitude, drainage section, site plan and roof plan. Phase 2 is yet to be completed, with the same drawing contents as Phase 1.

The flat in Clifton involves a smaller job to be done. This is just an extension of an en-suite to a bedroom and probably an alteration to one of the bathrooms. The proposal sketch plans are still being finalized, but will hopefully be done in this week. 

Working on at the office and working on all these projects has definitely made me more intrigued about architecture. Our employer is definitely teaching us a lot. This is an exciting learning experience...

Thanks, Rukiya.