The cauking between the frames and wall created an issue as well because it wasn't consistent and also had to be redone to proper quality and detail level. This along with the baseboards were two major callouts on the punchlist
Saturday, April 2, 2011
image 3 from 6467 Maint st visit
The cauking between the frames and wall created an issue as well because it wasn't consistent and also had to be redone to proper quality and detail level. This along with the baseboards were two major callouts on the punchlist
image 2 from 6467 Maint st visit
Throughout the space this curve was used on the celing and floors as a design element. You can see the drop in ceiling tile grid being installed here
Images from 6467 Main St property
This part of the detail work had some issues throughout the design and construction. The drywall seams caused an issue with the baseboard getting pushed away from the wall and the contractor was supposed to take care/fix it, but didn't until it was already completed and had to be redone. The main option at avoiding this problem was to feather the bottom of the wall so that it was even and the board would stay flush with the wall
Architectural Punch List from 6467 Main st property
Here are a few images from the 6467 Main St space in the posts to follow
Friday, April 1, 2011
Friday April 1st, 2011
The architecture manager has had me working on a space planning exercise for the past week. I feel this has been the biggest learning experience thus far due to the nature of what I have been given. Basically I was given the location, the plan of the current building, what we plan on doing to the building in terms of an addition and what the required office space dimensions are.
So to start this I created blocks for the different office sizes and work stations as well as blocks for the different spaces that are required in the building. I had to look through code books to determine how many toilets were needed for the occupancy load in the building. I also had to read through the code book to figure out the minimum/maximum distance for the egress access.
Talking with one of the architectural designers, she was giving me tips and ideas on how spaces are generally laid out to get me started. This included public spaces such as conference rooms & training rooms being located somewhat near the front of the space so that visitors dont have to walk through the workstation areas to get to the conference rooms. Restroom location should be considered on a basis of once it is there then it stays there even for future tenants down the road so that the plumbing or anything else associated with the restrooms doesn't have to be relocated.
So to start this I created blocks for the different office sizes and work stations as well as blocks for the different spaces that are required in the building. I had to look through code books to determine how many toilets were needed for the occupancy load in the building. I also had to read through the code book to figure out the minimum/maximum distance for the egress access.
Talking with one of the architectural designers, she was giving me tips and ideas on how spaces are generally laid out to get me started. This included public spaces such as conference rooms & training rooms being located somewhat near the front of the space so that visitors dont have to walk through the workstation areas to get to the conference rooms. Restroom location should be considered on a basis of once it is there then it stays there even for future tenants down the road so that the plumbing or anything else associated with the restrooms doesn't have to be relocated.
Monday, March 28, 2011
internship update: 3/28
This is the redone blog site with all the previous posts copied over... Wednesday, I will get to my internship early to post some of the material I have been working on visually. There are some images that I worked on in photoshop, some images of the site visits, the start of a marketing contact list, their punchlist form that we used for one of the properties, some space planning material.
Over the past week and a half I have been working on two things: the architectural manager has given me an empty plan of a newly acquired bldg, gave me the requirements of what needs to be included in the addition and asked me to do some space planning. He plans to use his design and combine mine to get ideas he didnt come up with.
I have also been working on a marketing project of developing a contact list of potential tenants for a newly acquired building. This process involves research on companies in the area that have and maintain a fleet of vehicles for the company because the bldg used to be used for fleet management. The process also involves making phone calls to gather more contact info.
Before these two projects, I was given material on a potential billboard for the company. We plan to get a billboard somewhere on the 33 and the marketing manager wanted me to give feedback on the billboard designs that were sent in by the company as well as come up with a couple of my own which were done in photoshop.
Over the past two weeks there have also been 2 or 3 site visits to see progress on renovations and take some pictures on certain aspects of the spaces to make sure they were done correctly and if anything else needs to be done.
**I will post more about this stuff and past stuff visually on Wed during the day sometime when I am at work where all the work is saved.
Over the past week and a half I have been working on two things: the architectural manager has given me an empty plan of a newly acquired bldg, gave me the requirements of what needs to be included in the addition and asked me to do some space planning. He plans to use his design and combine mine to get ideas he didnt come up with.
I have also been working on a marketing project of developing a contact list of potential tenants for a newly acquired building. This process involves research on companies in the area that have and maintain a fleet of vehicles for the company because the bldg used to be used for fleet management. The process also involves making phone calls to gather more contact info.
Before these two projects, I was given material on a potential billboard for the company. We plan to get a billboard somewhere on the 33 and the marketing manager wanted me to give feedback on the billboard designs that were sent in by the company as well as come up with a couple of my own which were done in photoshop.
Over the past two weeks there have also been 2 or 3 site visits to see progress on renovations and take some pictures on certain aspects of the spaces to make sure they were done correctly and if anything else needs to be done.
**I will post more about this stuff and past stuff visually on Wed during the day sometime when I am at work where all the work is saved.
Day 6: Fri 3/4
Worked on possible plaque designs for the main hallway/corridor in the Electric Tower. They want plaques next to all the images they have lined up on the walls of the corridor so I worked on that and also went through all the images and Electric Tower history to come up with writing for each image.
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