trailer i spiffied up. diamond plate is heavy
don't know what to call it yet. it's a toss up between 'modernist trailer' or 'trailer in the style of bauhaus'. that's a joke, btw. i'm not calling it anything. it's just a trailer
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job?
No, not really. At least, not any more than any other day the past couple of weeks. But today's 'day' of work really showed me the side of architecture that we all hated: the code. Throughout school we were told that the code was something that we merely had to be familiar with and that it was more of a design challenge than a hindrance. We were told that most of it was common sense, and all of the examples in class proved it. Obviously doors needed to be wide enough for wheelchairs and obviously fire exits should open outwards.
Unfortunately, there are certains sectors of building that operates only on the code. I spent hours scouring any CPC, CMC, and CEC documents I could find in order to satiate this plan checker's zeal. No matter how glossy my renderings might turn out, they didn't help here. Now I understand why there are certain firms that specialize only in healthcare (DPSF); BECAUSE IT'S SO CONVOLUTED!!! How many filters need to be in this air system? Do I really have to show electricians how to ground plumbing? I don't even know how to do that! What the heck is a gas plan? Does each operating room need two scrub sinks or is it just two overall?
At any rate, I am jealous of people who actually have jobs and know what they are doing while at those jobs.
No, not really. At least, not any more than any other day the past couple of weeks. But today's 'day' of work really showed me the side of architecture that we all hated: the code. Throughout school we were told that the code was something that we merely had to be familiar with and that it was more of a design challenge than a hindrance. We were told that most of it was common sense, and all of the examples in class proved it. Obviously doors needed to be wide enough for wheelchairs and obviously fire exits should open outwards.
Unfortunately, there are certains sectors of building that operates only on the code. I spent hours scouring any CPC, CMC, and CEC documents I could find in order to satiate this plan checker's zeal. No matter how glossy my renderings might turn out, they didn't help here. Now I understand why there are certain firms that specialize only in healthcare (DPSF); BECAUSE IT'S SO CONVOLUTED!!! How many filters need to be in this air system? Do I really have to show electricians how to ground plumbing? I don't even know how to do that! What the heck is a gas plan? Does each operating room need two scrub sinks or is it just two overall?
At any rate, I am jealous of people who actually have jobs and know what they are doing while at those jobs.
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