3D Is done

I am so happy to say that my 3D is done and I have put my movie together as well. So one thing to tick off my list for portfolio at the end of this month

3D progress

My 3D is coming along very nicely. Just have to put in silhouettes to give human scale as well.
Now need to work on my technical plans for a bit and need a break from the 3D as well .

Old public Bus turns into Small Luxurious Living Space

Two women from Israel saw an opportunity to turn this bus into a living space for those who really need it.  Housing access is a big issue in Israel, so these two women may have stumbled upon an opportunity to create affordable housing and also diverting waste from landfills.

article and images was found on Inhabitat 

3D Model

Busy working on my 3D model for the new project. It is going slower than I thought. it is about 70% complete I would say...

Long hours ahead

UK Architect Transform Public Bathroom

Can you believe that this awesome apartment

was once a decrepit public bathroom that looked like this:

Architect Laura Clark renovated this public bathroom into her own private home of 600 square feet (56m2). She obtained her degree from the Glasgow School of Art and as a young architect she was looking for a unique challenge. 

I must say that she has done a fantastic job and admire her dedication. Read the full article with more pictures at Inhabitat

Solar-Powered Modular 

This cabin is totally off-the-grid and is located on the Southern banks of the Murray River in Australia. the design is minimalistic as to not detract from the views of the surrounding landscape. Would just stay there for the views and the peace of the area, very nice

the article and pictures was found on Inhabitat.com 

Urban Response

This is a project that we had to do for our Urban design class. We had to analyze the given site and then had to propose how we can improve it. Here is my suggestions. I am quite happy how it turned out with my hand sketches. The hand in is tomorrow

Artist transforms Industrial objects into pieces of Art

"Using her trusty blowtorch, artist and welder Cal Lane burns delicate lace-like patterns into reclaimed steel objects. She says she thinks of the original materials - such as shovels, manhole covers, dumpsters, wheelbarrows and i-beams - as “male” because of their industrial nature. Lane enjoys pushing the dichotomy of feminine and masculine by combining patterns of domesticity with these cold, harsh symbols of masculine blue collar labor."


Got the article from Inhabitat  

Container House

This is quite amazing how Tod Miller of ZieglerBuild designed and built this modern home using shipping containers. The house consists of 31 containers and is the largest in Australia.

I found the article and the pictures on Inhabitat

Dream House

Found this amazing house on designboom. Would like to spend a weekend there, because it is everything I want from nature: the ocean and the mountain so close together

Penthouses at 21 Wapping Lane

Found this really awesome penthouses that is located in London. The interior architecture firm Amos and Amos designed the apartments for the 18-storey apartment building. 

love the color scheme and the details of this apartments.  

Found this article on DeZeen

New Urbanism part 2

Today is my presentation on New Urbanism and I am quite nervous. Last semester's presentation went quite well and I just hope that this one will to.

Here is my final presentation slides....

New Urbanism

We have to do presentations on different topics and I have to do research on New Urbanism. There is a lot of information regarding this and thus it is a quite easy topic. Just have to see what is most relevant

Here is the start of my presentation. Need a lot of refinement and still have to put in pictures...

Analyzing New project!

We have to design a Live/ Work Hub in Central Port Elizabeth. Quite a interesting and challenging site that we were given.

I have started to analyze the urban surrounding. will give a follow up

Climate of the site

Access and pedestrian routes

Historical buildings surrounding the site

Morphology of the city 2004