Week 17

I’m busy working on Snoekies again, they will be opening a new branch in Tokai, so this week I finished all the necessary drawings of electrical & lights, drainage, shop layouts, signage, bulkheads and details that had to be completed in order for the client to submit. This is the second project for Snoekies* which I finished on my own with guidance of my boss, Anton. We also had the weekly site meeting in camps bay and everything is on track except that we are behind schedule.

Week 15

I went with my boss to Paarl this week where they will be building the big butchery in the industrial area; they are currently busy excavating and preparing the site. The owner wanted to use a part of the existing building on the site but his wish will not become true because we snagged the building and it’s no in a re-usable condition at all.

Week 14

Some more alterations... at least this time it’s a beautiful house (in my eyes) It seems that 80% of the projects we generate are alterations and I’m quite getting sick of it. I did a new building in Wynberg this week (at least) The client says he’s going to use it for storage but I think he’s going to use it for something else and my boss thinks so too...

Week 13

Me and the woman working with me were introduced to the new part of the building regulations, part XA. Quite unnecessary I must say. Allot of calculations that have to be done regarding the energy efficiency in your house. I don’t particularly like this new part of the building regulations... I feel that it restricts your design in term so openings etc. Anyway they have to be calculate din order to pass council so let it be...

Week 11

I did some alterations to a house here in Blauwbergstarand this week and I also worked on some alterations for block of flats out in Granger bay... nothing spectacular.

Week 10

I’m still busy helping KE interior and architecture, but I finished there on Tuesday and I’m back in the office now, working on a building right here around the corner of my flat that will be transformed into new apartments. I’ve realized that they started this housing scheme in Cape Town but I wonder if it’s going to succeed because the rent would be too expensive anyway... Not everyone can afford upmarket prices for a basic 280SQM apartment.

Week 9

I had to go to site this week in order to check all the electrical conduits and see if everything is there. It was interesting to see how a electrician can screw up your house when the site manager doesn’t MANAGE. I recorded everything and will have to go back to ===== architecture and interior to update all ‘our’ drawings. The project was too big for the actual architect, so he “load-shedded” his work on other people who are qualified and that’s why everything about this project is so mixed up and difficult to figure out.