DIY Coffee Table
My first real bit of home DIY furniture. Nice and simple but don’t look too close. Not sure if Donald (Judd) would approve.
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WDC 2014. Very happy to have our idea recognized. Watch this space.
Coffers, what Waffle?
These coffer pots are mesmerizing and appear to stretch for miles. Been trying to take arty photographs from building site I’ve worked on over the years. Not to sure how arty it is. This is taken from my current project which I have been working on for the last year. It’s the ground floor construction of a Shopping Center complex. Here in SA they call this type of construction coffer slabs, but sometimes I lapse back into my UK brain and call them waffles, which I did the other day. The design team looked at me with very puzzled faces! This is also my first post from an iPhone – hope it works. Well it didn’t, sending the old way, from our computer at home. Can you believe i consider this old and slow.
A year ago yesterday I moved to dhk
Phew, has a year passed so quick. Now working in a dynamic and buzzing office called dhk. I have been exclusively working on a shopping center project in Johannesburg called Dainfern Square due for completion in April 2015. Its hectic but great to be in charge.
rem koolhaas delirious new york / james finnie ecstatic cape town
Just love this image and remanded me of the great image of Manhattan from the air in Mr Koolhaas book, but this “Cape Town” image is in colour and the buildings are all the same height.
ref – deckle edge – died and gone to heaven, what an art shop.
The Unique Western Cape
Being Scottish who would have thought the Cape had such diverse communities. When I was on site in the Contractors Office this picture just summed up the Cape for me.
The Doc
Its been a while since i wrote, but this morning i had one hell of an inspiration injection. I heard Dr Mamphela Ramphele talk on the radio and WOW, WOW, WOW. Not that i’ve heard a barrow full of speech makers of late but what an eloquent, straight to the point and “talker of the obvious”.
Viva La Doc, Viva.
Turn your back for 8 Years
Wow, i used to live in the London borough of Vauxhall, on the face of it, it didn’t have much to offer but it had it’s character and several hidden gems. It’s great to see that there are several plans afoot to enhance the area from funky towers to what looks like a major urban intervention. Allies and Morrison have prepared a large seemingly well thought out proposal. I grew very fond of Vauxhall, but as the old saying goes – turn your back for 8 years, a lot can change. Looking forward to the next 8 years. Miss you Val-hal!
Is my Tree House a Green Building?
So the ingredients are – 8 acoustic panels, scaffolding board, old gum polls, various bits of wood, handle and hinges found in my tool box. Purchases from local hardware store – screws, sand and cement, rafters and corrugated sheeting.
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