9fingers wrote:Are all those glazed panels flat or are there some compound curves needed?
Bob
No, the glazing isn't flat. The panels have straight, but non-parallel edges. Apparently it is do-able, but it will cost mega-bucks.
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9fingers wrote:Are all those glazed panels flat or are there some compound curves needed?
Bob
Mike G wrote:9fingers wrote:Are all those glazed panels flat or are there some compound curves needed?
Bob
No, the glazing isn't flat. The panels have straight, but non-parallel edges. Apparently it is do-able, but it will cost mega-bucks.
9fingers wrote:I wonder if you might be best steering away from curved windows- not just on cost grounds
There could be a focussing type problem as experienced by the "walkie Talkie" building in London and also when viewing through adjacent panes, the view could be non continuous due to lens effects. This would make the view jump in steps as the observer passed each frame section.
Bob
Mike G wrote:9fingers wrote:I wonder if you might be best steering away from curved windows- not just on cost grounds
There could be a focussing type problem as experienced by the "walkie Talkie" building in London and also when viewing through adjacent panes, the view could be non continuous due to lens effects. This would make the view jump in steps as the observer passed each frame section.
Bob
Well, I've done my best. I've been pointing our the issues of the upstairs windows from day one. I have tried umpteen variations on flat pieces of glass, probably 5 or 10 for every one shown on here. I have drawn up their own ideas (none of which could work). They have done the research and come up with the curved glass thing, so I'll give it a go. I don't think they've yet understood all the implications, despite me advocating flat glazing from the beginning for a variety of reasons.
Andyp wrote:How does all this design work get paid? Are you on an hourly rate or do the clients pay for each new drawing or is it just a lump sum on completion? Not trying to pry and I don't want to know the details but each one of these drawings/renderings cannot be cheap to produce.
9fingers wrote:......OK Apologies Mike - not trying to teach Grandma.....
Mike G wrote:Andyp wrote:How does all this design work get paid? Are you on an hourly rate or do the clients pay for each new drawing or is it just a lump sum on completion? Not trying to pry and I don't want to know the details but each one of these drawings/renderings cannot be cheap to produce.
I gave them a lump-sum figure for the two packages: Planning, and Working Drawings/ Building Regs. I allowed for a lot of design work in the Planning phase. I won't be administering the contract, so there is no fee for that. The guy who is doing the rendering of my models gave them (direct) an estimate for his work, and we're still within that budget. He just updates every now and then ("We're up to about £X").
Mike G wrote:I suspect that we could be talking an extra £50,000 or so...
Tusses wrote:....as the the Opera house .. I see it more like an Oast House type top
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