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Still going.....!!! Here is version 10 of our stretched out Parramatta project. I think I liked version 9 better. It looked more compact and ordered. But it was a bit smaller in FSR. Anyhoo... this one is designed with the tower angled and the rear roof angled to ensure minimum of 3 hours of solar access to units behind. Some serious sun studies were done in ArchiCAD to make sure the design was right. J 7 & 5 storey building upper levels have lightweight materials to lighten up the facade and horizontal openings plus operable sun screens/louvres bottom 3 levels have a heavier/masonry feel with fenestration that is vertical and heritage related the bulk is pushed away from the other adjoining heritage site tower is chamfered and the roof angled to allow solar access serious sun study.... the middle ground floor adjacent unit is the main concern....

A neat walk around the water side of Northbridge golf club.     J start at Dorset Road remnant tropical ferns in the gullys filtered views of Long Bay fabulous bush path lots of cute trickling creekettes Saltpan Creek with remnants of old jetties the queen of trees Sydney red gum smooth barked apple angophera costata view back to Cammeray in the middle there somewhere is a house I did in the late 80's the par 3 hole number 5 you can tee off with a putter it's all down hill last played 35 years ago wearing a dinner suit at 6am custom steps in rock cleft finishing at Tunks Park

Here's a sketch we did for our favourite publican as a thanks for all the free lunches and drinks he's given us over the years at our regular watering hole.       J Dave Magill ...... the Trundle escapee

Here's a neat little tower we've been working on. Close to getting some kind of approval...    as usual, Val's neat renderings......      J plan curved away to preserve view and solar access corridors. the last development site in the MJ block plan unusual car park entry under the footpath level  using lightweight structure to make the street facade visually lighter curved wall softens the view from the neighbour nice separation and landscaped zone on podium street level home office and building entry strong corner massing

here's a scribble I did for our great friend, and fellow architect, Alex.....         J that "no longer 50" moment...

Val said I had to do the next instalment....... Feeling a bit flat after that long Friday lunch..?  A bit tight in the shoulders from working hard on your blog...? A nice headstand will invigorate your whole nervous system... J hmmm... this blogging is hard work... I could really use a little stretch... maybe an inversion would get the blood flowing a bit more wish I had a seat belt.... steady with the alignment now do I twist to the right first then the left...? Disclaimer. Advanced chair yoga poses are to be undertaken only by experienced (or slightly crazy) practitioners. Do not try this without supervision or a safety net. Best to have someone who can photoshop out any bare skin that may be accidentally revealed in the course of any poses...

Hmmmm..... this one was a response to the response to our modernist box (version 8) and exploring ways to break down the scale and reduce the "ziggurat" stepping to the rear. It's already had the council officer fly-by without too much success ....  and ....... standby for version 10.            J