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 St James Woodcott, first pass. It’s a small single-cell church with a “bell turret” at least that’s what Historic England…

  Further refinement of my massing models of Hampshire churches. Two churches here. On the right is my second pass at St…

  The Hampshire Churches map has come on a long way.  Time to start modelling again, maybe in parallel with upgrading the map. …

 Relishing my weekends in Dubai. They won’t last forever.  I’ve known Bayt as Wakeel for almost twenty years I guess.  Used to be…

The upper half of my Hampshire Churches study area.  The two kilometre grid is clear without becoming obtrusive (Revit Halftone)…

 Top corner of sheet two. This is starting to look quite useful. I don’t remember ever going to Hungerford, but definitely worth…

  My boss once told me he’s not a big fan of grids. I get it. Creativity doesn’t come in boxes. But as a Revit user, the sooner…

  It's well known that BIM workflows require more effort "up front" with a significant payback later on one once you have enough…

 I've been quiet since I got back from UK. A combination of factors. Disrupted sleep patterns, some routine medical stuff, and…

 This is a section of brickwork from the village of Buckler's Hard. Soft red bricks laid in Flemish Bond result in a very warm…

Yesterday was a meetup with my cousin after far too long. He took me to Bucklers Hard, a village on the Beaulieu River which used…

 In the final days of getting "water tight" we are framing and sheathing the roof!  Did we get it watertight within the 28 day…

 In this week's office hour session I give a little overview of Revit phasing and how being able to create filters for Phases…

  There's a process: looking for places to visit and planning how to get there. Then the desperate balance between snapping away…

  On Tuesday I targeted three churches by bus. Sadly I had to call time on my stamina after the first two. All the same it was a…

  Four Limehouse views with the tower of St Anne's hovering proudly. Featuring railway arches, an old pump station, modern…

  The United Reformed Church carries a date of 1800. Robust Tuscan columns and plasters form giant orders along the front. Not…

We’re heading up on Day 14 of the North Wing build! In this episode, I’m framing ceiling joists and cutting in skylight openings…

On this episode of The North Wing we are framing and tilting up the final exterior walls!  I talk a bit about the decision to use…

  The point is not to replicate a work by Escher but to reinterpret in a way that reflects the different medium. Lithography v…