Third week at work

This week I started on the working drawings for the Miller Road project. The site is in Claremont and has been broken up into four seperate erven in order to build a series of four town houses. The council plans have been submitted and now the tender drawings are to be drawn up in detail at 1:50 for the builder.
After several pages of drawings, I was given the short task of drawing up a foundation layout plan for a project in Claremont. This was used by the builder on the same afternoon that I had started and finished it. My Kenridge project drawings have also been sent to and eager client who we will hear from on Monday. I then continued on the Miller Road project and finished several drawings, namely the ground and first floor plan, roof and ceiling plan, foundation and drainage plan and the drainage section and boundary wall sections. To be continued next week.

My Second Week At Work

This week I continued working on the Kenridge project. The proposed new carport was to be drawn up on the existing layout. The existing plans were not accurate to what was actually present on site, so I had to draw up sections of the existing house to get proper measurements and hence all of my previous drawings needed to be adjusted. After fixing all of the drawings, I produced a street view and arranged a good layout, displaying step by step what was to be done on site. After this I produced several legends, giving proper procedures which had to be carried out on site in specific order for the job to be completed correctly, safely and efficiently. The final step will be to see the client and ensure that they are happy with the design and then submit to council, after which 1:50 and detail drawings will be drawn up for the client.

My First Week at Work

I have just began working at Noel A. Botha Architect in Claremont. On my first day, the trains were heavily delayed so I rushed through with my car to make it on time. I arrived early for work after informing my employer that I would be late. This was a good start. I spent my first day 'in training', becoming accustomed to a new architectural drawing program.
I spent my second day training as well and had produced my home on MicroGDS in plan, section and elevation.
On my third day I began a council submission drawing for alterations to be made to an existing house on a steeply sloped site in Kenridge, Durbanville.
The site is in a very built up area with many trees and many dwellings all built right up onto the boundary lines. It was required of me to design and draught a new carport over an existing, open driveway. It was also required that I redesign the kitchen space and install a new window and door to create more circulation.
I began with looking at the architects concept, exploring and gathering ideas from precedent and then developing concept sketches with the architect after which the draughting began.
I have now got the carport and alterations to the kitchen in plan, section and elevation. This was a big achievement to me as I had to work with very few given variables and still draughted accurate drawing which my employer is very satisfied with.

2nd Year @ CPUT - PROJECT 1:

2nd Year @ CPUT - PROJECT 1:

"This is me"

My name is Yusuf Sampson.

By reading this you are reading a part of 'me'.

To understand who I am you must know me entirely, not just what you see.

I am myself,

And I believe that nothing is impossible.

Currently, I am a student of architecture in my second year of study at Cape Peninsula University of Technology. I am doing this course as a follow up to the architectural draughting course I completed in 2009.

Apart from being a student, I am a student of life. I learn something new everyday and constantly strive to be better than I was a year ago, a month ago, a week ago, yesterday and better than I was a moment ago.

I am strong-willed, determined, disciplined, patient and a perfectionist. I will overcome any challenge that I am faced with.

I am active and have many hobbies, they consume most of my time. A list of them would be:

Sailing, paintball, ninjustsu, skateboarding, hiking, drawing and many more.

My greatest achievements are competing in the 2007 youth world championships for sailing, recieving a trophy for first youth team in the lipton 2009 challenge cup, playing in the navy SWAT competition and more.

My favorite passtime would be to sleep on soft, green grass in the shade of a tree under a clear blue sky with a light breeze brushing over me.

 

I enjoy making things, and working with my hands, I spend much time drawing and making or modifying things in my garage. I am skilled with metal and wood work, and enjoy making things out of carbon.

Projects I have completed so far are that I have made my own sword, made a carbon fibre, and a seperate aluminum body kit for my paintball marker and have reconditioned my boat and car.

My favorite quote: I am a Ninja.  My next favorite quote: I live to eat, and without food I shall perish.

 For now, this is me. More will be told as this blog goes on.

Regards,

Yusuf Sampson