I remember the 1st architectural project that I did when I started working as a graduate architect after finishing my bachelor degree. It is a 3 storey building with shoplots at the ground floor and offices at 2nd & 3rd floor. I only did the design of the building & it was passed later on to another architect to handle & complete the project. So, today I decided to take a visit to the site located at Grace Ville, Kota Kinabalu to have a sightseeing of the building that I did a couple years ago.

I was a little bit disappointed with the building that was built as it did not match with the design that I have proposed. Maybe because of budget constrain, they completely changed the design. The facade that I have proposed have brick copings at the front & there is a cornered glass curtain wall at the side front of the building but on site doesn't have any of that. Also, the roof is a single pitch cantilevered about 3 meters with steel supports but on site they changed it to a standard pitch roof.

Actually, there is an existing building before that has been demolished due to exchange of ownership & the owner who bought that building wants to incorporate a new looks to the building. Below are some photos of the building before it was being renovated completely.

DESIGN PROCESS

The floor plans of the 3-storey shoplots & office.

Ground Floor

1st Floor

2nd Floor

In addition, I have several options that I have design before the final end results.

OPTION 1

OPTION 2

OPTION 3

FINAL

*All of the above are used using Autodesk Revit

In conclusion, I am pretty much satisfied because the project is well executed & pretty much finished. My study in architecture field all this time is not a waste after all because I have made a contribution in building a place for the community at my hometown. Sometimes what we are proposing doesn't actually end up as it looks like. The outcome will differ from what we have because of several factors such as time, people & money. Besides, design stage is a process to improve ourselves & to gain more experience in the related field. So, what do you think, is my design much better or the building that has been built on site?

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