Week 01: Great start

Day 01

First day of work was an enjoyable one. Although project did not start pouring in immediately, I had an insight on the working environment that I would be facing through observation. Seeing working drawings for the very first time excited me yet frightened me. I kept asking the same question to myself; 'would I be able to produce that?" However, I soon realize that the drawings were not all that complicated. The few basic knowledge one would need to acquire have been thought to us in our core subjects previously for instance, design communication, auto cad and design studio classes.

The entire day was spent observing and simple chores that would not require any amount of intelligence. By Day 01, I made it a point to remember and introduce myself to all seven of my future colleagues.

Day 02

Today, I started receiving important tasks which would require immediate attention. My day was spent in front of the computer completing a cross section of a building. Due to lack of auto cad training these past few months, things started slow. However, I managed to get the cross section of both views done the very same day. Inconsistencies in the drawings and lack of proper formatting from the previous architect delayed completion of the work.

Day 03

Resumed the Amin Rafie Project. Adjustments for the drawings took longer than expected. Almost the whole day was spent on the working drawings alone. After almost satisfactory results, I showed the drawings to the senior architect in the firm for inspection. He pointed out a few errors and design modification that I should take note of. Immediately right after, I got into adjusting the drawings again.

Day 04

Started the day with continuous modifications and adjustments to my previous errors. After completion, I started on a 3D version of the drawings. Constantly changing between re-modifications and the 3D model. A consultant's meeting was held to discuss about the project with an engineer. I attended the meeting and presented the drawings to the engineer. After the meeting I was asked to produce drawing changes that the boss had in mind.

End of Week 01

Current status: David thinks working is cool