Work (That's why I'm here, right?)

So Erin asked me to write something about my office and the work I'm doing this September as an intern.

I'm working for Tekton Architekten, a small office in Amsterdam that was created in 1990.  The office (like most architectural offices) grows and shrinks with the economy, and has been downsizing since 2008.    Currently Tekton is taking over Gijs van Thienen Architekten which means a lot of paperwork and the integration of new employees this fall.

From Left: Cokk, Gavino (hiding), Gijs, Eric, Analeese.  The seated woman in the foreground is a financial advisor involved in the firm takeover and I can't recall her name.

The Tekton crew right now is made up of Bert and Cokk, (the two principals), Martijn (junior architect), and Gavino and myself (interns).  The addition of GVT Architekten means we get Eric and Analeese (junior architects).

I've been working on a variety of projects so far, including an Agri-Resort in Yuci, China, a collective housing proposal in Amsterdam, details for a private house in Portugal, an innovative HVAC proposal for a mixed-use development in Amsterdam, and most recently an urban design proposal for a multi-family residential building in Amsterdam.

Here is an example of what I was doing for the Yuci project.  I took renders from Cinema 4D done by the other intern and used photoshop to give them scale, materiality, and emotion.  This one is an interior perspective of the wedding chapel.

Before

After

 

In other news, Amsterdam is having another beautiful weekend and Maya and I are off to enjoy some sunshine and workout in the park nearby.  Hope everyone (anyone?) reading this is having a great weekend wherever you are.

Will