Green Energy Gone Aesthetic

Green energy has typically been left to buildings that want to deal with large solar panels or unsightly wind turbines that need to reposition themselves in order to get their full potential. Green technology is just not always pretty. The other day I got bored and began to look for alternatives to horizontal axis wind turbines(HAWT). I came across a company based in Britain, which has truly innovated the field of wind power in aesthetics as well as functionality. The quietrevolution wind turbine is a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine(VAWT) that is the quietest and possibly the best looking turbine on the market. It's sleek and clean design collects wind from 360 degrees, and the smooth edges are not harsh on the eyes. Now, don't get me wrong. I'm not putting the credit of inventing the vertical axis turbine to this company, I'm crediting them with making it beautiful and more optimized, but they have surely done a superb job with it. Their website can be found at: www.quietrevolution.co.uk I highly suggest you look into this and learn more about the efficient beauty of the quietrevolution VAWT.

The grind week of the Baylor Play just ended. I'm glad to be done with it, but I'm sad to see it go. I had a great time building parts of the set and changing the set during the intermissions. I'll try to scrounge up some pictures of the set, but I don't have any at the moment.

The Innards of The Experiment

Here are two renderings of the beast's belly, as well as many lower-quality pictures.

Master Bedroom

Guest Bedroom

Sitting Room (near top of house)

Sitting Room over kitchen

Dining Room

Kitchen

The Experiment

Now I hope you understand the connotations of the word "experiment". This was a house that I did without any earthly idea what I was doing. It started as a massing exercise, then the shape looked awesome, then I dcided to roll with it, as I do most everything else.

Explanatoritivity of My Artchitectural Education

Hello, Everyone! This is my blog dedicated to my architectural internship over the summer. I worked in Nashville for two months with the crew at Everton, Oglesby Architects(EOA) learing the ways of the trade. I worked for the most part full days, from 8-6. I immersed myself as best I could in what everyone did. I met Architects, Interior Designers, Project Managers, Spec Writers, and other interns. I used the drafting program Revit, along with a little bit of AutoCAD and learned to design buildings. Once I was comfortable with using the drafting programs, I began work transferring plans from paper into Revit. It was a daunting, month-and-a-half-long process, but I eventually got a decent looking rendering out of it. I had the support of every staff member there and I made some lasting friendships in that time.