Francis David Sadie (359452) Portfolio of Work (2005 - 2014)

Francis David Sadie_Portfolio of Work (2005 - 2014)

Index Page

Letter of Intent & Personal Statement Page 3 - 4

Michael Scholes Rayne Schaerer Architects_ MSRS (2013 - 2014)

St. Andrews Hall_Sketch Design Drawings Page 6

House Gore_Sketch Design Drawings Page 7

House Arshad_Heritage Drawings Page 8

House Arshad_Council Submission Drawings Page 9 - 11

House Arshad_Tender Drawings Page 12 - 13

House Posniak_Sketch Design Drawings Page 14

House Courtney_Sketch Design Drawings Page 15

St. Andrews Music Centre_Working Drawings Page 16 - 28

Marc William Aitken Architects_MWA Architects (2012 - 2013)

House Tomic_Council Submission Drawings Page 30

Cars.co.za_Sketch Design Drawings Page 31

Bean Stalk Productions & Seed Experiences (2012)

5 Gum Events: A-Track & Hudson Mohawke_ Event Layout Drawings Page 33

The University of Witwatersrand University Projects

Third Year Work (2011)

Germiston Square_Design Drawings Page 35

Juta Street Student Housing_ Design Drawings Page 36

Juta Street Student Housing_ Construction Drawing Page 37 - 38

Des Baker Rural School_ Design Drawings for Competition Page 39 - 40

Second Year University Work (2010)

Street Furniture - PlaydO_Design Drawings Page 43

Yeoville Social Housing_ Design Drawings for Competition Page 44 - 45

Folly_ Design Drawings Page 46

First Year University Work (2009)

House for Fictional Character _Design Drawings Page 48 - 49

Sacred Heart College Art (2005 - 2007)

High School Art_Hand Drawings Page 51

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391 Eckstein Street

Observatory,

Johannesburg

South Africa,

2198.

Francis Sadie

(c) +27 (0)72 643 9389

(e) [email protected]

23 August 2014

The University of Witwatersrand, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, Private Bag 3, Wits 2050, South Africa.

(t) +27 (0)11 717-7007

(e) [email protected]

Attention: Mrs Olga Ndlovu

Faculty Officer (Postgraduate)

Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment

University of Witwatersrand

LETTER OF INTENT & PERSONAL STATEMENT FOR BACHELOR OF

ARCHITECTURAL STUDIES WITH HONOURS

Dear Mr Hilton Judin,

Thank you for the opportunity to apply to The University of Witwatersrand for a Bachelor of

Architectural Studies with Honours. If I am fortunate enough to be granted this exciting opportunity I

would like to continue my postgraduate studies in 2016 and complete my Masters of Architecture with

the goal of becoming a practicing architect in Johannesburg. I completed my undergraduate degree in

Bachelor of Architectural Studies in 2009, also at The University of Witwatersrand. I have reapplied to

The University for my honours because I believe that I will receive the best education at your

institution.

Once I have completed my postgraduate studies in architecture I plan to use my knowledge as an

architect to tackle the social problems that challenge our society.

Even though I didnt know it at the time, my decision to study architecture was predestined. As a child

I loved to build models and enjoyed working with my hands; I still do. At school I excelled in both the

arts and the sciences. Architecture has enabled me to combine these two facets of my life. Art has

always been important to me. However, architecture has enabled me to transcend art as a purely

aesthetic pursuit and create art that is also functional and engaging. Architecture enables me to fulfil

both the creative and pragmatic needs I have as a designer.

To fully engage in the complexities of designing a building one needs to be a well-rounded individual,

as there are many different aspects one must consider when designing a building. I believe that this

balance is something I embody. At school I did well academically, matriculating with a distinction in

English and good marks in biology, science, mathematics and art. I was also fortunate enough to

assume a number of leadership roles in high school. I was a member of the Learner Leadership

Council (LLC), Oleary house captain, captain of the swimming team and first team hockey captain. I

have always found great joy in sport and I still continue to play water polo and soccer at club level.

Outside of school I discovered a passion for music and started playing bass guitar in a band with

some friends. My love of music later transformed into a DJing hobby that I continue to enjoy.

Since my graduation from university I have gained a variety of work experiences. In 2010, my first

year out of university, I explored other creative industries: I worked for architects, an industrial

designer, a set designer, a graphic designer and an events production team. This experience taught

me a variety of invaluable skills. However, the most important lesson that I learnt during this time was

that I have a passion for design, specifically within architecture.

During the past two years I have specialised my trade and refined my skills working as a candidate

architect in the private sector. I am currently working for Michael Scholes Rayne Schaerer Architects

a design firm who place great emphasis on the importance of education and social design. Working

for them, I have not only discovered my social awareness, but also the value of education;

particularly, the buildings, environments and facilities that facilitate all types of learning. I believe that

my choice to pursue a career in architecture will allow me to serve my community, and enable me to

help others. I believe that architecture should answer the needs of all people, not just the wealthy;

something many architects have lost sight of in my opinion.

I first discovered my social awareness during my second year of studies, when my design for a social

housing project placed in the top ten of the shift social housing competition, a fourth year competition.

This project was based in Yeoville and it really opened my eyes to the realities of the housing

problems troubling our country. This project has stuck with me through the years and has become

something that I feel incredibly passionate about. Again, in my third year, my design for a rural

school was selected as one of three finalists for the third year Des Baker competition. These two

undergraduate projects cemented within me the realisation that I enjoy architecture most when it fulfils

its purpose of empowering other people.

When I left university I did not fully understand the role of an architect. Working at MSRS Architects,

under supervision, I was afforded the opportunity to assume the responsibility of a practicing

professional architect and run one of the firms projects from beginning to end: The New Music Centre

at St. Andrews Girls Private School. During this experience I discovered that this is a role that I have

a great passion for. Working as an architect is having the ability to transform the idea of a building into

an actual building. This process includes many different stages and types of work not just conceptual

design work. This is why I felt that it was important for me to include a range of different work in my

portfolio, both conceptual and practical.

I have made the conscious decision to stay and complete my studies in Johannesburg because I feel

a very strong affinity to the city that I live in and grew up in. I would like to make a difference in my city

and this is why I feel that it is important to continue my studies in the city I wish to practice in. Even

with the social problems that challenge Joburgs on a daily basis, I still believe that our city has

immense potential. With some hard work and planning our city really will become a first class city. As

a young architect, Joburg presents a lot of opportunity as a developing city. The transformation of

Joburg is something that I know I would love to play a role in. Once I have qualified as an architect I

would like to further my studies and pursue another masters degree in Urban Design, a field that I

have become increasingly interested in over the past two years.

4I always attempt to engage in what is happening around me. I attend public lectures and debates as

often as possible in an effort to stay informed. Another small example of how I engage my city is by

making a point of using public transport to get to and from work on a daily basis. Even though I have

other means of transport, I try to actively engage with the city by using public transport in an attempt

to promote walkability and an accessible city. Furthermore, I believe that by using public transport I

am helping to break down the class inequality and stereotypes that exists within our society. Another

added benefit of using the bus is that I am able to reduce my carbon footprint.

Recently I have become actively involved within my community. I am very proud to say that I have

started a residents forum in my suburb where there wasnt an existing one; The Observatory

Community (JHB), currently 125 members strong and growing. Through this forum I try to create an

open platform for people in my community to communicate with each other and share information that

we may all find helpful. We are hosting our first even at the end of this year.

As a young-and-upcoming architect in South Africa I am especially interested in different

housing typologies, education and training facilities, transport, and urban design and

regeneration. I believe that these four sectors are the key to alleviating poverty, crime, class

inequality, and disenfranchisement that plagues our society; the youth in particular. In time I

hope to be able to implement a positive change in both the public and private sectors.

In South Africa I am classified as coloured and without a doubt my sense of social

responsibility stems from my mixed race, activist parents who were both involved in bringing

about change during Apartheid in South Africa. Despite being raised in a single parent family

and losing the parent that raised me, my mother, at the age of sixteen in a car accident, I

have succeeded in completing both my matric and the first three years of my undergraduate

studies with a strong academic and sporting record.

I would like to continue the legacy of my parents and make a difference in our country, a

difference that is will be sustainable and nurturing for our country and all its citizens.

Thank you for taking the time to consider my application. I look forward to meeting and

engaging with you during my interview.

Regards,

Francis Sadie

PERSONAL STATEMENT

My personal statement is a simple one. I believe that architecture should be simple in both its design

and built form. Great architecture is routed in its context and it should respond to its environment as

this is what makes a building great. In the city, all buildings should have a visual and physical

connection to street. I believe that this is a passive approach that could help solve crime and create a

sense of community in a city that is quite disjointed. I believe that architecture should be able to

alleviate some of the social problems that we face on a day to day basis living in South Africa.

Architecture is for people to engage in. It is a medium for people to use, live in and function around.

Thus, architects and architecture should be accessible to everyone, not just the wealthy; something I

believe many architects have lost sight of.

Michael Scholes Rayne Schaerer Architects_MSRS (2013 -2014)

No. of Seats = 454

St. Andrews Hall_Concept Plan

St. Andrews Hall_Concept Hand Sketch St. Andrews Hall_Cross Section

St. Andrews Hall_Cross Section

St. Andrews Hall_Cross SectionSt. Andrews Hall_3D Render

St. Andrews Hall_First Floor Plan

St. Andrews Hall_Ground Floor Plan

St. Andrews Hall_Sketch Design Drawings

St. Andrews Hall_ Sketch Design Drawings

The New Hall at St. Andrews Private School for girls is a project that we are currently working on at MSRS Architects. The school required a hall that was able to accommodate the growing number of learners. The brief for this project was to design a hall that is able to accommodate up 800 learners as the current hall is only able to accommodate 350 learners.

Instead of designing a brand new hall we felt that it was important for the hall to remain in its current location - at the heart of the school. Adding onto an existing hall built in the 1950s created a challenging but exciting set of parameters for us to design within.

Our new design for the hall retained the existing halls identity by preserving the exterior of the existing hall and lightly touching the original building with the new addition. The use of modern materials juxtaposed against the existing halls older materials will create a clear distinction, and interesting narrative between the new and the old.

In order to increase the accommodation of the hall we had to re-orientate the axis of the new building. We changed the axis of symmetry from North-South to East-West. This opened the new hall out onto the existing front lawns of the school.

At MSRS we design as a team and for this project I was involved in the concept design and the documentation of the sketch design drawings.

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House Gore_Conceptual Plan of the Existing House House Gore_Conceptual Plan of the New Courtyard House House Gore_Sketch Design Plan

House Gore_Concept Sketchs

House Gore_Sketch Design Drawings

The design of the alterations and additions for House Gore will always be a memorable project for me as it was the fi rst building that I designed working for MSRS Architects.

During the concept design phase my concept was selected as the most appropriate design for this project. As the student architect in the fi rm this was a great achievement for me.

With the design of the alterations and additions for House Gore I was afforded the opportunity to translate my conceptual design into a series of sketch design drawings that explain our thought process behind our fi nal sketch design. We highlighted the existing courtyards of this house as a feature through the whole house adding two more courtyards in the kitchen and bedroom areas. We also simplifi ed the circulation wrapping it around the bedroom courtyard. House Gore_Concept SketchHouse Gore_Existing Plan

House Gore_Sketch Design Drawings

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House Arshad_Heritage Submission

House Arshad_Heritage Submission Drawings, Council

Submission Drawings & Tender Drawings.

House Arshad is located on the corner of a busy intersection in Norwood. As a re-

sponse to this corner the house is designed with a hard edge to the street and soft

internal courtyard for the owners. This design would not have been possible had we not

applied for building line relaxation to maximise the space on the site and give the house

the presence it deserves.

The original house on the property was older than sixty years and because of this we

had to submit a heritage application to the Joburg Heritage Comity.

The new double story house is designed almost entirely out of face-brick with an

industrial feel of raw materiality. It embodies a live-work program as there is an offi ce on

the property.

Working on House Arshad I was involved in the initial concept design of the house. I

fi rst documented the existing house for the heritage submission and then went on to

document the council submission drawings and the tender drawings.

House Arshad_Dated Existing Floor Plan for Heritage Submission House Arshad_Roof Plan of Existing House House Arshad_Photograph of Existing House

House Arshad_East & West Elevation of Existing House House Arshad_South Elevation of Existing House

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House Arshad_Council Submission Drawings

House Arshad_Ground Floor Plan House Arshad_First Floor Plan

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House Arshad_Cross Section


House Arshad_Cross Section House Arshad_North Elevation House Arshad_South Elevation

House Arshad_West Elevation

House Arshad_East Elevation


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House Arshad_Fenestration Calculation Drawings


House Arshad_Council Submission

Fenestration Calculations

A part of the council submission drawings is the calculation of the total area of glazing as a percentage to the fl oor area of the building. At MSRS Architects this drawing and table of calculations is how we calculate the glazing area in relation to the fl oor area in a building.

The city of Joburg has put these restrictions in place to encourage responsible design practices in the building industry. By using passive methods to heat a building one reduces the carbon footprint of the building which saves energy and the cost of running a building. In todays current socio-economic climate using energy in a responsible and conscientious manner is vital to conserving our planet.

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1.2

0.15

150.15

180.18 > 131.88342.63%

22.523 > 13.846

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1.2

0.15

150.55

180.66 > 160.74533.34%

22.583 > 22.048

Window

Type

Frame

Material

Glazzing

Type

Height

(m)

Width

(m)

Area

(m2)

Combined

U-Value

Number of

WindowsCu

W1 Aluminium Single-Low E 0.680 0.600 0.408 4.2 1 1.714









W10-25 Glass Brick Solid Glass 0.200 0.200 0.040 2.81 16 1.798


131.883

Window

Type

Frame

Material

Glazzing

Type

Height

(m)

Width

(m)

Area

(m2)

Combined

U-Value

Number of

WindowsCu

W38 Glass Brick Solid Glass 2.295 0.190 0.436 2.81 1 1.225











W49, 50 Aluminium Single-Low E 2.295 0.600 1.377 4.2 2 11.567





W55, 59 Aluminium Single-Low E 2.295 1.200 2.754 4.2 2 23.134





160.745

Ground Floor Plan of House

Window

NumberOrientation Glazed Area SHGC P (m) H (m) P/H E

Number of

windowsCSHGC

W1 West 0.408 0.66 0.310 0.680 0.46 0.83 1 0.22

W2 West 7.646 0.66 1.585 2.975 0.53 0.95 1 4.79

W3 West 0.224 0.66 0.140 0.510 0.27 1.06 1 0.16

W4 South 1.245 0.66 0.090 2.075 0.04 0.52 1 0.43

W5 South 0.663 0.66 0.140 1.105 0.13 0.47 1 0.21

W6 South 2.380 0.66 0.140 0.595 0.24 0.42 1 0.66

W7 North 4.590 0.66 0.070 2.295 0.03 0.71 1 2.15

W8 North 8.170 0.66 1.715 1.225 1.40 0.18 1 0.97

W9 East 3.876 0.66 0 3.230 0.00 1.15 1 2.94

W10-25 East 0.040 0.66 0 0.200 0.00 1.15 16 0.49

W26 North 1.770 0.66 0.115 2.295 0.05 0.71 1 0.83

13.85

Window

NumberOrientation Glazed Area SHGC P (m) H (m) P/H E

Number of

windowsCSHGC

W38 West 0.436 0.66 0 2.295 0.00 1.40 1 0.40

W39 West 2.875 0.66 0.090 1.615 0.06 1.30 1 2.47

W40 West 6.335 0.66 0.090 2.465 0.04 1.30 1 2.72

W41 North-West 0.040 0.66 0 0.200 0.00 1.24 1 0.03

W42 West 0.040 0.66 0 0.200 0.00 1.40 1 0.04

W43 West 0.040 0.66 0 0.200 0.00 1.40 1 0.04

W44 West 0.040 0.66 0 0.200 0.00 1.40 1 0.04

W45 South-West 0.040 0.66 0 0.200 0.00 1.05 1 0.03

W46 South 0.040 0.66 0 0.200 0.00 0.61 1 0.02

W47 South-East 0.040 0.66 0 0.200 0.00 0.87 1 0.02

W48 South 1.331 0.66 0.090 2.465 0.04 0.52 1 0.46

W49, 50 South 1.377 0.66 0.115 2.295 0.05 0.52 2 0.95

W51 South 0.408 0.66 0.115 0.680 0.17 0.47 1 0.13

W52 North 4.590 0.66 0.070 2.295 0.03 0.71 1 2.15

W53 North 5.508 0.66 0 2.295 0.00 0.84 1 3.05

W54 East 2.958 0.66 0.090 2.465 0.04 1.05 1 2.05

W55, 59 East 2.754 0.66 0 2.295 0.00 1.15 2 4.18

W56 East 0.299 0.66 0.145 0.680 0.21 0.88 1 0.17

W57 East 0.408 0.66 0.145 0.680 0.21 0.88 1 0.24

W58 East 1.377 0.66 0.145 2.295 0.06 1.05 2 1.91

W60 North 2.066 0.66 0.115 2.295 0.05 0.71 1 0.97

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Solar Evaluation Table: House Arshad

Zone

Conductance

SHGC

Floor Area (m2)

Ground Floor Plan

Allowable Cu

Glass/ Nett Floor %

Allowable CSHGC

Therefore Compliant

First Floor of House

Total Conductance Cu

Total Conductance Cu

Total SHGC CSHGC

First Floor Plan of House

Therefore Compliant

Floor Area (m2)

Allowable Cu Therefore Compliant

Glass/ Nett Floor %

Ground Floor Plan

Zone

Conductance

SHGC

First Floor of House

Allowable CSHGC Therefore Compliant

House Arshad_Fenestration Calculations

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House Arshad_Tender Drawings

House Arshad_Ground Floor Plan House Arshad_First Floor Plan House Arshad_Ground Floor Drainage Plan House Arshad_First Floor Drainage Plan

House Arshad_Ground Floor Electrical Layout House Arshad_First Floor Electrical Layout House Arshad_Ground Floor refl ected Ceiling Layout House Arshad_First Floor Refl ected Ceiling Layout

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House Arshad_Tender Drawings

House Arshad_Cross Section House Arshad_Cross Section


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House Posniak_Ground Floor Plan House Posniak_First Floor Plan House Posniak_Second Floor Plan

House Posniak_North Elevation House Posniak_South Elevation House Posniak_East Elevation

House Posniak_

Sketch Design Drawings

House Posniak is a three story house that we designed as a home for an elderly client in Houghton to retire in. This three story house was designed to sit in the beautiful trees located on site.

Mr. Posniak has a passion for the restoration of old motor cars and in the design of this home we included a workshop on the ground fl oor so that he could enjoy his hobby. This ties into the existing car motor showroom also designed by MSRS Architects alongside the new home.

On this project I documented the sketch design drawings for House Posniak.

House Posniak_Sketch Design Drawings

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House Courtney_Ground Floor Plan

House Courtney_ Cross Section House Courtney_3D Render

House Courtney_Sketch Design Drawings

House Courtney was originally designed by the architect Tony Langa. On the recommendation of Professor Paul Kotze from Wits University our fi rm was hired to design the alterations and additions for the new owners. Interestingly Michael Scholes the senior partner in our fi rm worked on the detailing of this house when he was my age and working for Mr. Langa as a candidate architect. Mr. Langas attention to detail is quite extraordinary, and it was this detail that has made working on this project exceptionally interesting.

The clients brief for their new home was the request for an informal family/living area and a guest room. We also redesigned the master en-suite bathroom. When designing the alterations and additions of House Courtney we did not attempt to match the original language of the house. Instead we used lightweight steel, glass and timber ship-lap structures to contrast the monolithic brick and concrete of the original design.

We pulled these lighter elements off a strong tyrolean spine that still contrasted with the materiality of the original house but created an anchor for the new lightweight elements to hold on. We created a new open-plan living space on a strong East-West axis that aligned the covered patio with the swimming pool on the North-South axis. We placed the ship-lap guest room above the covered patio.

On House Courtney I was involved in the design discussion for the new house. I documented the sketch design drawings and assisted with the documentation of the council submission drawings. I also attended client meetings with the two junior partners of MSRS Architects.

House Courtney_Cross Section



House Courtney_Sketch Design Drawings

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Line of 10mm shadow-line cornice -

as per room data sheet - CORNICE

600x600x15mm OWAcoustic Futura

ceiling tile - or similar approved.

KEY

Flush plastered suspended ceiling,

primed & painted with 1 ct primer &

2 cts Plascon Super Acrylic PVA

Brickwork

Brickwork



600x600x15mm OWAcoustic Futura

ceiling tile - or similar approved.

Off-shutter concrete soffit plastered &

painted with 1 ct plaster primer 1 ct

plaster 1 ct undercoat & 2 cts Plascon

Super Acrylic PVA: Colour - white.

19x70mm V-joint SA

pine ceiling boards.

BrickworkBrickwork

Brickwork

Brickwork

Coved cornice - as per room

data sheet - CORNICE

Flush plastered suspended ceiling,

primed & painted with 1 ct primer &

2 cts Plascon Super Acrylic PVA



Brickwork

10mm Cut plaster cornice - as

per room data sheet - CORNICE

Suspended 600x600mm Drop in Ceiling

Flush Plaster Ceiling with Coved Cornice

Flush Plaster Ceiling with Shadow Line Cornice

Plastered Concrete Soffit with Cut Plaster Cornice

Off-shutter concrete soffit plastered &

painted with 1 ct plaster primer 1 ct

plaster 1 ct undercoat & 2 cts Plascon

Super Acrylic PVA: Colour - white.

Suspended 600x600mm Drop in Ceiling with Bulkhead Detail

Exposed Timber Rafters with Pine Ceiling Boards

St. Andrews Music Centre_3D Render

St. Andrews Music Centre_Roof Plan

St. Andrews Music Centre_Data LayoutSt. Andrews Music Centre_Drainage & Stormwater Layout

St. Andrews Music Centre_Electrical LayoutSt. Andrews Music Centre_Demolition Plan

St. Andrews Music Centre_Refl ected Ceiling Plan

St. Andrews Music Centre_Fire Signage Layout

St. Andrews Music Centre_Working Drawings_Plans

St. Andrews Music Centre_Working Drawings

St. Andrews Music Centre was the project that I spent the most time working on whilst working at MSRS Architects. Under supervision, I assumed the role of lead architect on this project. This was a great opportunity for me to learn and it allowed me to undertake a lot of responsibility in the running and coordination of this project, both on and off the site. As a result I learnt an inordinate amount about the building process and the role of the architect within this process.

The brief for this project was to design a new music teaching facility for St. Andrews Girls School with a number of smaller practice spaces for the learners. The existing building was older than sixty years. We retained the original building and we made a clear distinction between the old and the new through the use of materials and a modern reinterpritaion of the Cape Dutch Style.

When I started working for MSRS Architects in June 2013 I fi rst documented the council submission drawings for the Music Centre. I then went on to produce the tender drawings and later the working drawings. Under supervision I was afforded the opportunity to facilitate the client meetings, formal project meetings and site inspec-tions. I documented the minutes for all of our meetings and formed a good relationship with the site manager. St. Andrews Music Centre was a very inspiring building for me to be involved in as it was the fi rst project that I was involved in from beginning to end.

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St. Andrews Music Centre_Ground Floor Plan

St. Andrews Music Centre_Working Drawings_Plans

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St. Andrews Music Centre_Section AA

St. Andrews Music Centre_Section BB

St. Andrews Music Centre_Section CC

St. Andrews Music Centre_Section DD St. Andrews Music Centre_Section EE

St. Andrews Music Centre_3D Render

St. Andrews Music Centre_Working Drawings_Sections & 3D Renders

St. Andrews Music Centre_3D Render St. Andrews Music Centre_3D Render

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St. Andrews Music Centre_Section FF

St. Andrews Music Centre_Section GG

St. Andrews Music Centre_Working Drawings_Sections

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St. Andrews Music Centre_North Elevation St. Andrews Music Centre_East Elevation

St. Andrews Music Centre_South Elevation St. Andrews Music Centre_West Elevation

St. Andrews Music Centre_East ElevationSt. Andrews Music Centre_South Elevation

St. Andrews Music Centre_Working Drawings_Elevations

St. Andrews Music Centre_West ElevationSt. Andrews Music Centre_South Elevation

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St. Andrews Music Centre_Courtyard Column Based DetailSt. Andrews Music Centre_Courtyard Roof Layout St. Andrews Music Centre_Courtyard Roof Closer Detail

St. Andrews Music Centre_Courtyard Column Gutter Detail

St. Andrews Music Centre_Plaster Detail St. Andrews Music Centre_Eave Detail

ELEVATION SECTION

PLAN

St. Andrews Music Centre_Courtyard Column Spacer Detail St. Andrews Music Centre_Courtyard Steel Shoe Detail

St. Andrews Music Centre_Bulkhead Detail

St. Andrews Music Centre_Working Drawings_Details

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St. Andrews Music Centre_Retaining Wall Layout St. Andrews Music Centre_Detailed Section through Counter Top St. Andrews Music Centre_Layout of Counter Top

St. Andrews Music Centre_Retaining Wall Section St. Andrews Music Centre_Retaining Wall Section


St. Andrews Music Centre_Detailed Section of Stormwater Channel

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St. Andrews Music Centre_Detailed Elevation of Ceiling Closer

St. Andrews Music Centre_Detailed Section of Ceiling Closer

St. Andrews Music Centre_Internal Elevation of Ramp Wall


St. Andrews Music Centre_Detailed Section of Beam

St. Andrews Music Centre_Detailed plan for Stormwater Reticulation

St. Andrews Music Centre_Detailed Section of Planter

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St. Andrews Music Centre_Hopper Box Detail

St. Andrews Music Centre_Overfl ow Spout DetailSt. Andrews Music Centre_Detail Plan of Flat Roof Slab St. Andrews Music Centre_Detailed Plan of Entrance

St. Andrews Music Centre_Detailed Section of EntranceSt. Andrews Music Centre_Drainage Detail


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St. Andrews Music Centre_Detailed Plan of Balustrade

St. Andrews Music Centre_Detailed Section of Balustrade St. Andrews Music Centre_Typical Section of Balustrade

St. Andrews Music Centre_Detailed Plan of Balustrade St. Andrews Music Centre_Detailed Section of Balustrade St. Andrews Music Centre_Detailed Section of Balustrade

St. Andrews Music Centre_Working Drawings_Balustarde Details

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St. Andrews Music Centre_Detailed Elevation of Balustrade

St. Andrews Music Centre_Working Drawings_Balustarde Details

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St. Andrews Music Centre_Working Drawings_Bathroom & Kitchen Layout Drawings

St. Andrews Music Centre_Bathroom Layout

St. Andrews Music Centre_Detailed Bathroom Section




St. Andrews Music Centre_Bathroom Vanity Section & Elevation St. Andrews Music Centre_Detailed Elevation of Kitchen

St. Andrews Music Centre_Detailed Section of Kitchen

St. Andrews Music Centre_Detailed Plan of Kitchen

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St. Andrews Music Centre_On Site Pictures of Building Process

St. Andrews Music Centre_Photograph of North Elevation St. Andrews Music Centre_Photograph of Demolishion work St. Andrews Music Centre_Photograph of foundations

St. Andrews Music Centre_Photograph of Generel Site Work St. Andrews Music Centre_Photograph of Steel Door Frames St. Andrews Music Centre_Photograph of South Elevation

St. Andrews Music Centre_Photograph of Music Hall St. Andrews Music Centre_Photograph of Finished South Elevation St. Andrews Music Centre_Photograph of Courtyard

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Marc William Aitken Architects_MWAA (2012 -2013)

NGL

new garage door new garage door

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W1

1

W2

1W3

1

W4

1

D11

D4

1

W13

1D7

2D6

1D6

plaster & paint

plaster & paint

plaster & paint

plaster & paint

plaster & paint

plaster

& paint

plaster

& paint

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U/S lintol@ 105 185


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whb shr

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U/S lintol@ 102 125

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whbshr

bath wc

110 SP to connect

to municipal sewer

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new RC foundations

as per eng.new RC foundations

as per eng.

NGL

new RC foundations

as per eng.new RC foundations

as per eng.

new RC foundations

as per eng.


@ 103 060top of slab

U/S lintol

@ 102 805U/S slab


@ 102 125

U/S lintol@ 105 185


grano

plaster & paint

RC floor slab to eng. spec

grano

plaster & paint

plaster & paint u/s of soffit

85mm concrete surface bed on

weldmesh 193 on

USB GREEN on well compacted fill

soil under foundations & slabs to be

termite proofed


weldmesh 193 on



termite proofed

tiles

plaster, rhinolight & paint u/s of soffitRC floor slab to eng. spec RC beam to eng. spec. plaster, rhinolight & paint u/s of soffit

tiles

plaster, rhinolight & paint plaster, rhinolight & paintplaster, rhinolight & paint


weldmesh 193 on



termite proofed

DPC

DPM

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680

255

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595

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2720

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plaster, rhinolight & paint


weldmesh 193 on



termite proofed

carpet


tiles

U/S lintol@ 101 955

1m s/s balustrade


carpet


carpet

new flush-plastered 9.5mm BPB Gypsum ceilingrhinolighted & painted as per spec.








U/S lintol@ 105 185

2125

976

2254

595

3101

2849

5950

chimney to eng. detail

new RC foundations

as per eng.

new RC foundations

as per eng.

NGL85mm concrete surface bed on

weldmesh 193 on



termite proofed

NGL

DPC

DPM

DPC

DPM



tiles

tiles


RC floor slab to eng. spec


plaster, rhinolight & paint u/s of soffit

1m s/s balustrade

beam as per eng.

RC lintol

beam as per eng.

BOE cill

BOE cill

Stair Notes

18 treads @ 300mm

17 risers @ 170mm

2125

680

255

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595

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2720

5780



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1275

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2125

595


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DPC

BOE cill

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beam as per eng.

BOE cill

DPC

RC stairs as

per eng.

1m s/s hand rail

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grano

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170m

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tep

TILES

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170mm step

170mm step

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TILE

STILES

170m

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RC beam overhead as per engineer

balcony above with beam as per eng.

2295 high garage door



RC beam above as per engineer

RC beam above as per engineer

RC

bea

m a

bove

as

per

engi

neer

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to connect to connect to municipal mains

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neer

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Recess in beam above to conceal roller shutter door to later detail

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new 110 uPVC soil @ min fall of

1:60 to connect to municipal mains

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CARPET

CARPET

TILES

TILES

CA

RP

ET

CARPET

TILESTILESTILES

CARPET

TILES

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by

spec

ialis

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by

spec

ialis

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BIC

by

spec

ialis

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BIC by specialistBIC by specialist BIC by specialist

new wc

110 spnew whb

50 wp

new shr

50 wp

new bath

50 wp

110 OVP

new wc

110 sp

new whb

50 wpnew shr

50 wp

new bath

50 wp

110

OV

P

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

roof overhang

roof overhang roof overhang

roof overhang roof overhangroof overhang

roof

ove

rhan

g

roof

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rhan

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1m high s/s balustrade 1m high s/s balustrade

1m high s/s balustrade

beam

as

abov

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as p

er e

ng.

115

steel mullions

clad in aluminum

as per eng. detail

230

new whb

50 wp

glass encl. by

specialist

S/L above

FBO with 2 100

overflow pipes

TILES

1m high plinth wall

with hand rail only

FBO with 2 100

overflow pipes

UP

mm

ERF

1226

PTN 1 / 1203709 sqm

114 sqm

NEW EXIT / ENTRANCE

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110 OVP

NEW DWELLING

UNIT 1

NEW POOL

Indemnity by owner

1.4m high fence

with self locking/

closing gate

House Tomic_North Elevation

House Tomic_East Elevation

House Tomic_South Elevation

House Tomic_West Elevation House Tomic_Section AA

House Tomic_First Floor Plan

House Tomic_Ground Floor Plan House Tomic_Site Plan

House Tomic_Council Submission Drawings

MWA Architects was the fi rst architecture fi rm that I worked for after I graduated from my undergraduate studies. I started work at MWA Architects on a part time basis and later become a full time employee.

Working for MWA Architects on a part time basis I was able to explore other creative industries in the working world. This experience led me full circle and when I took up full time employment working for MWA Architects it provided me with the basic skills that I would require to advance my career as an architect.

This experience opened my eyes to the working world of an architect and I gained a thorough drafting knowledge as a young architect.

My role in the fi rm was the documentation of sketch design drawings, council submission drawings, tender drawings and working drawings. I also measured and drew up existing buildings. I discovered the proper procedures to follow at the Johannesburg city council when obtaining information or submitting a building plan. Under supervision I attended client meetings and helped coordinate site supervision of various projects.

Working on House Tomic I was involved in all four of the documenta-tion stages mentioned above.

House Tomic_Section BB

House Tomic_Council Submission Drawings

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MANAGER

11.52m

BIC 1.67m

A/CA/C

A/C

A/C

A/C

A/C A/C

BIC 1m

A/C

A/C

A A

B

B

750mm deep work counter

by other

OPEN PLAN

21.46m

PAUSE AREA

21.69m

Demolish drywalling

as indicated

DEVELOPMENT

15.24m

SALES

20.15m

LOBBY

28.17m

EX. BOARDROOM

29.51m

EX.KITCHENEx. Tiles

7.40m

Relocate ex.

door to sales

Relocate ex.

door to

development

Relocate ex.

door to

manager

W21

W11

W12

W41

W51

3000 90 4890 90 3760 90 4900 1360

18180

3840

9030

00

6930

4300

90

4390

3502160350900902200909003501100350

1740

1850

800

3500

9080

0

750

500 2000 590

190

900

1850

800

3250

650

1700

NORTH

190

Note:

All doors to be

sanded & repainted,

colour as per client

Note:

Ask client about

floor finish

1198

counter

to later

detail

new epoxy floor by

other

Demolish drywalling

as indicated

Demolish drywalling

as indicated

Demolish drywalling

as indicated

new carpet tiles

remove existing carpet

tiles for new carpet

tiles by other

divi

ding

wal

l to

have

sou

nd in

sula

tion

750m

m d

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wor

k co

unte

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doors

750m

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to e

x dr

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all

new epoxy floor by

other

new epoxy floor by

other

TOC

Surface Bed

@ 100 000

U/S Lintel

@ 102 125

U/S Ceiling

@ 102 580

2125

455

2580

MEETING ROOMOPEN PLAN

Painted

Floor finish as per plan

New "AMF" acoustic ceiling tiles in ex.

ceiling grid, "Thermotex Star range"

New fittings by specialist

LOBBY

New window

Painted

New "AMF" acoustic ceiling tiles in ex.

ceiling grid, "Thermotex Star range"

PaintedPainted

BIC by specialist

Relocated

door to be

sanded &

painted red

ex. e

ntra

nce

door

sNew windowNew window

Relocated

door to be

sanded &

painted red

Floor finish as per plan

Cars.co.za_3D Render

Cars.co.za_3D Render

Cars.co.za_3D RenderCars.co.za_Site Photograph

Cars.co.za_Cross Section

Cars.co.za_Floor Plan

Cars.co.za_Sketch Design Drawings

Cars.co.za is a car sales company that sells new and used cars online.

The brief from cars.co.za was to design a new offi ce

headquarters as their company was expanding rapidly. The design of

the new offi ce and refurbishment was within an existing building.

This project was an important project during my three years out of uni-

versity, because it was working on this project that I taught myself how

to use Sketch-Up, a 3D modeling program.

Working on the new offi ce I measured and drew up the existing

building. I documented the sketch design drawings, tender drawings

and working drawings for the project. Under supervision I was involved

in formal meetings and site inspections. A part of this site work included

taking minutes for these meetings.

This was a fun and interesting project that I enjoyed working on.

Cars.co.za_Sketch Design Drawings

Cars.co.za_Site Photograph

Cars.co.za_Site Photograph

31

Bean Stalk Productions & Seed Experiences (2011)

Park Station_Ground Floor Plan Park Station_First Floor Plan

5GUM Events_Hudson Mohawke &

A-Track

During my fi rst year out of university I explored a few creative industries outside of architecture. I worked for Joe Paine a prod-uct designer- maker, Klara Kruger a set designer, Waxed Mailer a web design consultnacy, MWA Architects an architecture fi rm, 10-4 Inc. a photographic production company and Beanstalk productions an event production company.

It was working for Beanstalk productions that I was given the opportunity to measure and document the Layout of Orlando Power Station in Soweto and the Original Park Station in New Town for proposed venues for an event for 5gum: A-Track & Hudson Mohawke.

Bean Stalk Productions & Seed Experiences_Proposed New Venue Layouts

Soweto Power Station_Ground Floor Plan

Orlando Power Station_Photograph

Orlando Power Station_Photograph

Park Station_Photograph

33

http//www.google.com/imagesorlandopowerstation

http//www.google.com/images/orlandopowerstation

http//www.google.com/images/parkstation

Wits University_ Third Year University Work (2011)

Germiston Square_ North Elevation

Germiston Square_ South Elevation

Germiston Square_ West Elevation Germiston Square_ East Elevation

Germiston Square_ Residential Floor Plan

Germiston Square_ Ground Floor Plan

Germiston Square

Germiston square was my fi nal third year project. The aim of this

project was to rejuvenate a dilapidated square located at the heart

of Germistons decaying city centre. It consisted of a group research

component and an individual design component.

On the site of the old Germiston post offi ce I designed a mixed use

social housing, library and training facility. My building was ideally

located at the top of the square with an open piece of ground behind it.

As an extension of my building I proposed that this open space would

become a park, linking the square through my building. I placed a

coffee shop on the corner of my site in an attempt to activate the street

edge closest to the plaza square.

I believed that these programs would

Unfortunately, I do not believe that this project achieved its full

potential as it was never fully completed. In retrospect I now

understand that this was an important lesson for me to learn during my

university career.Germiston Square_ Concept Sketches

Germiston Square_Germiston Library

35

Juta Street Student Housing_ Basement Parking & Offi ce Floor Plan

Juta Street Student Housing_ Education Floor Plan

Juta Street Student Housing_ Typical Residential Floor Plan

Juta Street Student Housing_ North Elevation

Juta Street Student Housing_ East & West Elevations

Juta Street Student Housing_ Concept Sketches

Braamfontein Student Housing_ Juta Street Student Housing

Braamfontein Student Housing_

Juta Street Student Housing

Our student housing project allowed us to engage in the complexities of designing a high rise complex building. We were given a sloping site in Braamfontein and our brief was to design student housing for Wits University.

Our building designs had to include a variety of programs and this is what made the project a complex building. This was my fi rst attempt at designing underground parking, retail space, a lecture theatre, a cafe-teria, student accommodation, a gym and educational spaces all within one building. Some of the key concepts behind my design was a string of retail shops ground fl oor that would avtivate my strret edge. I also removed the larger programs from my building making them sculptural objects on the north of my site.

Later in the year, we were afforded the opportunity to take this project through to a working drawings stage in our construction class. This allowed us to try and resolve our designs in a realistic fashion, as though our buildings were to be built. I designed a very simple building that I believe could be have been built.

36

Juta Street Student Housing_ Working Drawing _Ground Floor Plan

Juta Street Student Housing_ Analytical Sketch


Braamfontein Student Housing_Juta Street Student Housing Working Drawings


37

Juta Street Student Housing_ Working Drawings_Elevation Juta Street Student Housing_ Working Drawings _Detailed Section

Juta Street Student Housing_ Working Drawings_Servcice Core Juta Street Student Housing_ Structural Model

Juta Street Student Housing_ Conceptual Section

Juta Street Student Housing_ Site Investigation

Braamfontein Student Housing_Juta Street Student Housing_Working Drawings

Juta Street Student Housing_ Structural Model

38

Des Baker Rural School_ Concept Sketch

Des Baker Rural School_

Zonkesizwe Montessori

Des Baker is a design competition for third year university students. The brief for our year was to design a rural school. Myself and Jarred Pincus worked on this project as a team. We designed a rural montessori school in a township called Zonkesizwe located to the South-East of Johannesburg.

We designed a simple adaptable classroom module that gained its identity from how it was arrangement in the landscape. The classroom module was simple enough to be built without skilled labour and because of the single classrooms androgynous deign the school model could be built anywhere in world.

We gave our school its identity from the existing path ways already on the site and arranged the school around these.

Des Baker Rural School_Concept sketch



Des Baker Rural School_Zonkesizwe Montessori School

39

Des Baker Rural School_ Cross Section throught School Precinct

Des Baker Rural School_ Cross Section throught School Precinct

Des Baker Rural School_ Cross Section throught School Precincts


40

Des Baker Rural School_ Energy Harvesting

Des Baker Rural School_ Classroom 3D (60m2

)

Des Baker Rural School_ Model (60m2

)

Des Baker Rural School_ Library 3D (120m2

)

Des Baker - Rural School_

Analytical Diagram of Classroom Walkable Roof

Des Baker - Rural School_

Analytical Diagram of Class room Addition

Des Baker Rural School_ Classroom Air Flow

Des Baker Rural School_ Water Harvesting

Des Baker Rural School_

Analytical Diagram of Classroom Layout in a Precinct


41

Wits University_ Second Year University Work (2010)

42

Street Furniture PlayDo_ Functional Elevation Street Furniture PlayDo_ Cross Section

Street Furniture - PlayDo_Concept

Street Furniture PlayDo_Street Render

Street Furniture PlayDo_Street Render

Street Furniture_PlayDo

Our brief for the this fun second year project was to activate the sub-urban streets of Johannesburg. We decided that the way you activate a street is with people. And the way to attract people onto the street is with more people - This was the premise behind our designs.

This was a group project with an individual design component. We redesigned common objects found on the street and used holographic technology to create the illusion that for every one person on the street there was another person present in holographic form too. I achieved this by redesigning a postbox that allowed you to communicate with anyone any where in the world. My postbox used holographic technology to project a hologram onto the street of the person that you were communicating with. This created the illusion that there were more people on the street, bringing life to the street.

Street Furniture PlayDo_Concept ImageStreet Furniture PlayDo_Concept Image

Street Furniture PlayDo_System Design

Street Furniture PlayDo_Concept Image

Street Furniture PlayDo_Concept Sketch

Street Furniture_PlaydO

43

Yeoville Social Housing_ Type 1 Sharing

Yeoville Social Housing_Type 2 Sharing

Yeoville Social Housing_Type 3 SharingYeoville Social Housing_ Ground Floor Plan

Yeoville Social Housing_ First Floor Plan

Yeoville Social Housing_ Second Floor Plan

Yeoville Social Housing _ Concept Sketchs

Yeoville Social Housing_Build your Dream Upon a Row

44

Yeoville Social Housing_

Build Your Dream Upon a Row

Without a doubt this was the most rewarding project of my university career. This project comprised of two sections, a group research project and an individual design project. My design for this project engaged with our research fi ndings in an attempted to provide a pragmatic solution for the problems that we had uncovered in our research.

The research topic that my group was given was Renting. This topic opened my eyes to the housing problems that we exist, not only in Yeoville but also South Africa.

Our big discovery was that most people living in Yeoville share accommoda-tion in one form or another. This is why I designed a row-house type solution with three different typologies that differed in their degrees of how the space was shared.

My design for my social housing project was entered into the Shift social housing competition for fourth years - it placed in the top ten. This was a great achievement for me. However, what I enjoyed most about this project was engaging in a social problem in our country and providing a solution. This project opened up my social conscience as an architect.

Yeoville Social Housing _Ground Floor Plan

Yeoville Social Housing_Cross Section

Yeoville Social Housing _First Floor Plan

Yeoville Social Housing_Model

Yeoville Social Housing _Second Floor Plan

Yeoville Social Housing_Working Drawings

45

Timber Folly_Axonometric

Timber Folly_Elevation




Timber Folly_Elevation Timber Folly_Plan

Timber Folly_Cross Section

Timber Folly_Cross Section

Timber Folly_Model

Timber Folly_Concept Sketch

Timber Folly_Mobile Home for Sales

Timber Folly_Mobile Home for Sales

The brief for this playful project was to design a folly out of timber. I designed a mobile home and sales stand for hawkers or homeless people. The mobile unit was designed with storage ca-pabilities for either clothes or food and a second mobile unit that fi t inside the fi rst that could double up as a display counter or a bed. The unit allowed light through a narrrow slot that wrapped around the outside and the doors folded down for ventilation. There was a solar pannel on the door for lighting purposes at night.

Looking back I dont think that my design achieved the function of a folly because it had a very specifi c intent. However, I really en-joyed the oppertunity that this project provided to work with timber and learn about timber Joinery. I would have loved the chance to build my design and see this project through as a fi nished product.



46

Wits University Work_ First Year University Work (2009)

House Deck Chair_Section AA

House Deck Chair_Section BB

House Deck Chair_North & South Elevations

House for a Fictional Character_

House Deck Chair

For this fi rst year project we were required to design a house for a fi ctional character of one of three movies that we watched as a class. I chose to design a house for Danny Deck Chair.

If you havent seen the movie it is about a man who ties a bunch of balloons to a deck chair and fl ys to a new town where no one knows him and starts a new life..

As a response to this movie I designed a very playful and whimsical house - A balloon house. The house was perched on the crest of a hill, half underground, with brightly coloured organic balloon like structures lying in the ground.

At the end of the year I was required to produce a set of working drawings for this unusual house. It was then that I realised how complex it would be to build a house like this. However, I still tried to make it work and detailed the design to the best of my abilities as a fi rst year student. I had a lot of fun designing this house.House Deck Chair_East & West Elevations

House Deck Chair_Roof Plan

House Deck Chair_Concept Sketch

House Deck Chair_Picture of Model

House Deck Chair_Picture of Model

House Deck Chair_Concept Sketch

House for a Fictiona Character_House Deck Chair

48

House Deck Chair_Ground Floor Plan

House Deck Chair_First Floor Plan

House Deck Chair_Roof Plan House Deck Chair_North & South Elevations

House Deck Chair_Cross Section

House Deck Chair_Working Drawings_Cross Section

House Deck Chair_Detail Drawing

House for a FictionaL Character_Working Drawings




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Sacred Heart College_High School Art (2005 - 2007)

Sacred Heart College Art Class_Hand Drawings

Sacred Heart College High School Art Class_

Hand Drawn Illustrations

This is a collection of hand drawings are from my high school art class and a single

drawing from my second year in university. All of these illustrations are drawn by hand.

I felt that it was important to include these drawings in my portfolio to display my

creative ability as an artist. I love to work with my hands. Whether it is drawing, painting

or building things I really enjoy the hands on approach of design.

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Hand Drawing_Charcoal Illustration Hand Drawing_Charcoal Illustration Hand Drawing_Ink & Pencil Illustration

Hand Drawing_Ink & Pencil Illustration Hand Drawing_Ink & Water Illustration

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Francis David Sadie (359452) Portfolio of Work (2005 - 2014)

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