Amanda is out on vacation today so she had emailed me a list of things to work on. Our internet and server were down this morning so I had to wait to receive her email and begin on the work she had left me. We had a staff meeting to go over main objectives for the week, and what everyone was working on. I then kept myself busy with mailing samples back to vendors, cleaning up and going over project finishes. The internet finally connected so I completed the list of things Amanda left for me, organizing, contacted a vendor and setting up a meeting, reselecting paint samples that weren’t approved and so on.
We have two options for the Elizabeth Library project, one we aren’t crazy about and Amanda suggested starting from scratch on the second option so began selecting finishes for it.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Week 3, Monday 5/23
I started off with filling out a meeting minute form for the Elizabeth Library project, this included where, with who, when, what was discussed and changes made.
I selected 2 finish options, one for North and one for South Decatur Elementary schools, this included, field paint colors, accent colors, wall base, door paint, vinyl tile, carpet, laminate and solid surfacing. Terrazzo also had to be selected for this project, so Amanda gave me a terrazzo 101 class. I learned a lot about terrazzo that I had absolutely no clue about. Terrazzo is 100% custom (unless you order a pre-made spec). It starts with base which is an apoxi mix and comes in just about any color. Next you select the chips that you want to be mixed in with the apoxi. There are Italian chips, glass chips, and American or Domestic chips. We only picked from the selection of domestic chips due to our budget. Amanda and I choose 6 different mixes that we wanted for the project and then sent in a sample order for them. The rest of my day consisted of ordering samples for the project.
*I am on vacation the rest of the week and will pick back up 5/31, after Memorial Day
I selected 2 finish options, one for North and one for South Decatur Elementary schools, this included, field paint colors, accent colors, wall base, door paint, vinyl tile, carpet, laminate and solid surfacing. Terrazzo also had to be selected for this project, so Amanda gave me a terrazzo 101 class. I learned a lot about terrazzo that I had absolutely no clue about. Terrazzo is 100% custom (unless you order a pre-made spec). It starts with base which is an apoxi mix and comes in just about any color. Next you select the chips that you want to be mixed in with the apoxi. There are Italian chips, glass chips, and American or Domestic chips. We only picked from the selection of domestic chips due to our budget. Amanda and I choose 6 different mixes that we wanted for the project and then sent in a sample order for them. The rest of my day consisted of ordering samples for the project.
*I am on vacation the rest of the week and will pick back up 5/31, after Memorial Day
Friday, May 20, 2011
Week 2, Friday 5/20
Today I worked on selecting furniture for Elizabeth Library. The furniture plan was already done and Amanda had told me ideas she had for furniture pieces and gave me some manufacturers to look at. So found furniture pieces and contacted reps with questions and made sure they fit within the dimensions of the furniture plan.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Week 2, Thursday 5/19/11
I figured out the square footage for each floor type via CAD for the Elizabeth Library project and then got things ready to go for our meeting!
The project site was half way completed in 2007, and now they are finishing the rest of the building which is nothing but concrete floors and exposed brick. It was really beneficial to visit the project sight and get to walk around inside and really get to visualize the floor plan that had been designed for it. We met with the director of the library, a helper of hers, and the contractor. I took notes as they discussed changes they would like made to the floor plan and questions about dimensions and such.
Next Amanda and I spread out the two finish options we had selected. This went very well, they liked both options, but favored one over the other and of course wanted some things changed on both. Presenting calls for a lot of explanation and some hidden persuation. Amanda did a very good job and it was a good experience watching her get to do this. But by doing this we got a better understanding of their taste. We are going to refine the floor plan and put together an actual sample board for each option to present to the library board next week. So when we returned to the office we reselected some more wall coverings and I ordered some more samples, then cleaned up the mess from alllllllllll the samples we had gotten out yesterday.
The project site was half way completed in 2007, and now they are finishing the rest of the building which is nothing but concrete floors and exposed brick. It was really beneficial to visit the project sight and get to walk around inside and really get to visualize the floor plan that had been designed for it. We met with the director of the library, a helper of hers, and the contractor. I took notes as they discussed changes they would like made to the floor plan and questions about dimensions and such.
Next Amanda and I spread out the two finish options we had selected. This went very well, they liked both options, but favored one over the other and of course wanted some things changed on both. Presenting calls for a lot of explanation and some hidden persuation. Amanda did a very good job and it was a good experience watching her get to do this. But by doing this we got a better understanding of their taste. We are going to refine the floor plan and put together an actual sample board for each option to present to the library board next week. So when we returned to the office we reselected some more wall coverings and I ordered some more samples, then cleaned up the mess from alllllllllll the samples we had gotten out yesterday.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Week 2, 5/17 Tuesday
I started off doing flooring designs for the Elizabeth Library project. I did a tile design for the foyer, and a carpet design in the children’s area, we are using two types of modular carpet. I did these layouts in CAD then took it into Illustrator and played around with it there with the carpet and tiles using paint bucket.
I ordered a few more things for the project and responded to email and did a bath tile reselection because the first one was discontinued. Then I picked out wall base finishes and paint colors for the hollow metal door frames for each option selected for the project. Wall base selections is something I’ve never really had experience with so it was neat to get to work with that area of finishes.
I ordered a few more things for the project and responded to email and did a bath tile reselection because the first one was discontinued. Then I picked out wall base finishes and paint colors for the hollow metal door frames for each option selected for the project. Wall base selections is something I’ve never really had experience with so it was neat to get to work with that area of finishes.
Week 2, 5/16 Monday
Today was a busy day. I started off the morning by fixing redlines on construction documents for the Decatur Jr./Sr. High School project via autoCAD.
Next Mindy had me help her select finishes for a the Elizabeth Library project. She explained to me what was needed and her ideas, and then I built off of that. I had to select several different porcelain tiles, vinyl tiles, several different carpets, wall coverings and paint samples. After everything was selected and I discussed it with Mindy I ordered the samples via email from the all the area reps from each manufacturer.
I learned a lot about the type of finishes selected, and the manufacturer and things like why porcelain is better to use than ceramic in commercial bathrooms. This is exciting because I’m selecting finishes that will (hopefully) be used in a real library. The meeting for this project is Thursday and the project will continue to go forward at that.
Next Mindy had me help her select finishes for a the Elizabeth Library project. She explained to me what was needed and her ideas, and then I built off of that. I had to select several different porcelain tiles, vinyl tiles, several different carpets, wall coverings and paint samples. After everything was selected and I discussed it with Mindy I ordered the samples via email from the all the area reps from each manufacturer.
I learned a lot about the type of finishes selected, and the manufacturer and things like why porcelain is better to use than ceramic in commercial bathrooms. This is exciting because I’m selecting finishes that will (hopefully) be used in a real library. The meeting for this project is Thursday and the project will continue to go forward at that.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Week 2, 5/13 Friday
This morning I went with Amanda, the head interior designer, and Tom, the architectural engineer to a finishing project sight in Louisville, KY. This was very interesting and very informative. The owner was Crossville that would be selling the space to tenant pharmaceutical distributor. The contractor, hired Kovert Hawkins. Tome had designed the building in 2007, and Amanda did the interior finishes. We met with the contractor, owner, and super of the project. The contractor was new to the company and complained about everything and really wasn’t very professional.
The work was also done poorly. The control joints in the tile flooring were done in a bad spot and looked very bad. All the cabinetry was done in light, sort of cheap looking laminate with a pretty solid surface counter top which I thought was kind of weird. But the laminate was also installed poorly, it just didn’t look good. But overall the finishes looked good with color scheme and selected finishes. I learned a lot about the selected finishes that will be helpful to me in the future.
Later I did a color labeled floor plan in Illustrator. I’m getting some practice in the program which is nice since we didn’t learn it.
*I tried to upload pdf's of what I've done, but it's not uploading, their's probably too big.
The work was also done poorly. The control joints in the tile flooring were done in a bad spot and looked very bad. All the cabinetry was done in light, sort of cheap looking laminate with a pretty solid surface counter top which I thought was kind of weird. But the laminate was also installed poorly, it just didn’t look good. But overall the finishes looked good with color scheme and selected finishes. I learned a lot about the selected finishes that will be helpful to me in the future.
Later I did a color labeled floor plan in Illustrator. I’m getting some practice in the program which is nice since we didn’t learn it.
*I tried to upload pdf's of what I've done, but it's not uploading, their's probably too big.
Week 1, 5/12 Thursday
Today I finished up labeling the rest of the plans. I then did dimensions of all the toilet and urinal stalls for the same area. Then I got taught how to do a door schedule by reading it in the construction documents then creating it in CAD. This was very different than doing furniture or finish schedules like we’ve done on our projects before. It included size, material, frame material, hardware, door elevation and such things. This was neat because it was something I had never done before and I didn’t know that much was involved.
Week 1, 5/11 Wednesday
One project is a car dealership is Salem, IN and Mindy, one of the designers had a bathroom tile design done, and it had to be re-done due to color changes. So I did three new tile designs for the bathroom n Illustrator.
I met with Jamie and he taught me and explained to me the symbols that they use on to label the equipment discipline of cd’s. They have a set symbol and numbering system that they use in the firm. Jamie had label the equipment of Decatur’s Jr./Sr. School bathrooms and locker rooms. This included: grab bars, soap dispensers, mirrors, toilet paper holders, towel hooks, soap holders, shower curtains, and ADA floor space requirements and more. This was tedious and in depth detail that I hadn’t realized was put in construction document.
I met with Jamie and he taught me and explained to me the symbols that they use on to label the equipment discipline of cd’s. They have a set symbol and numbering system that they use in the firm. Jamie had label the equipment of Decatur’s Jr./Sr. School bathrooms and locker rooms. This included: grab bars, soap dispensers, mirrors, toilet paper holders, towel hooks, soap holders, shower curtains, and ADA floor space requirements and more. This was tedious and in depth detail that I hadn’t realized was put in construction document.
Week 1, 5/10 Tuesday
Mindy sat down with me and taught me the construction document sheet and numbering system the company uses. Since am not familiar with the mechanics of cd’s at all it was nice to be able to begin to understand how they are created and read. I then did a little bit of studying construction documents by reviewing a previous project that had lots of mark ups on it which was helpful.
I also did some work in CAD and re-familiarized myself my layers and how they work, Kovert Hawkins have also created their own layers with set colors and line weights and such.
I also did some work in CAD and re-familiarized myself my layers and how they work, Kovert Hawkins have also created their own layers with set colors and line weights and such.
Week 1, 5/9 Monday
Introduced to everyone in the office, shown around and got situated at my desk with a computer. There was a firm meeting this morning where I was introduced to everybody and got to learn little about them. At Kovert Hawkins there are 2 interior designers, that I follow under. Four architects, and engineer, a landscape architect then the three principles, Hal Kovert, John Hawkins, and Jamie Lake.
The company has a lot of projects going on now which is awesome, so hopefully I’ll be getting to work on a lot of different things.
First I was shown how to use company email, I even got my own dara.conway@koverthawkins.com ! and also learned the computer system where you log your hours and what you did each day.
I first cleaned up the resource library and put some things away. I then went through Sherwin Williams paint samples so I could re-order samples that were gone. I also got to do a little bit of CAD work today which was nice because I got an introduction of their set system. They use CAD for floorplans and then for construction documents as well. They have a standard title block for them, and then use viewports for each drawing. We briefly went over this in graph comm so it was nice to have a recap on it.
The company has a lot of projects going on now which is awesome, so hopefully I’ll be getting to work on a lot of different things.
First I was shown how to use company email, I even got my own dara.conway@koverthawkins.com ! and also learned the computer system where you log your hours and what you did each day.
I first cleaned up the resource library and put some things away. I then went through Sherwin Williams paint samples so I could re-order samples that were gone. I also got to do a little bit of CAD work today which was nice because I got an introduction of their set system. They use CAD for floorplans and then for construction documents as well. They have a standard title block for them, and then use viewports for each drawing. We briefly went over this in graph comm so it was nice to have a recap on it.
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