Mean team!!

Without this young lady... i dont know where i would be in btech.

She is my rock.. and we help keep each other sane.

Although we do irritate each other some times.. is so worth it!!

The class

So this is the team sort of..

Haha  btech design & btech technology

Lets rock this..

Pin up

Hi followers..

Sorry for another post..

Forgot to share this. We pinned up our work so far. This was veronica and mine..

Looking good so far.. a looooong way to go still..

Just keep swimming xx

Model update

Hi followers

So this is the newly built model :)

Hope you guys find it interesting.. sure took a while to get all in order. But here it is.. yay

Have smooth weekend all

VIDEO

Passive ventilation

HI Followers

Just researching some ventilation ideas.. these are some of the pics i have been looking at..

Crits

Hi followers

So this is how we spend our days critting our lives away.. haha

Sectioning...

An update on sections and how it is progressing..

Inspiration!!

BTW..... This place is real!!! #singapore

Shine that light until the end!!!

Hi Followers

So to our calculation its approximately 50 days and 1 hour to portfolio.... but who is counting..

with things falling into place as I am busy with my sections and plans.. its looking good!!

Soon i will be posting some 3D perspectives and some RAD sections!!

until then.... let your light shine!!! Xoxo

My Video Render

HI followers...

so this is what i have been working on the past days... looks easy to do.. but think again.. this took 1 week and 5 days to render on the computer.  finally done!!

Quotes

Ventilation system

Hi followers

So we had to build a model of how our ventilation and lighting system works..

this is what i have.. its a bit more updated now.. pics to follow

Design Site Context

Hi Followers

This is how Our context model looks...

was some hard work put in here..

DKD Submission

Hi Followers

So it is the third week of varsity and its hectic already!

We had to research some natural ventilation system and a way to get light into a room that is 10m into a building that is enclosed on either side..

this was a mission luckily the brain worked and worked... had some moments where i had to think very hard :)

this is how my submission looks so far.. we still need to build a model but that's for another day!!

Tweeting Post

Hi followers

Follow me on my new twitter account :) for more awesomeness to my archi life

Stay awesome everyone

https://twitter.com/Mr_Mo_Stevens

Semester 2.0

Hi followers..

So 1st semester is done and passed everything. All the hard work and tears was all for the good :) enjoyed a nice holiday..

Well if you call working at a firm a holiday... haha atleast i had a break away the the mountains of hogsback with my special one. So I'm ready to pack on the challenges of this semester

Bring it on yo!!

Peace out!!

WORK IN PROGRESS. . .

Hi Followers

So i have been working late and HARD... this is what i have to show as my first poster print for my 1st project..

some hardcore editing and 3d modeling went into this....

have a look!

Caught sleeping

Hi followers

I caught someone catching up on some well deserved sleep!!

Crunch time for all of us, as portfolio is around the corner!!

Good luck all xx

3D Update

Hi followers...

so after this all nighter, this is some of my 3D's that came out. can i just say lumion is awesome!!

so easy to use and does its thing brilliantly!!

Fun in the sun

Hi followers

here is a photo of us three musketeers..

After a eventful all nighter... plans and presentations PRINTED!!!

Going in deep

Hi followers

Just a photo of us having a in depth crit session...

One really starts to enjoy architecture when it all comes together!!

#lovingit

Laser cutting trip

Hi followers

So this afternoon we went and had our own laser cutting tutorial.. having the engineering department guys showing us how to use the laser sutting equipment!!

This was so cool.. this means we cat have our models laser cut from now on.. which is absolutely amazing!!

Funny Pic Me Up

Hi followers

Just something funny to make you laugh....

Design Inspiration

Hi followers

So for my urban studies of my Music building design this is my main focus.

the way they handled the space is incredible...

This is the High Line in New York.. they reused the space that was meant for train to go on and made it a more public space for people to interact with..

Some Pictures

Almost almost

Hi followers

So this weekend i started with my 3D for our second project..

This is how it looks so far.. let me know what you guys think.

keep in touch for more 3D photos..

Time is Flying

Hi followers

So i have been working on my Design Project 2 over the weekend but progress is a little bit slow.

only a couple of weeks left until portfolio... time to get hard at grafting

CAD Design layout

Design Success

Dear Followers

Had a crit session this morning with the lecturers and it finally went really really well.

I can now finally start with wall sections and planning on CAD.

So happy about this and am very glad that I'm not stcuk on he concept anymore.

HAPPY DESIGNING = Some pics of my rough concept model..

Design Post

Morning Followers..

Been working like a beast on my design.. Having some hectic crit session with the lecturers and this is the first model that a built that I needed to work on a bit more.

A lot of problems arising with this model.

Late Night

Hi followers...

Sunday night and I am still grafting hard. I have been building and working on my design model.. still not done with the model, but expect some pics tomorrow.

And then on the other side I am working on my Urban Design Presentation which I have to present on Tuesday.... EISH.. lets hope all goes well and I don't stumble over my words..

Keep them fingers crossed..

Presentation in the making

Grafting

Evening followers

This weeks has been all about design. Design in front design in the back... I just couldn't get rid of this design. Having to think and think abd then go for a crit and then rethink the idea..

Was getting a little bit frustrated because I wasn't geting the just of my concept.. But none the less, i stepped away from it all and then went back and took another look and the design.. after some though.. a new conpect form and spatial order was fromed..

Now its only feeling like its getting somewhere slowly but surely!!

Taking the Friday night off an cuddling up in blankets whilst listening to the rain drops fall.

Have a good weekend all..

peace

Good Start

Hi Followers

Its Monday and i feel so refreshed after this weekend.

Been working hard on design.. after some bad crits and a mini "vloermoer" I picked up my marbles and started on a new design.

This is how my new concept looks like..

Guess Who's Back...

Hi Followers

So its the start of Term 2. got some work done in the holidays... just wish i had a good break away from all the work and the stress.

Thus the first day back and we had to hand-in our Part B in our Computers project.

Here is an image... the quality is very bad.. so don't judge

Rendering...

Evening Followers

Soooo... this is a screenshot of the rendering that I am busy with.

3D MAX to the max. hahaha

The real Presentation Image will be following soon. Stay in touch

xxx

Minding others business

Dear Followers

So this is me walking into the BTech labs the other day.... NOT minding my own business.. (Because who does that, like seriously)

I overheard the interior designers talk about knuckling each others backs.... and i peeked over to see what they were doing to each other.... 

and as the person that I am (voor op die wa) jumps in to the conversation and tell them what the safest way of doing it is.... here is a photo to prove it..

I had to do a few of their backs... it was a good day :) ;)

BTECH group photo

Followers...

Meet the BTECH klass of '15.

Good to be here and excited to be around a group of these awesome people.

All smiles

Building Context

Hi Readers

So we have been busy building a context of the NMMU campus for our design project. This is how far we are at the moment. Stil a few things to do.. took a little while to get to where we are now, but none the less we have something to show..

Keep in touch to see a final model :)

"Working Hard"

So at the moment this is the Interiors working soooooo hard..... pffft they are actually watching the cricket!! And we sitting here working our butts off.. and having a big giggle about their enthusiasm about the cricket!!

And if you look really hard you will see 2 lecturers in the crowd there... #lovemyvarsity

2nd Year Project

Morning Followers

So a while back we had to manage a second year group of Architectural Technology students.

We were each assigned 3 students and we had to choose a house that will be our main focus. drawings had to be done like Floor Plans, Site plans, sections, drainage sections, elevations, part wall details and annotation details.

I must say the team of 2nd years that i had was pretty amazing... 3 crits a week and they always ALWAYS had something to show me.. i was very impressed with them.

Last Friday was the hand-in  for the assignment and thus the project came to an end.

Its sad because I really enjoyed being their mentor.

That's all for that project... Later peeps

Floral Friday

Hi followers

What an intense week this has been! from design hand-in to My second year students project to DKD submission... so ya have been a bit scare on here because of all of the work..

Time to catch up:

So we are busy with this DKD project where we have to do intense research on a Green Star Rated building in Australia. Thus I have chosen the Surry Hills Library and Community centre building. This building is a 5 star rater building. It is a beautiful building of note!!!

Dealing from Passive Cooling and heating, geothermal coils creating energy from the ground. In such ways a clever design that is a true inspiration..

Here Are some images :) enjoy.