First "real" commission

I say "real" because this project is the first project I gained with the new business venture outside of any previous contacts coming into it. I have worked on a few other small things, but they all came to me via an outlet (or is it inlet?) that I had intact when I was still working for someone. Frankly, a few of my other commissions have simply been drafting work for other architects, but I'll take it!

What you're looking at here is a 3D rendering of some concept work I did for a client who wants to open a new fast, casual sushi restaurant. It's a really neat concept and I hope it takes off because if it does, I should be the go-to guy to produce the construction drawings for all of the new spaces it goes into - a nice cash cow if successful. This guy's concept is fresh and unique. I don't want to get into too many details, but basically you stand and wait while the sushi is made to order, as you the consumer designed it. This drawing is of the sushi prep area - the idea being that the sushi chefs would be "displayed" inside a "cube". The vibrant color and bulkiness really help set it apart from the rest of the space, so it becomes a focal point. The consumer can watch their creation being made and they can also see some fresh sushi pieces inside the display case built into the front of the "cube". They pick up their orders around the corner at another fun "slit" carved out of the cube form, but you'll have to visit the CJ Architects website to get a peak at that!

Like I said, I hope this one materializes for a few different reasons. I love enjoying buildings I've worked on and I'd love to grab a meal in this place. It is kind of interesting though that in my short experience as an entrepreneur that this job paid the fastest... I guess I will just have to come to learn how to manage and prepare for that kind of thing as coming with the territory...