Long week and no sleep!!!!

This past Friday it was time for the first portfolio. Computer portfolio was very interesting and I enjoyed the making of my first 3d movie. Even with almost no sleep for three days, I was still going just to see the end product of my design.

Btech is a lot of work but I will say it is one of the best years we have ever had in this courses. Working late nights in the in the labs never has n dull moment. There is always some one laughing.

This next two weeks we have to start and finish the design and DKD portfolios. What a hard next two week this is going to be for one and all.

Good luck to all!!!!!

Early hour.

This is my first preview of my first movie. Stay tuned for more!!!!!!!

night shift!!

This time of the night is all about my 3d computer and design. the 3d must be finished by sunday so i can start the rest of the back log.

what makes me mad is that the structures project just dissapeared and is no where to be found. tel me how it work? now all of use must reprint and hand it in again. what luck!!!!!

i mis my bed so much, just to put my head down and closing my eyes.

Time for PORTFOLIO

The classes have ended and every body knows that the portfolio is coming closer. Lucky for us our portfolio is only on the 24th of this month. The only problem is that there are two portfolios on one day. DSW and DKD on the same day en then computers on the 10^th. Thanks to Heather how has moved it with a few days.

From no to the 24^th, it is time to work all night and day, to get everything finished in time. It is not going to be fun but a man has got to do what a man has got to do!!!!!!!

Good luck to all the B-Tech’s.

DUD

DUD projects come on the wrong time in this course!!!!!!!!

Just had an all-night working session on the DUD project. This project is an analysis between the NMMU South Campus and the Boardwalk. The main points that had to been discussed are the spatial and the physical element of the 2 different types of architecture.

It seems to be a quick task, but in reality it took us a few hours to make any good progress on the assignment. Luckily we finished the analysis with time and maybe some sleep to spear.

I think that this subject must be introduced in to the first year because of the in-depth analysis and it changes the way we look at a site and the surrounding areas.

This is the end product of Da Kings and my hard work of last night.

time is running out

The time is running out and portfolio is getting closer. The stress is running high and I’m trying to draw 24/7 but it is not always possible to stay awake for 3 days.

My design was given the go a head so now is on to working drawings. This is a big project and a nice challenge for the b-tech group. Just wish we had more time to work on it. Time fly’s by so quickly and you don’t realise that the time is creeping up slowly.  

This is some of the proposed building pictures:

Something new

In computers we are doing 3Dmax. This is one awesome programme that is been used for 3d rendering animations.

I have just created my first 3d movie. It's not the best movie ever but it my first. we are going to have fun with the programme. We just need to get our designs sorted.

Here is my first tri to the movie fame

Time

Sitting in bed with the flue is not a good feeling. i must be at class to work on my projects. It feels that time is running out and the work is getting more by the day. Tomorrow is a hand in for dkd.
This project we must pick a building in main street and clad it by using a new curtain wall cladding system. I being sick the most of the week, I did not get to go to one crit for it. Wish me good luck!!!!!!

Graduation

The big day is here and every one wants have a graduation party!  One small problem is that we have a hand in tomorrow for computers. Last night some of use worked right trough the night to tri and complete the project.

Well tonight is going to be the same thing. Coffee and red bull here we come again.

Is red bull bad for me?

Tomorrow a few of use is going away to relax and play some golf before the b tech tour to Knysna. Can not wait to get out of PE for n few days!!!!!

Almost graduation

This week all the b-tech and I are just thinking about the graduation that is in the 14^th of this month. We have worked hard for 3 years. Some took a bit longer that 3 years, but we made it.

This year must just pass so we can start working and start our life! The only problem is all the work and the time to do it in. the question is how many will pass.

Second year project

I am so glad the second year project is over!!!! I don’t like to tell people thing over and over.
They started of very slow and did not take the project seriously, but if I think back we were the same.
They had almost 2 weeks to finish the project, but you would not say that if you look at same of their drawing. The simple things they get wrong and after telling them what to change they still come back with some of the same mistakes over and over.
One of the biggest problems I seen was that they don’t work together in groups. I find it very important that the students must work together and communicate with each other.

It was a good assignment for the b-tech to experience to be in charge of a project. Like I said luckily it is over!!!!!

Computers first Max project

As we thought today was the day for our new computer project. It comes on a bad time because my design needs all my attention for the next few days before hand in. Luckily the room has been drawn up, so it only rendering in max.

Our first max rendering project was given to us for practising placing of lights in a room. We had 4 different lighting skills.

                                         Ceiling light

                                          Wall mounted lights

                                          Down lighting

                                          Window light

2nd year project

We all got assigned 5 second years to start a business with. The project requires that a full set of drawing must be finished by the 5th of April.

Starting of I had to organise a meeting with my 5 students. From the start things did not look good. Some of the student did not even pitch for the first meeting and that worries me a lot!!!

Today i had a meeting with them and lucky i got some positive response to the drawings that have been given to them. The next meeting is on Thursday and only time will tell what they will deliver.

THE PROJECT:

The DKD changed a bit but did not have a a lot of time to work on it with all the diffrent projects running. I managed get the computers and DKD finish on time. The best time to work is at varsity with a few people and we sit here though the night.

DKD Project 1

The first hand out was to create a temporary display stand for marketing a new brand of scooters! At first it sounded like a nice project to get us started. But i was wrong, i am use to doing building????

SCOOTER OF CHOICE:

The idea was to market a fun and Eco-friendly scooter for a new client. Will browsing the internet i come upon the new electric concept scooter from Yamaha.

The product was born!!!! Now just to design the tempory stand that can be transported easly and disasemble very.
The proment features of the bike is the round shape of the and the green colour that stands out over the white of the scooter.

Play around with the idea of the round shape en coulours, i went for some crits at lecturer and made some changes to the original design. This was i came up with, just hold in mine that this was not my fine crit and i am changing some of the stand as we speak.

biokinetic center

At first the project looked like a nice, but starting it holds new problems to solve. I have been looking at the architect now 6 and have already go a few ideas.

The other subjects projects have started to pop up and the work is getting to the point of no return

BTECH it starts here

Working all these years to get to this point in my life. Well im enjoying it but the new Btech project is one of the biggest and meanest projects if seen in all of my years!!!! go me in btech