This page showcases a few of the projects that I have worked on.
Some have been built, and some have only made it to sketch design stage.
They have all been good projects to work on, and I have learnt something from every single one of them!
A live link with my Facebook posts is also below, showcasing projects I have worked on, as well other articles of interest.
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What do you do when you have a heritage listed house, a humble workers cottage, but the add-ons/renovations are not in keeping with the style and are a bit of an eyesore?![]()
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Demolition!!![]()
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Yes, demolish the very ordinary flat roofed carport and Greek style entry portico and then replace them with more suitable/sympathetic replacements.![]()
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The Greek portico was replaced with a bull nosed verandah, and the flat carport was replaced with a pitched, gable ended carport.![]()
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As the roof was in poor repair, the decision was made to replace it with new Colorbond roof cladding.![]()
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All the Colorbond was in Windspray tomatch the look and feel of the old galvanised corrugated sheeting of the time.![]()
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This will dramatically change the façade of the house and make it much more in keeping with other houses in the street.
A floor plan is a collection of lines and words on a page that illustrate the building layout.![]()
It is a horizontal slice through the building at about 1.2m high.![]()
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To a builder or designer, this is easy to read. For others, it may not be so easy.![]()
For an extension to an existing building, the floor plan will show what is existing, what is to be demolished and what are the new works.![]()
These may be on a single plan, or separate plans.![]()
This may be new rooms, new doors and windows or some other feature.![]()
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It should have the Finished Floor Level (FFL), as well other levels for paving other items as well.![]()
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A new buildings floor plans are typically cleaner, just showing the new works.![]()
Floor plans can be very detailed with lots of information, or they can be less detailed to show the design intent, before finalising a design and adding the details.
It has been quite some time since the last update on this project, and it is now complete!!![]()
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A holiday home in the country, with a large central living area with raked ceilings starting at 3.4m.![]()
Bedrooms and bathrooms and utility spaces wrap around the central living area.![]()
With timber clad floors to the main living areas, and high-level windows to let in lots of light.![]()
James Hardie Oblique cladding in Colorbond Monument to the walls and Metal standing seam cladding to the roof of the main living area, and James Hardie Axon cladding in Dulux Timber Shadow to the bedroom areas.![]()
Doors and windows in Colorbond Monument, and the steel portal frames have been detailed and clad in timber.![]()
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The internal spaces are crisp and clean, and together with the timer clad portal frames, really makes an impact on the space .![]()
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I think that it has come up quite spectacularly.
Alcazar of Segovia, Spain is a medieval castle located in the city of Segovia, in Castile and Leon, Spain.![]()
An Alcazar is a type of Isvvlamic castle or palace in Spain, built during the Muslim rule between the 8th and 15th centuries.![]()
This Alcazar was built sometime around or maybe before the 1100’s. Originally a Roman fort, little of the fort remains.![]()
Standing on a rocky crag above the joining of the rivers Eresma and Clamores, it is part of the ‘Old City’ of Segovia.![]()
Its recorded history begins as the home of the royal family of Castile, in the mid to late 12th century, and it has been the stage for many events in Spanish history, including the last meeting between King Ferdinand the Catholic and Christopher Columbus.![]()
In 1896 King Alfonso the 13th ordered the Castle handed over to the Ministry of War, and in 1951 the Board of Trustees was created to ensure the Castle was protected.![]()
In 1985 it was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.![]()
It has also been said that it influenced Walt Disney and the design of Disney Castles.![]()
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Website link below to official Alcazar website (in Spanish):![]()
www.alcazardesegovia.com/