keemzy1:
Good evening bro, guess work is going smoothly.
At the bolded below. Does it mean there are 2 different staircases?

Yes, there are 2 separate staircases.

We continued the filling of this foundation with imported soil today.........

More laterite sand coming in today...........

Filling the foundation......

spyder880:
All glory, all honour and all adoration be given unto our Lord God .

To HIS glory, we have agreed on terms to construct a 5 bedroom duplex for a Nairalander, and a friend of mine. The details of the project are as follows;

Project: Construction of a 5 bedroom duplex
Location: Anambra state, Nigeria
Client: A Nairalander
Duration: 120 days
Budget: Naira 15.850 m (construction stage only, from the foundation till the roofing is completed only)

We appreciate you our friends and readers for your continued support and encouragement, because of you, we can always aspire to do more. Thank you all.

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Congratulations!

This house design dey one kind.

Or is it my eyes?

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InvertedHammer:

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Congratulations!

This house design dey one kind.

Or is it my eyes?

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Good morning Sir, please comment on the house design, what do you think should change because both me and the owner are not very satisfied with what the architect did here. My client has suggested adding another long window in the front right hand side, making it 2 windows, I agreed with the idea, we are going to reduce the width of the cantilevered balcony on the right, and maybe add to the other balcony at the front left.

I am also looking to change the look of this house to make it come alive more. Welcome Sir.

spyder880:


Good morning Sir, please comment on the house design, what do you think should change because both me and the owner are not very satisfied with what the architect did here. My client has suggested adding another long window in the front right hand side, making it 2 windows, I agreed with the idea, we are going to reduce the width of the cantilevered balcony on the right, and maybe add to the other balcony at the front left.

I am also looking to change the look of this house to make it come alive more. Welcome Sir.

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It is bland and has the look of a warehouse than a contemporary residential house. More ventilation necessary. If I were to advise, I will stop work and give the original design back to Phildecasa or Sochdesign to modify. Not late at all. But that's just my opinion. It is not my wallet.

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InvertedHammer:

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It is bland and has the look of a warehouse than a contemporary residential house. More ventilation necessary. If I were to advise, I will stop work and give the original design back to Phildecasa or Sochdesign to modify. Not late at all. But that's just my opinion. It is not my wallet.

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Your advice is well noted, thanks. I will send the design to Phildecasa.

We have almost filled this foundation completely..........

Next, is the foundation wetting process.........

Sinking in.......

Sinking the loose soil with the aid of water.........

The whole foundation..........

Preparations for a concrete cast........

Concrete cast starts........

We are using a high quality of local stones we found in this community for this DPC cast......

spyder880:
We are using a high quality of local stones we found in this community for this DPC cast......

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Still going with the original exterior design?

Just curious.

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InvertedHammer:

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Still going with the original exterior design?

Just curious.

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No, I am working out a new look for the exterior of this building, and since the changes wont affect the floor layout, we are continuing with the DPC, then forming some of the walls. I have described my suggested changes to my client, and my architect is working right now on the 3d rendition of the new plan. I will share the picture here when it's ready.

spyder880:


No, I am working out a new look for the exterior of this building, and since the changes wont affect the floor layout, we are continuing with the DPC, then forming some of the walls. I have described my suggested changes to my client, and my architect is working right now on the 3d rendition of the new plan. I will share the picture here when it's ready.

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Awesome!

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spyder880:


No, I am working out a new look for the exterior of this building, and since the changes wont affect the floor layout, we are continuing with the DPC, then forming some of the walls. I have described my suggested changes to my client, and my architect is working right now on the 3d rendition of the new plan. I will share the picture here when it's ready.

Someone said 'awesome'. I will add 'inspirational'.

This is how it should be done. I envy your client.

Good luck for the rest of the build.

jabolo:


Someone said 'awesome'. I will add 'inspirational'.

This is how it should be done. I envy your client.

Good luck for the rest of the build.

Thank you Sir.

Please, let's look at this frontal looks, which do you guys pick for this house, and why?

We are considering this one as replacement for the previous 3d look of the house. This one has a look of much bigger windows, a good balcony on the front and also an extra pillar in the front to balance the front.

Then I submitted the original building plans to Phildecasa designs, he worked on the looks of the house, modified a lot of things and came out with this look, the front balcony in the centre is hanging out in this plan, only the left front pillar will be retained.

@ invertedhammer
Jabolo

This was the old plan we are trying to change.

We started forming the ground floor walls of this house today.........

spyder880:
Please, let's look at this frontal looks, which do you guys pick for this plan of house, and why?

We are considering this one as replacement for the precious 3d look of the house. This one has a look more bigger windows, a good balcony on the front and also an extra pillar in the front to balance the front.

I think this is better, thumbs up Sir!

PraisesGod:

I think this is better, thumbs up Sir!

I hope you are not neglecting the other one because it's not a finished work with paints, tiles and all?

The house is starting to grow........

Closer on the walls........

spyder880:
Please, let's look at this frontal looks, which do you guys pick for this plan of house, and why?

We are considering this one as replacement for the precious 3d look of the house. This one has a look more bigger windows, a good balcony on the front and also an extra pillar in the front to balance the front.

Oga spyder in my opinion, this first one looks better, it’s captured the beauty of the house.

kopell:
Oga spyder in my opinion, this first one looks better, it’s captured the beauty of the house.

Thank you Sir for your comments, but is this one not too plain and flat for beauty? The one my architect worked on had so many modern curves that can bring out the beauty of the front of a building.

I attached the plans showing the changes to the front (Phildecasa modifications) for more explanation.

spyder880:


I hope you are not neglecting the other one because it's not a finished work with paints, tiles and all?

No, i have been following the constructive criticism and all and quite agree with the modifications, however the owner of the project has his reasons and final say at the end of the day. Kudos!