I have finally gathered some worthy pictures of the projects that i have been working on to add to my so far sad blog.

MEERENDAL PROJECT

The picture above, is of the manor house that is being renovated into a 6 bedroom guest house. As i was still a new addition to the Boogertman and Partners team, i was given the small task of drawing up the construction drawings for the new entrance wall of the wine farm. This job included taking the concept design of the entrance wall that the client liked and creating drawings for construction (dimensions, materials, bla bla bla).

The drawing includes a sketchup model and the exact position on google earth that the wall will be situated.

I am not sure why the image is doubled...sorry...

I also went along to a site meeting regarding the construction of the rest of the manor house, and here are some pics of the demolition that has been going down:) in the pictures below you will be able to see that some of the shower floors have already been set, and the geysers are already up in the roof. A lot of the original materials (like floors and doors) are being preserved because it is important to still keep the feel of the original manor house 

  

VINEYARD PROJECT

Jip de Jager Drive

This is the project that i have been most busy with. It is an extension of the existing office part on Jip de Jager Drive.  It is a very large design, that i had to draw up on sketch up for the client. So far i have perspective pics of the first option that is going to be presented to the client. I am in the process of completing the other various options that there are. (Variations in building heights and roof pitches and so on.) The site includes many 3 story dutch gabled buildings, with vehicular and pedestrian circulation making each building easily accessible. 

The Vineyard project on Jip de Jager Drive is still is its very early stages, but i will keep you updated as the project progresses!:)

Forgive me for the sate of my blog but i have no clue how to blog at all! i'm still learning how to set it all up and make it look pretty, but for now i thought some news on my working year is in order.


I started working on the 23rd of January, at Boogertman & Partners architects in Plattekloof. i have to admit that my first couple days were pretty quite (not what i expected from a large commercial architecture firm) but as time went on, I have definitely become busier by the day.
So far i have been part of a few projects, namely Meerendal Wine Farm. Meerendal is in the process of converting their manor house into a luxurious 6 bedroom guest house. Right now the, the house looks like a complete mess, as the last time i was on site, they were still busy with the demolition stages, but i will be adding pictures as soon as i can get my hands on them.


Another project that i have worked on during this past month, has been a motor city in Vredenburg. It is basically a large block of motor car show rooms, that is soon to be developed.
But the project that i am currently busy with, and have been  for sometime, is an extension to the vineyard office estate on Jip de Jager Drive. i have had to update the plans, according to the clients liking and am busy doing large scale 3D models on SketchUp for the client, in order for him to make various decisions regarding the overall appearance of the entire estate. This particular project has  kept me under quite a bit of time pressure, which is why i haven't been able to sort out my blog story.


But as soon as i have time, i will post again!!!!