The lighter side!

After working on assignments till the late hours of the night and there after surviving the day’s work in the office I decided to get my Cape Dutch assignment printed (which I shall be adding soon).

FINALY, I have been noticed! Whilst receiving my print outs a kind lady commented on my drawings asking whether they were my own and how she thinks they are “beautiful”...... after discussing the drawings she mentioned that she is from a contracting firm and would like to have my business card.

Definitely put a smile on my face!

Even though it was just a small assignment on the Cape Dutch style (not that I’m degrading the style by any means), my work has been noticed. Just shows you....

Stairs & Sketch-up

Boxes Of Flowers

FOR THE DESIGN OF MY FLOWER BOX I HAVE USED THE “CORBELLED FLOWER BOX” METHOD. TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DESIGN I HAVE INCORPORATED A CANTILEVERED WIDOW SITUATED ABOVE THE FLOWER BOX. BY DOING THIS I HAVE CREATED A RECESSED PICTURE FRAME SURROUNDING THE PLANTS WHEN VIEWED FROM INSIDE THE BUILDING (CREATING DEPTH AND PULL TOWARDS THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING. WHEN OUTSIDE, THE FLOWER BOX WILL BE SITUATED CLOSE TO THE ENTRANCE OF THE BUILDING.
FURTHER THOUGHT:
THE ENTRANCE TO THE BUILDING SHALL BE UNDERCOVER THEREFORE PREVENTING THE FLOWER BOX FROM OBTAINING ANY RAINFALL. TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM I HAVE DESIGNED AND INCORPORATED A DRAINAGE SYSTEM THAT WILL COLLECT RAINWATER, STORE IT AND WHEN NEEDED IT CAN BE USED.
NOW WHEN LOOKING AT THE DRAWING YOU CAN SEE THAT I HAVE ATTACHED A WATER PIPE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CANTILEVERED WINDOW.
THIS WILL HAVE WEEP HOLES STRATEGICALLY PLACE ALONG THE BOTTOM LENGTH OF THE PIPE. WITHIN THAT PIPE YOU WILL FIND ANOTHER WITH SIMILAR WEEP HOLES PLACED ALONG THE TOP LENGTH OF THE PIPE. WITH SCREW THREAD CONNECTING THESE TWO PIPES TO ONE ANOTHER A TWISTING ACTION CAN BE USED TO ALIGN THE WEEP HOLES OF BOTH PIPES ALLOWING WATER TO PASS THROUGH AND ALMOST ACT LIKE A SPRINKLER SYSTEM ABOVE THE FLOWER BOX.

Burning the GREEN way!

FOR MY FIREPLACE DESIGN AS SHOWN TO THE LEFT, I WILL BE INCORPORATING AN ECO-SMART FIRE SYSTEM. THREE SEPARATE ECO-SMART UNITS SHALL BE RECESSED AND SPACED CENTRALLY ALONG THE FOOTING OF THE PRECAST CONCRETE FIREPLACE. THE FLAME GENERATED BY THIS SYSTEM IS FUELED BY DENATURED ETHANOL.
DENATURED ETHANOL IS FORMED COMPLETELY FROM BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS MEANING THAT IT HAS A NEUTRAL ECOLOGICAL BALANCE (GREENHOUSE COMPLIANT).