Concept Model

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This is my concept model, and really happy with the outcome of the design. Share your opinion on the design...

Class Photo

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Yesterday was an exciting day as we took a very fun filled class photo! Memories caught on camera

Belated Heritage Day

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Hope everyone enjoyed there Heritage Day!!

Twitter link

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For those of you that are not following me on twitter, please do so by clicking on the link below:

@Archi_Caldeira

Context Animation

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It's been a while since my last post, so thought I would make this post extra exciting.... Watch my video animation on my thesis site regarding the context. Let me know what you think?

My computer stickies

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Introducing my stickies, trying to get the whole collection and decorate my computer up a bit!!

Design Concepts

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Here is my progress on my design, still a lot to develop and improve.....
First concept development:

Second concept development:

So true!!!

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Is this not true? share your opinions

Sectional model

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As our first detailing assignment we were told to redesign the western facade of the architecture department, and allow hot air to be pulled out the building and to allow light into the labs opposite the BTech labs. This is my model showing my conclusion and solution to the problem.

My model is next to my friends Morné model, we added juice bottles in there so you could have an idea of the scale of the model

Inspiration

Inspiration

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Here is some inspiration for today, hope it brightens your day

Follow me on twitter

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So I have started Twitter, and its rather exciting to say the least. So please follow me for some fun and exciting posts!!!!
https://twitter.com/Archi_Caldeira

First Week back

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I am back at varsity now and it's that time again...... blogging! Have received my briefs and will keep you updated with the progress of work.... cheerio

Sections

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Here is my progress thus far.... It is going to be a long night!

Night before Portfolio

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It's a few hours before Portfolio and so many emotions are passing through me as it is crunch time. Happy to say that all my work is done and printed, well not all the work. As I am still busy working on sections and they will have to be printed before 8am tomorrow morning. So stressful and can not wait for the next few hours to go by so that I can just pay a well deserved visit to my bed!!

5 days till Portfolio

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The pressure is increasing day by day.... Just have to try stay positive and push through.

Design this document

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Finally started on my design document, and took a while for me to get back into things with the program! Got to love INDESIGN!!

Renders for project one

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I have finally finished all my renders for project one, which was the mountain biking project.

Morning Crit

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 Had another crit on DKD work, not much changes to be done. But can't say I am too happy bout it.

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So I feel better about my technical drawings for the design jazz music building, critted with another lecture which was awesome to get another perspective of things.

Jazz sections

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So I have been working on sections and resolved some more issues. Which I am very happy about it, although I think that the progress is just to slow. Need to pick up the pace with work as portfolio is around the corner!! eek

mountain biking lumion

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So I have basically finished my 3D for my first project which was the mountain biking event pavilion. Here is the outcome.

Design 3D

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So I have finally started with a 3d for my design jazz building, and already there needs to be a few changes, I have not finished it but this is my progress so far

Crashing Lumion

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So it has been very frustrating working on lumion as it keeps on crashing, but I am slowly getting there. Here is my progress:

 That is my latest version.

 This is the orignial version

Design Section

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So basically my main focus for this week is to concentrate on design section and finish up some work on my first design project (the mountain bike project). So will keep you all posted on my progress with it

Computer Lumion Render

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So today I worked a bit on lumion and still have a few issues with the interior image. But this is my progress so far:

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So today I need to work on design a bit as I did not work on any design the weekend... oops!!
Need to start some proper sections for design this week and start finalizing small things on my design.

As far as the other subjects go, I need to still work on a lot of things regarding them

Computers and structures

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So this week we finished up on indesign and it is a super awesome program and will be very helpful in the creating documents for my jazz building, and for future projects. Excited to start working on it and see what the product will be.

Today Morne and I are also working on our structures assignment, which is interesting in the sense that I am learning how to calculate a lot of the structural components.

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So I have made some progress with my design, had a good crit and feel better about what needs to be changed.

Today is going to be a hectic day as we start with structures today, and it is a 3 hour lecture and I am not keen for that to say the least.

Graduation

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So this week brought a lot of different emotions to me.... My car broke down and having some serious car trouble, but on a lighter note I graduated on Monday for my Management course. So I officially a financial adviser!

Weekend has started

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So its the end of the week and the plans for the weekend is to work on design and try get it very close to finalized!!
Will be posting more pictures of the progress I've done on my design, with a model!

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As promised here are the photos of my new design..... crit went really well, which I am super happy about!! What do you think?

Design phase 2

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So I am back on designing, have a new concept and think I am definitely moving forward with it. Pictures of my new concept will be posted tomorrow, so watch this space for the progress in my design.

In computers we started on Lumion which was very exciting and can not wait to get going on the program

Weekend of model building

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So this weekend was spent on design and design only, and I think that I am getting some where. Still a lot of work to be done but to say the least I am moving forward.

Here is a photo to show my progress

Designing

So this has been a short week at varsity, and the main focus was on design....
Struggling a bit with this one but trying to stay positive about it. Hopefully the weekend will inspire me to design something great.

Follow this space on Monday for progress on my design!

Have a good weekend ya'll

First day back from hoilday

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So its back to the "real" world of an architecture student.
The pressure is back on and the reality of all this work is hitting me.

So I final finished my computer render which took 4 days to render, yes I did say 4 days!

Holiday Post

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So this is my life to still be at university during holidays.... I am currently working on computers, and will post my progress, hope it will be a bit impressive as I have never used 3D MAX before.

 I am still busy with a render at this very moment, so will share that as well, but not much detail will be seen from this image:

University site Visiting

My BTech class is so much fun. Enjoying some great fun with them on campus. 

We needed to measure up the Main Building so we could build our context model..... But what fun that turned out to be

 

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So as promised here is the photos of the incomplete context model, share your thought on the the site and progress of the context model

Wow this was an exciting week of context model building!!
Really fun to spend some time with the class and just have some crazy fun!!

Photos are soon to follow.

Week before holidays...

Good day followers

So saying that I am over the moon to have the holidays catching up, is an under statement.

This is going to be a crazy week as lots need to happen. Computers needs to be done before Friday as I do not want to work on it during the holidays. So pressure is on to get it completed.

First Render

Second Render

So as you can see there is improvement.

For design site analysis and precedence also needs to be completed. So have lots to get done in this week. Wish me luck followers

Design Hand-in Completed

So this was a hectic week as all the other weeks are!!

Design went well to say the least although I was not too happy with the outcome of my results.
I was a bit disappointed that we did not pin up our work and it was just a hand in, which was a bit of a anticlimax!!
Would have loved to share some photos on the pin up of my work, but could not do that as we did not pin up.

So on Tuesday it was my birthday, which worked out great for me since it was the day after Design hand in! Was so much fun sharing it with this great class (techi's and interiors), and even Nicola got in on my birthday fun and landed up with a crit, which I will never complain about. The more crits the better.

The other hectic or should I rather say stressful part of the week, was managing my second years. Their hand in was today and least just say that my tough love paid off! I was very proud and impressed with the outcome of their work.

Made it through another week!!

This was a hectic week as I had to present my Urban Design presentation on Kevin Lynch. And still on top of it all do design and all the other million things on my to do list.

Its exciting working on my 2nd year/Btech project, where I have to manage a few second years and help them through working drawings. I was some what pleased with the intrim hand in that I critted this morning. Some people in the group performing although I cant say the same for all the members in my team.

Moving towards the weekend, there won't be much sleep as design hand in is on Monday!

So check this space out on Monday to follow the images of my design hand in.

Talk about having a blue Monday!!

So today I'm sick and not really in the mood for this week ahead.
But nevertheless I did work as that is the life of an architect student. So I have a few design concept models that I would like to share. Comment and share any feedback that you might think will be helpful?

This is my first concept.

Second concept.

Third concept.