2014
douglas jack portfoliol
About Hi, my name is Douglas Jack and I am a South African architect. I love my job and am passionate about nature, the ocean, people and the environment we live in. I have worked for two architectural offices in the past 6 and a half years. To briefly explain the projects I have been involved in and what I have learnt out of the experience: since leaving university, I have realized that designing and building in the real world is very different to what I imagined it to be. Having said that, I believe it brings different challenges while creating opportunities to grow and develop some of many skills one requires in the working environment. I have worked on small and larger projects, enjoying both lead and team- based roles. I have a strong passion for theoretical based design; buildings must have purpose and meaning. The real challenge is visualizing the idea and trying to achieve this without compromising when a building untimately comes together. I have had great opportunities to see various projects through from design inception to built completion. I consider my knowledge and ability to be that of a well-rounded architect. I have a good understanding of structure and how buildings are put together and enjoy the challenges of resolving detail design. As an architect one has the ability to make life better for people, communities and the environment; no matter how big or small, one’s contribution can make a difference. I truly believe that good architecture does not cost money. We just need to take the time to understand and have an awareness of how people and buildings interact in order to produce spaces that have greater value and meaning for all.
4 knysna private hospital
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port st johns apartments
16 livingstone hospital new a&e centre
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kleinemonde deck
25 house wakeford
28 khoisan cultural centre
Knysna, Western Cape, South Africa. Knysna Private Hospital - New 2-Storey Building & Parking Deck
PROPOSED WARD & CONSULTING ROOMS
EXISTING HOSPITAL
EXISTING DOCTORS SUITES
The first phase of the expansion of the Knysna Private Hospital comprised of a new two-storey building with a new 12 bed surgical ward at the lower level and three doctors’ consulting suites at the upper level. Internally, extensive use of glazing allowed to break the traditional hospital feel and provide a new level of comfort and environment to patients. The new parking deck was constructed to increase the currently limited parking available on site. A new steel canopy was designed and constructed over the existing hospital entrance.
PROPOSED RAMP
PROPOSED 20 BED WARD EXISTING THEATRE
EXISTING DOCTORS SUITES
Project Involvement : Design Architect 3D Visualization, Council Approval, Detail Documentation, Site Supervision. Project Duration : May 2013 to March 2014
HOSPITAL ENTRANCE
EXISTING FRAIL CARE
PROPOSED PARKING DECK
PARKING ENTRANCE
site plan
Knysna Private Hospital 4
New Parking Deck
basement plan
upper level plan
cross section
longitudinal section
New 2 Storey Building
cross section
ground floor plan
3d sectional model
Port St Johns, Eastern Cape, South Africa. 1st Beach Hotel Apartments
site pictures
A proposal for a multi-storey Hotel Apartment building with secure undercover parking on a site with panoramic views of 1st Beach in Port St. John’s. The building has been broken into components concentrated around a central courtyard and swimming pool. Internally, the use of loft spaces, contemporary finishes and open plan living maximised the use of the magnificent views from all the apartments.The design principles aim at breaking away from a heavy building mass; hence the fragmented blocks connected by light structure deck walkways with various levels to units. The courtyard opening to the north offers a protected environment from predominant winds. The building set into the sloped landscape offered various opportunities, allowing nature to pass through while practically solving the different levels within the building. Ultimately the design strives to respect the beautiful surrounding nature while offering a unique coastal living experience. Project Involvement: Design Architect Detail Sketchplans, 3D Visualization, Council Approval. Project Duration: June 2012 - current
locality site plan
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PORT ST. JOHNS
Port St Johns Apartments
concept sketch
site section sketch
roof plan
ground floor plan
east elevation
cross section
north elevation
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Livingstone Hospital - New Accident & Emergency Centre With South Africa hosting the FIFA 2010 Soccer World Cup, which was held early in June 2010, Port Elizabeth was one of the successful cities which had bid to be a venue for the hosting of eight matches. The city had written into its hosting agreement that it would provide a new A&E Centre , as the condition and capacity of the existing units did not meet FIFA’s minimum standards. When the client appointed the consultant team for the project we had a little over 20 months to design, document and construct the entire project. While initial projections indicated that the project would require 18 months to construct, procedural delays in decision making and procurement ultimately forced the construction program to be reduced to 12.5 months which required that the construction period be accelerated to achieve completion by June 7, 2010. The key areas of concern were to provide sufficient space for the unit (the existing trauma unit was very cramped), clear and well-defined circulation and relationships between departments and high levels of security (due to previous gang-related violence). Furthermore the client wished that the standard of finishes in the facility raise the bar in terms of the standards prevalent in South African Public health facilities. There was also a late inclusion of a two-bed infectious diseases isolation area which FIFA revealed they also required as part of the facility. This unit was designed and built within five months in time for the tournament. Ultimately the project was a huge success and proved what can be achieved if one’s team is dedicated. Personally, the experience I gained - having played a huge part in the design of the building - was invaluable. Project Involvement : Design Architect Detail Documentation, 3D Visualization, Extensive Site Supervision Project Duration : May 2009 - June 2010
Livingstone Hospital
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south elevation
3d site model rendering east elevation
north elevation
west elevation
site plan
ground floor plan
basement plan
cross section
entrance foyer
Kleinemonde,Eastern Cape, South Africa House Kleinemonde - Deck Design and Build
Main Entrance /Exit
The design and building of a 22 sq/m timber deck to our family holiday house along the east coast of South Africa. The design had to carefully take into consideration the existing outside concrete porch space and connecting the building to the internal living area while making full use of the incredible river and sea views.The timber deck was constructed of local SA pine and completed over four weekends with the help of a close friend. The end product is an asthetically pleasing and functional outside living space. Existing Out-Building
Existing Concrete Tank
Existing Concrete Tank
Project Involvement : Design & Self- built
Existing House
Project Duration : March to April 2012
Existing Garage
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site plan
floor plan
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House Kleinemonde Deck
existing living room
existing concrete porch new timber sliding door
seating
356
2644
seating
356
3000
22.00째
356
built in planter
seating
3465
356
8031
deck layout plan
3000 356 105 105 105
38x38mm SA Pine batterns detailed to form planter
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76x38mm SA Pine Timber (H3)
22x105mm SA Pine Timber Decking 4.8m lengths
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22x105mm SA Pine Timber Decking
114x38mm SA Pine Timber (H3)
150x38mm SA Pine Timber Joist (H3)
150x38mm Galvanised truss hanger bolted with M12 expansion bolts
228x38mm SA Pine Timber (H3) 150 dai Creosote pole +- 1000mm depth
perspective view
cross section detail
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House Wakeford
Grahamstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa House Wakeford
pool
Entrance
UP
UP
Foyer
Dining area
Lounge
TV
The design and construction of a new residential house. I was contacted by an old friend from school who had got married and had recently bought a plot of land to design a new family house. The brief required three bedrooms, a double garage, maximum use of the panoramic views of the city and to design a simple home for modern living. There was also a need to cater for potential future extentions: a children’s playroom above the garages and an outside swimming pool that would be built at a later stage. The building footprint was reduced to a minimum with living areas on the ground floor, an open plan kitchen and lounge area to the patio with the bedrooms and bathrooms on the upper level connected by a single staircase. The building was orientated lengthways on an east-west axis facing north with a courtyard open to the future pool area. The narrow building allowed for passive cooling to deal with the dry hot summer months experienced in this area, while large roof overhangs were designed to keep maximum heat off the upper level bedroom windows. A pergular shaded screen was also introduced to protect the living area while connecting the inside and outside spaces with an outside deck.The end product is pleasing with landscaping introduced that gives the building a permanent yet set in nature feel.
Kitchen Garage
ground floor plan
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DN
Project Involvement : Design Architect Detail Documentation, 3D Visualization & Council Approval Project Duration : September 2013 to February 2014 first floor plan
cross section
view
Hankey, Eastern Cape, South Africa Khoisan Cultural Centre - 4th Year Project The project was to design a cultural centre near the grave site of the famous khoi khoi woman Sarah Baartman who was exhibited in 19th-century Europe after being sold to London from Africa. She died later in France of illness. Her remains were brought back to South Africa and were buried on 9 August 2002 on a hill in the town of Hankey. Sarah Baartman is a symbol of Western exploitation and racism and became an icon representative of many aspects of the nation’s history. The design brief comprised of various departments from visitors’ facilities to workshops and an auditorium commemorating the life and struggle of Sarah Baartman and the Khoisan people. The design set to capture the spirit of the Khoisan people. The concept followed a sensitive approach, a long thin narrow light building with roofs that float over the landscape making full use of the views of the valley below while wrapping the contours of the natural topography allowed for nature to be brought into the building . A guided process through different spaces including the documented life story of Sarah Baartman ending at her final resting place, her grave site on the hill. The project was well recieved and highlighted as one of the top projects during my 4th year studies.
Khoisan Cultural Centre
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entrance sketch
view
site plan
longitudinal section
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spatial connectivity
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Master Thesis
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public/private space
accessibility
pedestrians_vehicles
building form
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b
c
d
roof progression
3
Historical sand stone wall on site
historical wall
Entrance
5
exploring diagrams
conceptual development
roof progression
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Entrance
Historical sand stone wall on site
historical wall
5
exploring diagrams
conceptual development
contextual map
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scale + proportion
cross section
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thick ordered facade
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response to historical context
nature of the slope
9
building as landscape
heavy base vs light
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Arts & Craft Market - Master Thesis My master thesis project was to design an arts & craft market in the heart of Port Elizabeth’s CBD. Identifying an open unused site close to the city centre was the start and development of a building that strives both to serve the community while making great use of an under-developed area within the city centre. The site has great urban connectivity with close proximity to various cultural and historic precincts. The building program was developed out of a need to offer aspiring artists the opportunity to showcase and practice their different crafts.Crafts included timber and metalwork with leather, pottery and glass-blowing workshop spaces. Training classes in the various trades would be offered including retail shops for the various arts and crafts to be sold. The building program also included an exhibition hall to showcase art work, a coffee bar and restaurant to cater for tourists and visitors. The upper back block offered an accommodation component to house artists training their craft.The idea of opening the many different crafts to the public offers a unique and vibrant interactive experience. The building incorporated an existing historical wall which enclosed the outside courtyard (square). The L-shaped building makes full use of the north orientation while offering great city and sea views from the upper levels. The ground and first floor levels are built into the back of the site due to the steep slope with the front collanade offering an interactive edge between inside and outside spaces while maintaining the progressive movement through the building. Ultimately the idea strives to showcase different trades while enabling a learning environment that can ensure the sustainable and financial viability of such a facility.
site plan
first floor plan
ground floor plan
second floor plan
eastern street elevation
northern street elevation
Hankey, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Sarah Baartman Place of Remembrance Competition International competition to design and build an interpretation Centre for Sarah Baartman Place of Remembrance. The brief allowed the full use of the historical hill site to Sarah Baartman’s grave to commemorate her life and struggle. The building design included accommodation facilities and open air amphitheatre with craft workshops, a restaurant and auditorium. I entered the competition with two fellow architect friends who had studied with me at University. The Competition was won by a local South African firm and is currently in further planning stages. Project Involvement : Project research including design & conceptualising of idea.
Detail Design + BIM After being part of a few completed projects over the past few years, I have learnt the importance of detail in buildings. The design of a building needs to consider all aspects right down to the finer detail ; every decision needs to be carefully considered and understood, keeping in mind the functional human requirements of a habitable building. This way detailing can become a joyful exercise in the design process treating each and every aspect of a building as a challenge to be solved. I have a passion for detail design, enjoying the development from conceptual design phase to detail resolution. As architects we need to develop our system and work flow for projects in order to stay ahead of current trends and ever-improving technology. The projects I have been involved with have given me the opportunity to understand project work flow during the entire building process. With the rapid development of Building Information Modelling (BIM) systems, they are strongly taking preference in order to deliver and accurately quantifying detailed building documentation. I have had extensive experience using Autodesk Revit as a primary software program in both my previous work environments, working in conjunction with mechanical and electrical consultants who use similar software programs offering combined services to be coordinated accurately to avoid problems on site. I have learnt that there is great value in using a program that allows a building to be structurally understood and by this eliminating crucial practical and design limitations early on in a project. 3D modelling is a design tool that also offers clients a realistic visual and spatial understanding. Below are a few computer-generated details I have done from projects that I have been involved in. The use of 3D & 2D detail drawings allow for information to be understood clearly for contractors when building.
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1500 x 610mm 40mm RECTAGRID Louvre Refer to Sheudule for Detail 15mm plastered finish
4
Plaster sloped 1:80 fall from centre apex
100-004/DET-103 Rev 1
200
V-joint
955
10mm movement joint refer to Engineers Detail
EQ
T.O.C. LV 34.720
100
Medical Gas line
average parapet height . LV 39.330
635
Parapet wall of Existing Hospital in Backround
300
Plaster to internal skin Brickwork.
Note: 230 brick walls to be plastered internal skin
550
2000 x 525mm 40mm RECTAGRID Louvre Refer to Sheudule for Detail
85
85mm down stand beam above opening refer to Engineer's
15mm plastered finish
Parking Deck Level toc. 4050 US- Tunnel 3850
100
EQ
200 150
365
75 mm dia sleeve through beam's for medical gass line
605
2000 x 610mm 40mm RECTAGRID Louvre Refer to Sheudule for Detail
Apply 3 coats of single pack black emulsion Flintcote paint to external face Prepare and apply bituminous emulsion coatings, all in strict accordance with the manufacturers instructions
230
T.O.C. LV 33.785
V-Joint 15mm plaster to wall
SAINT GOBAIN 'Besaans du Plessis' foundries, flat type full flow roof outlet,CI round top 100mm vertical application centre bolt type (pipe to connect to main Storm Water system)
200mm RC concrete slab as per engineer's detail on 250 Micron DPM refer to Engineer's specification
3366
Steel I-Section fixed to canopy and face plate bolted to existing parapet RC-Concrete roof slab Refer to Engineer's Structural Details
Basement Parking walls to be finished with Cementatious Wash. Mix BASF Emaco速 R303 repair mortar with clean water to produce a homogenous mixture and apply to surface with a trowel and all in accordance with manufacturer`s recommendations.
DERBIGUM SP 4 application to be within strict accordance to manufacturers requirements and specification
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Detail of Front Entrance Canopy refer to Drawig no. 100-004/ARC110
230mm Brick wall plastered with 12mm plaster colour TBC.
230
280
1840 x 610mm 40mm RECTAGRID Louvre Refer to Sheudule for Detail
C-C
720
2
100-004/DET-002 rev 1
1840 x 550mm 40mm RECTAGRID Louvre Refer to Sheudule for Detail
Parking Deck Level toc.
300x500mm deep concrete down stand beams refer to Engineers Detail
TOC. Tunnel Slab Plan
SAINT GOBAIN 'Besaans du Plessis' foundries, flat type full flow roof outlet,CI round top 100mm vertical application centre bolt type 2 per planter 4 in total ( pipe to connect to main Storm Water system)
300mm RC concrete slab as per engineer's detail on 250 Micron DPM refer to Engineer's specification
Plaster sloped at 2 degrees.
230 115
40mm Recta-Grid laid in between Steel posts resting on 50x50x5mm Galvanised steel angles bolted to side brickwork with expansion bolts
Steel Canopy Main post Fixing Detail Refer to Engineers Detail and Specifcation
360mm thick brick filled concrete reinforced wall to Engineers detail
V-Joint in plaster
2000 x 610mm 40mm RECTAGRID Louvre Refer to Sheudule for Detail
12mm Plaster to Brickwork.
150mm wide brickforce every second course as per Engineer's specification
Level varies across fall refer to Engineer's level's.
Apply 3 coats of single pack black emulsion Flintcote paint to external face Prepare and apply bituminous emulsion coatings, all in strict accordance with the manufacturers instructions
Cementatious Wash. Mix BASF Emaco速 R303 repair mortar with clean water to produce a homogenous mixture and apply to surface with a trowel and all in accordance with manufacturer`s recommendations.
300mm Sausage Drain 19mm Stone Wrapped in A2 Bidim with 110mm Perforated Pipe at the Bottom refer to Engineer's
Parking Deck Level toc.
300mm RC concrete slab as per engineer's detail on 250 Micron DPM refer to Engineer's specification
Basement Parking Level
15mm Plaster to internal skin Brickwork.
300
SAINT GOBAIN 'Besaans du Plessis' foundries, flat type full flow roof outlet,CI round top 100mm vertical application centre bolt type 2 per planter 4 in total (pipe to connect to main Storm Water system)
Slope Screed at 2 Degrees
Morta Fillet
T.O.C. LV 30.950
3
100-004/DET-002 rev 1
2000
TOC. Tunnel Slab Plan 3200
750
2000x400mm concrete strip foundation as to Engineers Detail
4050
GRID LINE PD-A
15mm thick plaster to internal skin
DERBIGUM SP 4 application to be within strict accordance to manufacturers requirements and specification
150mm concrete up-stand at top level varies as parking deck slopes down only across planters. Concrete Up-stand to run level
15mm Plaster to internal skin Brickwork.
Asphalt and layered compaction refer to Engineers detail and specification
Connection to storm water refer to Civil Engineer's detail
230x85mm reinforced concrete lintol min 100mm bearing into brick work
1840 x 610mm Ventilation Louvre opening in brickwork.
300
300
50x50x5mm Galvanised steel angle bolted with expansion bolts to all sides of opening
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Apply 3 coats of single pack black emulsion Flintcote paint to external face Prepare and apply bituminous emulsion coatings, all in strict accordance with the manufacturers instructions
600 115
120mm step up to Existing walkway level in backround
3200
Sloped screed fillet to allow water run-off
230
Plaster sloped at 2 Degrees.
4050
230mm thick RC concrete wall refer to Engineers Detail 300mm thick concrete slab refer to Engineers Detail
4770
150mm concrete up-stand at top level varies as parking deck slopes down only across planters
720
230mm thick brick wall refer to Engineers Detail
Detail of Front Entrance Canopy refer to 100-004/ARC-110
TOC. Steel Base
550
600
365mm thick brick filled concrete reinforced wall to Engineers detail
195
230
550
Refer to Timber balustrade Detail
Existing column in backround
40mm Recta-Grid laid in between Steel posts resting on 50x50x5mm Galvanised steel angles bolted to side brickwork with expansion bolts
Steel fixing plate bolted to RC Concrete Stub refer to Structural Engineers Detail and Specification
Connection to storm water refer to Civil Engineer's detail
Backfill to Retaining wall all to Engineers Detail and Specification
Connection to storm water refer to Civil Engineer's detail
concept sketches
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