Jesse-Daniel Box

My name is Jesse-Daniel Box and I am a graduate of the UCT School of Architecture

Undergraduate Programme and have recently completed the Honours in

Landscape Architecture Programme. I attended Rondebosch Boys’ High School where I studied Art, Physics and Engineering & Graphic Design (EGD). With these interests, it was only natural for me to pursue a career in architecture. My other passions include music composition and computational design.

In late June of 2018, I was fortunate enough to begin work as an intern at SLT

Architects in Century City. While working there I was tasked with three jobs which include redrawing hand-drawn plans in CAD, data handling, 3D modeling and rendering. By doing these tasks, I learnt to work more efficiently by using a variety of applications, each according to the field they specialize in.

With all these tasks at hand, sticking to the assigned deadlines was crucial and was one of the many fields I was proficient in. The two weeks I spent as an intern at SLT Architects helped me get a better understanding of how things operate in the workplace and got me into the rhythm of the nine-to-five lifestyle.

For many of us, the year 2020 was quite the curve ball, but through the struggle we have come to learn to work independently and from the comfort of our homes.

I am privileged to be able to do this and have the necessary skills in applications such as Zoom, Skype, Discord, Miro and the Google suite to be able to facilitate any online work.

Working at Colab Concepts, I was tasked with designing a carpet layout using three different shades of carpet tiles. Instead of laying out the tiles one by one and arranging them into a specific design, I chose to make use of tools such as

Rhino 3D and Grasshopper to create multiple designs, all controlled by sliders,

which would control the amount of each colour of tile within a given boundary.

Through changing values in the code, one can manipulate the layout to achieve your desired design. This is one of many ways that coding can support design and create a more efficient workflow. I am currently looking into how one could use

Revit in tandem with Rhino 3D since the former excels in documentation and ease of use while the latter is far better at parametric modelling in a freeform setting

After working at Colab Concepts, I completed my honours in Landscape

Architecture degree. I am currently pursuing a Masters degree in Sustainable Urban Practice (MSUP).