I finished my internship hours last week, so for my blog post this week, I just wanted to write a reflection on my time at Herlong Architects. I was first drawn to Herlong when searching for residential firms in Charleston, as I knew that residential practice was the path I was leaning towards for […]

Week 10 : 16 hours 11/9  – 11/13   Flatfish Island Designs – Folly Tide   Monday : 4 hours I continued working on the Folly Tide SketchUp model.  I finished adding materiality where I could this far, and began working on the roof structure.   Tuesday : 4 hours I continued working on the […]

Week 9 : 8 hours 11/2 – 11/6   Flatfish Island Designs – Folly Tide   Thursday : 4 hours This week was a short week for me.  I began working on a Flatfish model on SketchUp so I can do a render that can be used for marketing.  I also e-mailed my boss to […]

Week 8 : 16 hours 10/26  – 10/30   Isle of Palms – Sandlapper Design Group   Monday : 4 hours I started a new project this week in SketchUp.  One of the company’s Herlong owns is Sandlapper Design Group and they focus the majority on renovations/remodels.  The clients bought an existing beach front house […]

Week 7 : 16 hours 10/19 – 10/23   3213 Middle Street Project – Sullivan’s Island   Monday : 4 hours I worked on a final render for the clients with a few minor adjustments.  I processed a higher quality image for the renders, and while they inevitably took longer, they are very crisp and […]

Week 6 : 16 hours 10/12  – 10/16 3213 Middle Street Project – Sullivan’s Island   Monday : 4 hours I worked on adding details to the model today such as light fixtures, outdoor furniture, and plants.  I also re-evaluated the material choices, and edited those on Podium.  I have really learned how much time […]

Week 5 : 16 hours 10/5  – 10/9   3213 Middle Street Project – Sullivan’s Island   Monday : 4 hours I had a meeting with Cintra (interior designer) and Steve this morning on colors and materials for the house.  It was neat to be able to change colors and add textures while sharing my […]

  Week 4 : 16 hours 9/28  – 10/2   3213 Middle Street Project – Sullivan’s Island   Monday : 4 hours I worked on a detailed render (rather than the sketch look) for the client on the 3213 Middle Street project.  I used a program called Podium that is an extension to SketchUp.  I […]

Week 4 : 16 hours 9/21  – 9/25   3213 Middle Street Project – Sullivan’s Island   Monday : 4 hours I spent time today researching and looking through a few extension programs for SketchUp.  I have always just used different styles of the drawing exported from SketchUp, (casted shadows, rough edge lines, color, etc.) […]

Week 3 : 16 hours 9/14  – 9/18   3213 Middle Street Project – Sullivan’s Island   Tuesday : 4 hours I returned to the office today. It was great to see everyone (at a distance of course)! I met with Steve, my boss, and we talked over some changes and updates that needed to […]