2. Commercial Internship
v Company:
HDD
Architects
v Six
Partners:
Qing
Ge,
Li
Jiang,
Qi
Yu,
Jianjun Chen,
Yi
Jiang,
Zhixian Jiang
v Internship
Objectives:
My
objectives
is
to
learn
further
about
both
the
commercial
and practical
elements
of
design.
In
return
use
my
skills,
and
add
value
to
the
team.
I
really
value
this
opportunity
to
show
my
skill.
3. Business Profile
v Business
Address
8F
Tongji Planning
Building
1111,
Second
North
Zhong Shan
road,
Shanghai
200092,
China
v Who
is
responsible
for
purchases
or
contacts?
Qing
Ge and
Li
Jiang
v Who
is
in
charge
of
displays(if
applicable)
N/A
v Who
is
in
charge
of
personnel?
Qi
Yu
v How
many
of
those
who
work
in
the
business
are
active
members
of
ASID,
IIDA,
etc?
None,
But
there
is
another
Architect
association
in
China.
v How
many
have
passed
the
NCIDQ?
None,
But
some
of
them
passed
the
architecture
qualification
test
in
China.
4. Business History
v HDD Architects
was
founded
in
2004,
The
company
has
been
construction
qualification
issued
by
the
Ministry
of
Construction.
It
is
an
integrated
design
company.
Shanghai
Hua Du
Architects
has
been
set
up
branch
offices
in
Zhengzhou,
Yangzhou,
Xinjiang,
Guangzhou,
Hainan,
Wuhan,
and
Singapore.
v Original
design,
innovation,
and
always
challenge
"is
the
design
concept
of
HDD.
5. Business Practices
v Who
is
the
Primary
buyer/designer
for
the
business?
Qing
Ge and
Li
Jiang
v Does
this
person
make
many
trips
to
any
major
for
of
market?
If
so,
which
ones?
Qing
Ge meets
local
reps,
and
also
clients.
v What
advice
would
the
designer
give
you
about
dealing
with
the
showrooms/personal/other
reps
etc?
To
be
in
constant
contract
with
them
when
it
is
needed
a
product
to
show
a
client.
v How
do
products
typically
come
shipped?
ShunFeng
v Who
are
some
of
the
reps
and
manufactures
with
whom
they
work
that
have
regular
contact
with
the
business?
Mostly
prefer
the
local
company,
but
some
big
company
has
their
branch
office
in
every
single
city
of
China
too.
v How
often
does
the
designer
see
the
manufacturer’s
reps?
Two
to
Three
month.
v What
type
of
advertising
does
this
business
do?
Magazine
and
sponsorships
v Who
is
the
target
market/client?
Education,
Hotel,
Office
v What
does
the
business
claim
or
advertise
as
its”
what
makes
us
different
philosophy?
What
seems
to
set
them
apart
from
like
businesses?
Original
design,
innovation,
and
always
challenge
"is
the
design
concept
of
HDD,
they
provide
high-‐quality
services
to
customers,
each
of
their
department
work
as
a
team,
which
they
have
the
same
goal
to
achieve.
7. Journal
v Week
I
v Date
:18/06.2013-‐ 21/06/2013
v Number
of
hours
this
week:
40
v Total
accumulated
hours:
40
§ Describe
the
type
of
work
performed:
§ For
the
first
week
I
learned
about
what
type
of
client
HDD
Architects
have,
also
I
went
through
all
the
projects
they
been
doing
in
the
past
5years
to
know
their
design
concepts.
I
was
taught
about
how
is
their
designing
process
like,
what
design
program
they
use,
and
what
project
they
were
working
on.
On
the
third
day
of
my
internship
we
had
a
meeting
about
a
new
project,
it
was
about
an
9256
square
foot
office
space.
My
task
is
to
design
the
entire
space,
and
present
it
after
6days.
It
was
a
great
chance
for
me
to
learn
from
my
teammates,
and
use
the
skill
I
been
learned
from
school.
§ Knowledge
of
experience
gained
in
relation
to
your
internship
objectives:
§ First
thing
I
learned
from
HDD
Architects
is
how
to
interacting
with
people
in
the
company. I
learned
a
lot
either
from
learning
how
they
find
they
inspiration
for
their
project
at
beginning,
and
also
how
they
gathering
the
researches
together,
then
draw
their
plans
on
the
computer,
my
AutoCAD
skill
improved
a
lot.
Second
thing
is
that
working
in
the
company
is
like
working
in
a
team,
not
just
like
doing
our
own
project
by
ourselves
in
school.
so
I
learned
a
lot
from
how
they
distribute
works
to
each
other
and
always
have
small
group
discussion
to
make
sure
everyone
is
in
the
same
level.
§ Evaluation
of
experience:
§ I
enjoyed
the
first
week
of
work
because
each
one
of
them
were
really
nice
to
me,
teach
me
the
things
I
don’t
understand.
§ Comments:
§ HDD
Architects
is
a
big
company
include
with
interior
design
department,
architects
department,
construction
department,
and
landscape
design
department.
I
am
so
lucky
to
have
this
opportunity
to
work
and
learn
there.
8. Journal
v Week
II
v Date
:24/06.2013-‐ 28/06/2013
v Number
of
hours
this
week:
40
v Total
accumulated
hours:
80
§ Describe
the
type
of
work
performed:
§ For
the
past
few
days
I
been
working
on
the
design
programing,
researches,
inspiration,
and
design
concepts.
This
week
we
went
to
the
site
and
measured
the
space,
and
we
start
working
on
the
CAD
drawing.
I
learned
that
how
preciseness
their
drawing
is,
and
making
me
to
learn
more
from
their
drawing
skills.
The
project
we
were
doing
is
for
their
own
employees,
it
is
going
to
be
a
space
for
their
magazine
department.
My
concept
was
to
design
a
open
working
space
with
a
lots
of
nature
lights
and
glass
constructions,
which
could
provide
a
space
for
employees
to
discuss,
to
have
fun,
to
think
and
read.
§ Knowledge
of
experience
gained
in
relation
to
your
internship
objectives:
§ When
I
was
in
school
I
don’t
really
think
about
budget,
but
then
when
I
was
working
on
this
project,
actually
I
met
a
lots
of
problems,
which
is
some
of
my
design
could
not
be
achieve
because
their
budget.
I
was
trying
to
higher
parts
of
the
space
and
lower
parts
of
the
space,
but
since
it
is
a
24
floors
building,
they
remind
me
that
I
should
consider
about
the
loading-‐bearing
problem.
To
solve
the
problem
I
tried
using
wood
structure
to
support
instead
of
concrete.
It
was
a
great
chance
for
me
to
solve
problems.
§ Evaluation
of
experience:
§ I
gained
knowledge
of
working
in
the
company,
and
I
gained
confidence
to
present
my
design.
I
did
a
really
good
job
at
the
presentation,
even
though
they
didn’t
use
my
design,
because
the
culture
in
China
prefer
some
private
space
for
the
managers,
not
a
lot
open
space.
§ Comments:
§ I
wish
I
could
stay
longer
in
the
company,
because
I
really
enjoyed
working
with
my
team,
talk
with
my
them,
and
have
fun
with
them.
Also
I
found
my
advantage
and
my
disadvantage,
it
really
helps
me
to
improve
myself
in
the
future.
12. Summary
v At
the
beginning
of
this
internship,
I
thought
I
already
had
a
lot
interior
design
practice
experiences
in
OC,
I
have
a
really
good
passion
to
work,
and
also
I
have
learnt
all
the
skills,
such
as
AutoCAD,
Sketch
up.
But
after
having
this
internship
at
this
architectural
firm
I
opened
my
eyes,
I
realized
how
much
I
would
love
to
work
with
architects
as
my
job
in
the
future,
and
how
much
I
still
need
to
improve
myself.
I
really
had
a
good
time
in
this
company,
because
they
give
me
the
chance
to
involve
in
a
big
project.
I
am
really
appreciated
that
I
had
the
chance
to
use
my
space
planning
skill,
AutoCAD
skill,
and
3D
skill
to
do
an
actual
project,
also
I
had
the
chance
to
talk
with
my
real
client.
A
really
big
challenge
for
me
is
about
culture,
because
I
think
I
already
got
influenced
by
the
philosophy
of
western
interior
design,
so
I
think
design
flexible
and
international
is
a
really
good
thing
for
me
to
learn
in
the
future.
Overall,
I
am
really
glad
that
I
had
this
opportunity
to
work
with
this
firm.
