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ReD
11-01-2006, 03:10
Thought I’d sneak this one in while no-one was looking.

Barn Conversion : Gower : Swansea.

This is the first real job I did with Revit circa 2001
(started in Revit 3.1 on its first release in the UK
also My first ever job with CAD & my first experience of 3-D Software.)

The collage shows before, proposed, and as-built images.

Because of the file limit I enclose a Zip file of the collage which should be slightly easier to read.

The site is in Gower, Swansea (a sensitive area & designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) The Local Planners were fairly restrictive on this project & would only allow an entrance hall as an extension. (We originally wanted to add a glazed conservatory link at the corner junction of the barns but this was refused at the time). All accommodation had to be fitted into the existing shell. Inserting new floor joists into the masonry would have caused too much disruption to the existing stonework so an internal frame was erected inside the existing masonry walls & hefty sized timbers were used.
To save costs European Red was specified - the original intention was to use oak but was way too expensive.
(For the timber nuts here Joists were then dovetailed into cross beams to avoid joist hangers. We could have used specialised semi concealed hangers but this would give a more mechanical look and it also proved more expensive than the simpler dovetail)

ReD
11-01-2006, 03:11
Zip File Collage

ReD
11-01-2006, 03:16
Existing Photo from courtyard showing the junction between barns

ReD
11-01-2006, 03:21
The 3D views & renders proved invaluable in pointing the contractor in the right direction. The top two renders were referred to often during the construction probably more than the standard issued drawings. This proved to me the value of 3-D design.

(When I took the as-built photos I got the clients to pose in the same way as the RPC people, so it’s not post built image doctoring.)

All in all it turned out damn close to the original proposals but the real icing on the cake for me was when the client turned round to me said ..
“I can’t believe how lucky I am when I wake up in the morning and walk downstairs.” (That comment made all the heartache, effort & time spent worthwhile.)

ouesty
16-02-2006, 19:42
i think this project looks very interesting red.. its a bit hard to see how it changed but the model looks good against the real thing well done.

and i love the story about the client..

well done

ReD
16-02-2006, 20:28
its a bit hard to see how it changed

Thanks for the comments Ouesty
File limit makes the collage images a bit small to read .. did you download the zip? Images are more readable & bigger on that

In terms of changes I was limited by the planning dept & could only add a few windows & the porch link on the corner the structure had to be close to the original

Cheers :cheers: