Date: 2013

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Project: Concept design for a luxury house in Sea Point, Cape Town with a concept of floating planes in the horizontal and vertical axis. The site is located in Sea Point and surrounded by high-rise apartment blocks the design had to be elegant, allow for natural light and views out of the building while still giving the inhabitants a sense of privacy.

 

Position: Project Architect.

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Responsibility:

1. Project and Office Management: · Meeting with clients · Discussions with clients of the brief and the preliminary drawings · Formulation of client requirements · Pre-contract project management · Determination of contract conditions · Drafting of correspondence · Co-ordination of the work of consultants · Office and project accounting systems · Statutory requirements for running an office

2. Design and Design Documentation: · Site investigation and evaluation · Meeting with relevant authorities · Assessment of the implications of relevant regulations · Preparation of schematic and design development drawings · Checking design proposals against statutory requirements · Preparation of budgets, estimates, cost plans, and feasibility studies

3. Construction Documents: · Preparation of working drawings and specifications · Monitoring the documentation process against time and cost plans · Checking of documents for compliance with statutory requirements 

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The scope of work: 

Stage 1: appraisal and definition of the project. 

Stage 2: design concept

Stage 3: design development

Stage 4: technical documentation and municipality approval

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Status: Design development

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Programs used: Revit, Photoshop