This past week, I mainly worked on the intern project. We had to pull together all technical information per the client request. The client wanted to see pricing for all of the programatic areas, especially the roofing material that is looking like its going to be around an 200k investment. EEK! However, we have decided to enter a compeition with our design, so I won't be posting anymore images online. Even though, I am very excited about and feel like it is my baby that I am going to be passing on to someone else in 3 weeks.

I also did some interesting materials boards this week. It is a lab tennant that is considering LEED Gold I believe. They had 3 different pallettes and one base pallette. They are trying to narrow down to one scheme, so the boards were for this. Each pallete had a theme: all rich, vibrant colors intermitent with dark greys, whites, and solid wood.

As far as budget, all of our fees and costs run through the project manager. He/she is in charge of reviewing all of the charges on the account and making any changes/policing time usage. As far as purchasing of goods and writing specifications, there is a guy in our office who works really strange hours because of his need for concentration. He is the spec writer, and he is the one who writes the spec and passing it back to the designer in charge of the specific item, be it furniture or finish. The designer will then handle on the necessary forms to do with documentation.

Person of the Week: Afton. Afton graduated from the University of Tennessee. She is a Senior Design Tech. I know her husband from Nashville. She has been very welcoming to me, and she is the sweetest. She has lived in St. Louis for 2 years.

 Afton in the Middle