studio 2

I started developing up the council building permission documentation. This involved an accurate 3d model from which I produced the necessary 2d elevational and sectional material. All fine, but I started feeling a little unhappy with the way the design was heading…

Modelling this revision of the design has been fun: I've been dealing with a whole lot of the geometry issues, and getting a really good feel for the detailing side of things…

I've been spending the past few days sketching (gasp!) in (horror!) the garden: quite a change to the Ithaca apartment balcony.

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In my last post I mentioned that next-in-line with the design was the interior layout for council submission. As the design is unconventional, they'll be wanting a fully detailed design, and so I'm proceeding with a detailed look at how parts might be made — the interior layout can wait.

On Monday I visited Kathryn St Amand (Planner, with engineers Harrison Grierson) who kindly gave me the low down on our odds of getting the design through without Resource Consent Approval…

I've been exploring the design across a broad range of fronts, and its been going well (mostly).

Most of the design is still in pencil-sketch space, but Ive managed to model up the essence of what Im after.

Last Friday I had a very useful chat with Ray Patton (structural engineer, director of Clendon Burns & Park). He pointed out a couple things I should be aware of with Wellington City Council’s new approach to building approvals, and that got me thinking (always a worrying phenomenon).