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Work is heaping up and going for the last stretch of the year! things are looking promising and still learning a lot!

Hardcore Office

On my return after the MIP taking 2 weeks off, a surprise awaited me... A big pile of work in the shape of Table Mountain nicely stacked for me to do with inhuman deadlines. I can now say I am champ of the Autocad Monkey world, completing almost everything, I am over the worst part!

I smell Freedom

Its friday morning and the boss is playing fatboy slim very loudly on his macbook. Things look promising for the day to run smooth and I'm excited as the weekend is only a deep breath away!

Driving around today doing some arends at different councils and then drafting like a ninja.

and nows about the time my day starts, its 8:30am

my name is Ruach Oosthuizen reporting from MWP architects
back to you world.

checking in

Life at the office has been busier than ever before! deadlines of projects, meetings to to go to, departures to handle, council submissions to take of etc etc. I'm stil learning a lot every day and my responsibility at the office is growing. Nothing to complain about here, over n out.

Good times

We got a new intern in the office which resulted in me getting a semi-promotion in job responsiblility... She takes on the jobs I used to do and I finally started doing difficult tasks like details and sections of big warehouses and houses. I even got my own clients now. Busy sorting out a departure (lengthy process) but very good experience.

I'm back

Today is the Tuesday. The big day of knowing there's still a lot to come. I already have my responsibilities all piled up and ready to draw... just wish I can get a real challenge like sections of complex buildings with technologies I have little experience with.

beginning of a 3day long week

It s good to know I'm back to work and its Wednesday already! But on the other hand I'll probably get drilled to do the amount of work I would do in a full week... how fun.

Anyway, lifes good, office seems happy and I am off to good start

Action in the office

I have officially gotten my own project where I had to design a balcony with timber slated balustrade, alter the current boundary wall and gate to match the timber slates as well as design a timber slated solar screen around the stairs towards the front entrance. I designed stacking doors where the one side has top-hung casing windows that could unlatch and open up as another panel.
This project has been quite exciting thus far and experiential.

Days of our lives

Aaah the beginning of another week... yesterday I had to find copies of plans of a building that had plans since the 1960s! The lady at the Kraaifontein council counter started by giving me a whole pile of folders with that erf number. I who didn't know what I was looking for only had the Erf number, area name and street name. I got so confused with all the plans that felt like it would disintegrate in my hands! After about lets say the whole morning of looking in their storerooms, I finally figured out that its the same building that has just been altered throughout the years. I finally got the latest plans of 2005 and walked out of their with a copy that was made to me for free :) I guess after all it was all worth it.

Today at council

today when I handled some arands at council I overheard a lady explaining her problem to one of the people behind the counter and long story short I introduced myself and took the liberty of organising the company a new job all by myself :p

weekly update

So i got handed the task of drafting up the CTM warehouse in Paarl from scratch all by myself (biggest project sofar)... I think thats pretty awsum if you ask me!
pdfs to uploaded when done

Jan-Feb Office work

NOTE: With all work I handle all council submissions and plan progress and minor amendments.

Avedia Energy: I had to draft a gas tank installation as well as office on the side.

prepared the drawing for council, submitted it and followed up progress for amendments.

Canon Island Estate: I drafted changes to these 2 units to adapt to sites.

CTM Port Elizabeth: Here I had to number and draft up all window and door schedules. 

House Datnow: I drafted up the electrical layout and learnt a few standards of distances of different lights spacing  and plugs etc.

House van Zyl: I drafted a gas installation.

Italtile Montague Gardens: I drafted a gate installation with existing building and new curb layout and new roller shutter door and wall.

Luyt offices: I went to site to measure up existing offices and draft it up from scratch.

Pasta Factory Maitland: Here I did site visit and took pictures, drafted a new gas installation as well as the factory layout inside for approval by council. Layout was given in pdf format from clients.

Rainbow Fisheries: did site visit and drafted new gas installation for council submission.

Watergate Estate: I had to change 10 units to type F units and draft according to each erf layout and do drainage calculations.

Getting the hang of it

I am now at the point where im more comfortable with the staff. Im working on all sorts of different projects. My mornings usually start off with council/clients trips. then i do draughting or packaging or ammendments in office.
Id like to receive more jobs where i need to draw details or junctions so i can get a better understanding of different technologies though.

Office Progress

I'm finally starting to feel like I'm really making a difference in the office and left with real responsibility!
Good variety of work
Although I'm council boy too... Its fun to get out the office every now and again! and I learn alot about regulations

Monday madness

Today was quite a hectic day with lots of tasks to be done and being all over the show. I learned that I should prioritise the projects being worked on and tasks to be handled and communication is a key to prevent conflict