Blueprinting with Aaeesha

I am choosing Mick Pearce as he is an architect who has done a lot of work in restoring and transforming buildings (mainly in Central Africa) while also minimizing damage to the environment. In recent years he has done more sustainable architecture involving biomimicry and most recently, passive cooling systems. 'An original and innovative architect, Mick Pearce is particularly renowned for his work on the bio-ecological aspects of the built environment.' (Prince Claus Fund, n.d.). The building that I will be looking at is the Eastgate Centre located in Harare, Zimbabwe because the building takes inspiration from nature which I can also relate back to my project work The Eastgate Centre by Mick Pearce (1996) The Eastgate Centre, which has a total combined floor area of 55,000 metres aquare is a shopping centre and office space located in the centre of Harare. Mick Pearce drew inspiration for the building from nature, specifically termite mounds. Termites build mounds which m...

In my tutorial we discussed the elements of my project work such as the six 2D outcomes and one 3D model. There were some unfinalized aspects that I have now decided on. For instance, my building location will be Durban, South Africa and I have decided on sandstone as my main building material. My next step is to develop and finish my sketches and also begin work on my site plan. Here is the link to my Major Project Plan for my AP1 project Here are also screenshots of my plan