Analysing Site

The following is an analysis of a site located in the Eastern Cape, this site has been used for our Des Baker competition entry. We had to analyse and discover the relevant aspects of the site, i hope you can understand all that has been presented.

Autocad rendering attempt 1.

As the title says, the following picture is a first attempt at remaking the previous picture in a 3D format. I struggled with the lighting aspect, as you can see with the blinds and will hopefully find the time to repair these issues.
Next we will be transferring the modelled structure to 3D Max, can't wait to see the results.

3D Design Replication!

I am attempting to replicate this design in our current computer project, you will first view a image rendered by Autocad 3d then we will be learning to render in 3d max - this should be impressive. I even look forward to viewing the result.

Thornhill Community Visit.

The Thornhill community is a prime example of communities trying to develop on their own in a developing world. They often struggle and do not provide the initial early development stage within schools, which is crucial in a childs development and education, they struggle to provide a stable learning environment for these children through out there school term often leaving them with no where to go after their lengthy time spent at school. They are under staffed, under funded and lack infrastructure.

Thats where we come in - our new project "Des Baker - School in a rural community" allows us to delve into the inner workings of these schools and try to establish a different medium from which they can exist. A sustainable school that serves its community!

The Thornhill community comprises of approximately 3000 people, 350 of these people being under the age of 16 and attending Thornhill primary, we will take the existing site and reconstruct the school in a way we feel will match the brief - "cradle to grade 6."

I look forward to interacting with you on this brief :)

A make shift basin. Cleanliness is next to Godliness!!

Lack of seating areas for break periods.

Missing window pane provides ventelation - what a relief!!!

Developed Logo!!

Finally, the developed logo! The Theme of the 2011 Architectural Student Congress is "sustainable architecture in the developing world," we tried to capture the essence of this theme by presenting Port Elizabeth's wind turbine (as it will be held in P.E.), as a sustainable element impacting the earth with it continually growing roots.

Wind Turbine!!

Driving past the new Coega development one's eye can't help but be drawn to the new wind turbine erected on the opposite side of the N2, this is one of two turbines intended to form part of the renewal energy project, worth nearly R2 billion. The two turbines will generate 70MW of power. May this now green monument be a new step in a a sustainable future.
A definite must see by all Port Elizabeth residents!!!
Reference: http://www.watersafe.co.za/

First Design Project 2011

Here are a few images of our first design project for 2011. We had to design a logo for the Architectural Student Congress taking place in Port Elizabeth this year in May. The main theme this year is sustainability, so i thought my earth logo design would be a sure top runner, but unfortunately it was too detailed :) maybe next time. So i hope you enjoy the few images i have added.

New Earth - Designing our future now!

Port Elizabeth Landmark Designs!