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Office :
WS Architecture
Ltd
Rydal Road
Ambleside
LA22 9BA
UK
Tel +44 (0) 15394
34489
Fax+44 (0) 871 5045329
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An Architect in Ambleside for 30 years and running my own practice for 20 years I work within the Lake District National Park altering old buildings or creating new designs inspired by the local vernacular and realised using 3D Building Information Modelling.
(I model the building on a computer which provides the traditional 'plans' as well as the 3D images seen around this site. One of the many advantages is that changes to the model automatically update the drawings - but there are many other benefits as the computer system tracks all the components within the building).
| Practice Workload ... A brief overview of the type of work I do... |
My client base extends far beyond the locality and even abroad since much current work is tourism related. However most projects are actually carried out within 10 miles of Ambleside - the greater percentage probably within 5 miles! While I have done projects in Cockermouth, Keswick and Kendal the vast majority of the work I handle is in and around Ambleside, Grasmere, Coniston, Hawkshead and Windermere. Some commercial work for shops and hotels but the greater part is alterations and extensions to residential properties - often cottages or barn conversions. About half my new-build work involves using local stonework and nearly all my alteration work - quite often on very old or listed buildings. Roofing is almost always in local slate.
Thus my specialisation is sympathetic remodelling or new design in keeping with the surroundings balanced against the restrictions of working within a National Park and the technical demands of modern building regulations...
and keeping clients happy! :-)
William Sutherland
WS Architecture Ltd
| Office resources... A brief overview of the main software tools... |
Office software
Revit Architecture 2010 by Autodesk - 3D CAD system
3DS Max Design 2010 by Autodesk - 3D modelling/rendering
Allplan 2009 by Nemetschek - 3D CAD system
Cinema 4D Studio r11 by Maxon - 3D modelling /rendering
ArchiOffice by Orangeloft - Office administration software
Acrobat 9 Pro by Adobe - electronic document creation
Drawing Express by Trial Systems Ltd - 2D/3D cad system
Sketchup 7 3D Pro by Google - 3D modelling /animation
Photoshop CS4 by Adobe - image manipulation
Dreamweaver CS4 by Adobe - web design & graphics
Office 2007 by Microsoft - office suite
Computers are custom built high performance workstation PCs by Workstation Specialists
A1 paper plotting is in full colour as standard - currently via a Canon IPF 605 plotter.
Electronic drawing distribution is normally in Adobe pdf format (A1 original drawings still plot rather well on clients' A4 printers) with all common model and drawing export formats also available.
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