Andrew Hitge
Senior Architectural Technologist/Architectural Designer at DBM Architects- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Certificate in International Trade
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MS Project 2010 – Levels 1 and 2 – Completed
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National Diploma: Architectural Technology
ML Sultan Technikon -
Project Management Fundamentals
CTU Training Solutions
Experience
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DBM Architects
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South Africa
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Architecture and Planning
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Architectural Technologist/Architectural Designer
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Jun 2017 - Present
• Materials and processes for the project• Surveying sites and identifying location benefits• Carrying out feasibility studies and risk assessments• Assessing environmental impacts and identifying legal issues• Analyzing architectural plans and drawings, highlighting any possible risks or problems, and making amendments using computer-aided design applications• Specifying the appropriate technology and tools to be used in the project and advising where this requires deviation from the initial design plans• Liaising with the architect, surveyors, and other construction professionals, sometimes managing the design project team• Preparing documents to help with getting planning permission and similar approvals• Visiting sites to check progress and inspect work• Projects Worked on:Baia Mall - Mozambique• Assisted with the coordination of the shops and restaurants that received tenants with specific requirements and design layouts that were provided by their departments• Ceiling services coordination between HVAC, electrical layouts, and fire sprinklersCo-space Units• Drawings for the client and assisted on all the design changes they required during the projects• Working drawings on numerous upmarket Residential housesDSV - Plumbago• Council drawings, working drawings and details for construction from the architectural practice side• Coordination between the consultants • Putting the construction packages together • Balustrade details, paint colors, tiling layouts, schedules, ceiling layouts, signage layouts, etc.: o Helipado Generator buildingo All the external fenceso Main Gate house o Staff Facility and Gate house• Quality inspections• Snag lists• Practical completion lists• Work’s completion lists• Site instructions
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Architectural Designer
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Jan 2016 - Jun 2017
• Create plans, drawings, and layouts• Projects from apartments to up market residential houses• Project managing and building a house designed by myself.• Meeting with clients to discuss a project’s requirements and budget, creating layouts that reflect the brief, and ensuring that the blueprints comply with regulations• Produce Layouts and Color Boards• Produce Technical Drawings• Compile Data for Calculations• Research Product Solutions• Ensure Plans Are Compliant
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Architectural Designer
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Jan 2013 - Dec 2015
• Create plans, drawings, and layouts• Detailing• Client’s meetings• Plumbing layouts• Window and door schedules• Projects from apartments to up market residential houses• Meeting with clients to discuss a project’s requirements and budget, creating layouts that reflect the brief, and ensuring that the blueprints comply with regulations• Produce Layouts and Color Boards• Produce Technical Drawings• Compile Data for Calculations• Research Product Solutions• Ensure Plans Are Compliant
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Messaris Wapenaar Cole Architects
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South Africa
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Architecture and Planning
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Architectural Technologist
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Jan 2012 - Dec 2012
• Apartment blocks, RDP houses, Student apartments• Create plans, drawings, and layouts• Detailing• Client’s meetings• Plumbing layouts• Window and door schedules• Projects from apartments to up market residential houses• Meeting with clients to discuss a project’s requirements and budget, creating layouts that reflect the brief, and ensuring that the blueprints comply with regulations• Produce Layouts and Color Boards• Produce Technical Drawings• Compile Data for Calculations• Research Product Solutions• Ensure Plans Are Compliant
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Nico van der Meulen Architects
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South Africa
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Architecture and Planning
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Architectural Technologist
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Jan 2009 - Dec 2011
• Market residences exceeding 500,00 sqm, Apartment block and Spa. Create plans, drawings, and layouts• Detailing• Client’s meetings• Plumbing layouts• Window and door schedules• Projects from apartments to up market residential houses• Ensure Plans Are Compliant• Produce Layouts and Color Boards• Produce Technical Drawings• Compile Data for Calculations• Research Product Solutions • Market residences exceeding 500,00 sqm, Apartment block and Spa. Create plans, drawings, and layouts• Detailing• Client’s meetings• Plumbing layouts• Window and door schedules• Projects from apartments to up market residential houses• Ensure Plans Are Compliant• Produce Layouts and Color Boards• Produce Technical Drawings• Compile Data for Calculations• Research Product Solutions
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