That being said, this past month I have shifted over to Sketchup, designing various 3D proposals for the clients approval - which of course is much more visually pleasing and effective in conveying a design idea or message, as opposed to 2D planar designs. Together with the 3D designing, which I will go more into detail about below, I completed the remainder of the outstanding Occupation Certificate drawings for council submission, for the occupied shops in Eikestad Mall, Mill Square and Andringa Walk Apartments, all of them situated in the same vicinity of Stellenbosch, South Africa. On the other hand, construction is going well on the other two projects I have been working on, being BP Rosmead and President Motors.
As part of the design proposals, one of them was to design a type of screening situated on balcony walkway, to 'hide' drainage pipes, together with a access door for maintenance work. Being on a walkway which would be frequented often, the design had to be minimalistic and streamline, yet architecturally pleasing. Steel was the preferred material, either cold formed channels or steel plates - being more cost effective.
Below are a few basic images of the proposed idea, currently under consideration:
All images are copyrighted and remain the property of dhk architects and Vikash Parbhoo.
A simple balcony pergola design was also required. Basically to serve the mere purpose of proving shade together with a finishing architecturally pleasing element to finish off the fourth floor. Options were endless, as well as the designs which were thought of, having many variables as well as constraints. Anyhow, designs and details are still being manipulated, together with costing and assembling methods.
Below are a few images of one of the many proposals for the 4th floor balcony pergola:
All images are copyrighted and remain the property of dhk architects and Vikash Parbhoo.
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