Sarah and I really buckled down and wrapped up the drawings for the Green Heart Garden project. It took longer than I expected it to take because of conforming to the firm’s graphical standards. It was also a new challenge to work on a project concurrently with someone. We had split up elevations and plans […]
Month: January 2020
Intro Week + Green Heart Garden
[Sorry I originally posted this in the wrong place…] I started working at Synchronicity last week. The first week was mostly onboarding activities to get used their process. I tagged along for a construction site visit to check on the progress at Old Village Post Inn in Mount Pleasant. Its a renovation of the existing […]
MPS Work January 13th through January 29th
A few interesting things that I have done here at Mcmillan Pazdan Smith so far this semester: -Construction Evaluation punch list at MUSC Hospital for Woman and Children. Went room to room creating a list of final tasks for the contractors to complete in time for opening day. -Plans for a Law Firm gut […]
Weeks 1 & 2 Jan 13-23
Week 1 Mon Jan 13 4 hours: Practice Management, P&D, P&A monday office meeting restaurant 1 elevations formatting engineering client site visit, schematic plans Tues Jan 14 4 hours: P&A, Project Management, engineering client design meeting, schematic plans, as-builts Wed Jan 15 4 hours: Project P&D, P D&D, C&E Summerville Retail: elevation signage changes cad, […]
Week 1-2: January 13-16 and January 20-23
Week 1: 1.13.20 Hours Worked: 8 am-12 pm Total Hours: 4 Tasks Completed: First day orientation – setting up computer, email, familiarizing myself with documents and computer organization Began looking at past Historical Assessments to understand the firm’s approach and graphic style AXP Credit: Practice Management 1.14.20 Hours Worked: 8 am-12 pm Total […]
Week 1: 1.14 + 1.16
1.14.20 Hours Worked:8am-5pm Total Hours: 8 Tasks Completed: First day orientation – setting up computer, email, downloading basic programs Rendering Updates in Photoshop: Adding Donor Recognition to existing renderings in Photoshop. Editing the rendering to best show the recognition via street and building signage. AXP Credit: Practice Management + Project Management 1.16.20 Hours Worked: […]
Week 2: 1/20/20 – 1/23/20
DAILY LOGS Monday, January 20 Hours Worked: 8:00 – 12:00 Total: 4 hours Project Revisions: Carnes Project Revisions: Beaufort AXP Category: Project Development & Documentation Tuesday, January 21 Hours Worked: 8:00 – 12:00 Total: 4 hours Office Meeting Update door schedule Furniture plan – Office AXP Category: Project Development & Documentation and Practice Management Wednesday, […]
Week 1 SOS
Tuesday, January 21 I began working for the non-profit organization, Saving Our Structures. The first day was mostly getting accustomed to the systems they use and reviewing previous surveys of residential buildings that I will be documenting this semester. AXP: C/E 4hrs Wednesday, January 22 I began my journey around town documenting and assessing several […]
Week 1: 1/14/20 – 1/16/20
DAILY LOGS Tuesday, January 14 Hours Worked: 8:00 – 1:00 (1 hour Lunch) Total: 5 hours First day Computer setup (employee checklist) Demolition plan AXP Category: Project Development & Documentation Wednesday, January 15 Hours Worked: 8:00 – 12:00 Total: 4 hours Interior elevation tags Ceiling plan Conference call (sit-in) AXP Category: Project Development & Documentation […]
01/22 King Street Project (continued)
Today, I continued working on Sketchup and adding more details to the facades of the buildings located between Spring St. and Calhoun St. My mentor helped me understand how the facades and parapets/roofs design can be better simplified in order to produce a legible rendering.