This week Jenna and I started off on the most tired some job. We went to measure up a building from the 1st floor- 6th floor as we were unable to get plans of the building. This was measuring up each room which mainly were fairly different, measuring up the passages, bathrooms, offices, etc. while from this long job, I understood the need to have a rational knowledge and understanding of size, scale and proportion, also just a basic architectural common sense, if I may call it that.
I am still carrying on with the door and window schedules from the previous week, though I am clueless about what is really going on with this house. Yet it is good to go ahead and do things so that there is something to be correct from, rather than doing nothing.
After the first day (there is still more to come) of measuring up the building, we started on the base drawings (measuring drawings). The owner managed to give us a box filled with plans, which had to be search through, only to find basically nothing that could help us. Jenna has been battling with a very difficult client who just wants the best picture perfect house in her neighbourhood. Well, I say the client is always right, give her what she wants but always stick to your job and do it extremely well then so that you are clean at the end of the project.
I had an educational site visit with my boss Heidi this week. Heidi designed the twin houses but now there seems to be some problems which could be constructional, maintenance of even design problems, which is why we were called in to investigate and protect our side of the deal.
What did I learn: it is important to analysis your design but also understand that you will not always be perfect, thus we have to always learn.
Having a contract is for my own protection as an architect in every case.
I need to help solve problems not just see problems and blame someone for them but to bring solutions.
I also saw and explore some interesting building techniques/construction methods.
Well my week ended off where it began, measuring up…funny!
C U !
