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PAST PROJECTS
Year: 2019-2022
Team: Kai Lin
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Type: Renovation, development and townplanning permit
Role: Design development, Project management and Drawings
Software: Revit, Procore
These are my selected past projects what gave me the opportunities to get in touch with many professionals in the industry, and also learned how to communicate with clients, builders and contractors, and how to collaborate with designers. No matter what size the project is, it is always a teamwork and requires the participation of many different types of work. Only active communication and mutual coordination can help us to complete the project.
Selected Works
Spa Nirvana Renovation Project: Completed
In collaboration with Mandi Interior Design
• Meeting with client to understand needs
• Thoroughly documented the existing space in revit
• Meeting with Mandi Chambers to discuss the design
• Prepared the revit 3D model, section and proposed floor plan
• Produced joinery drawings
46 Victoria St, Preston - Duplex Homes
- Architect: XAV Design
- Builder: Jovand Homes & Wolf Construction
- Client: Happiness Property Pty Ltd
- Commencement date: May 2018
- Completion date: July 2019
- Cost: $780,000
- Total Floor Area: 500 sqm
Description:
This was the first project in my life. At that time, I had no experience, and I learned about structures from ‘Ching: Building construction’ and university construction courses, so when I saw the tradies skillfully construct the house. I was deeply touched. I think I should visit the construction site more to visualize and utilise what I have learned. Since there were not too many variations and construction issues, the project was completed relatively smoothly within 12 months.
Responsibilities:
• Represent the client’s interests and liaise details with builders
• Report the progress of construction to client
• Ensure the project run properly
• Liaise with related practitioners like Land surveyor, building Surveyor, Aborists and plumber.
• Analyse the construction stages inspection reports provided by licensed building inspector in a timely manner and forward them to client and builders to rectify any issues.
• Drafting of the defect reports to builder, and to ensure all defects have been rectified for handover.
• worked with the real estate agent Ray White on behalf of the client to sell the houses.
- Architect: XAV Design
- Builder: Diamond Builders
- Client: Happiness Property Pty Ltd
- Commencement date: April 2020
- Completion date: Oct 2021
- Cost: $1,200,000
- Total Floor Area: 575 sqm
Description:
This is a tough project. The contract was signed in January 2020, the Covid Pandemic occurred in February, and the construction commenced in April. However, due to the public health safety policies, limited number of contractors were allowed to work on the construction site, resulting in slow progress. The client also encountered financial difficulties, which led to the suspension of the project over 3 months. By continuously helping the client communicate with the builder, the loss of both parties was minimized. And it was successfully completed in October 2021.
Responsibilities:
Additional responsibilities compare to 46 Victoria st Project.
• Design development with architects to avoid some potential risks and produce better floor plan.
• Help the architects to prepare the reports from other practitioners.
• Tendering. Helped client to choose the most suitable builder. And inspected each construction site.
• The architect’s negligence of missing retaining walls caused variation.The builder sent us very expensive bill. I calculated the real cost for the retaining wall like a quantity surveyor and negotiated to 1/3 of the original bill.
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN 1: 100 @ A1
2 Amaroo Court, Burwood East - Two Townhouses
- Architect: MVP Design
- Client: Kai Lin
- Townplanning Approved: June 2021
- Site Coverage: 45.3%
- Site Area: 540 sqm Corner block any building or demolition works on the land, a Tree Protection Zones (TPZs) must be established on the subject site (and nature strip if required) and maintained during, and until completion of, all buildings and works including landscaping, in accordance with the distances and measures specified below, to the satisfaction of the Responsi distances: locust) – 2.0 metre radius from the centre of the tree base. locust) – 2.0 metre radius from the centre of the tree base. pistache)
2.0 metre radius from the centre of the tree base.
Cherry) – 2.0 metre radius from the centre of the tree base.
Pittosporum) 2.0 metre radius from the centre of the tree base.
Pittosporum) 2.4 metre radius from the centre of the tree base.
3.0 metre radius from the centre of the tree base.
Cherry) – 3.5 metre radius from the centre of the tree base.
- Total Floor Area: 393.5 sqm
Challenge:
- Design two 4 bedrooms townhouses on a small plot.
- The neighbouring trees- engaged aborists to investigate the roots. Not allowed to design wall on boundary.
2.0 metre radius from the centre of the tree base. measures are to be established n accordance with Australian Standard 4970 2009 and are to include the following: mesh or similar type fencing at a minimum height of 1.8 metres held in place with concrete feet. the outer edge of perimeter fencing identifying the area as a TPZ. The signage should be visible from within the development, with the lettering complying with AS 1319. surface of the TPZ to a depth of 100mm and undertake supplementary watering in summer months as required. machinery, constructions works or activities, grade changes, surface treatments or storage of materials of any kind are permitted
- Must provide two carpark spaces for each unit. The slope of unit 01 makes it difficult and have to add retaining walls.
- Sold the property with townplanning permit in 2022.
Drawings produced by XAV design in 2018. First attempt, the client wanted to construct two townhouses as an investment. Failed and rejected by the council.
Drawings produced by Studio W in 2019. Second attempt, the client wanted to construct one luxury family house. the heritage advisor approved the design with many conditions,and the application received a lot objections from neighbours.
Drawings produced by planning and design in 2021. Third attempt, the client wanted to construct one single storey family house. By adding more heritage elements and more consultation with the heritage advisor and keep refining the heritage report the council finally approved and granted us the townplanning permit.
22 Milverton St, Camberwell. Town planning permit on a heritage overlay
- Architect: Planning and design
- Townplanning Approved: June 2021
Challenge:
- The boroondara council applied the heritage overlay (HO 737) to the land in 2018.
Responsibilities:
I am currently collaborating with the interior designer Nickolas Gutler for 22 Milverton st project.
- Represent the client’s interests and liaise details with architects and council planning department.
