May 2010

May has seen an explosion of activity on the site including the Straw Bale Building Working Bee!

The straw arrives:

Making Half bales:

Before long we have the beginnings of the walls:

Securing compression plate:

First coat of render on...

Front Entrance:

Looking out to the Front Entry and Foyer:

Tutorial Room 1:

Tutorial Room 2:

Training Room 3 and Kitchen area:

Training Room 3:

Break Out Space:

Comms Room:

In Training Room 4:

In the Meeting Room:

In Tutorial Room 2:

The completed straw bale walls and interior linings completed ready for painting...

Training Room 1:

Training Room 2:

April 2010

April has been the most exciting month of the Project to date with the installation of the steel framework seeing the building take shape.

The crane arrives...

Installing the main columns...

Building starts to take shape...

With the roofing and insulation installed. We can see where the clerestory windows will be

Bathroom areas framed up...

View from the top of the hill looking down to the south. The building faces almost north.

Looking west at the building from behind the existing hall. You can see some of the Conservation and Landscape work that has been done on the slope in the foreground.

March 2010

March has seen the slab poured and preparations for the steel structure which will support the roof.

1.View down future access driveway from Old School Building car park.


2. View up future access driveway from near building site.




3. Views to the northwest to building site from near bottom of future driveway and at eastern end of slab.


4. View to southeast to building site from western side.




5. Views west from existing Old School building to building site. The square dark patch in the middle (mostly obscured by the trees) is where water has puddled in the kitchen area which is lower than the rest of the slab for the tiling.


6. Views east up the hill from building site to existing Old School building.


7. More site photos during progress...



Bathrooms at rear of building


Front west corner showing height of slab off ground level


Kitchen


The pads ready for the steel installation. The steel supports will be on the outside of the straw bale walls.






Pads and plumbing work on the front of the building. Some of the steel has also started to arrive.

February 2010

February has been a busy month with the Construction Certificate now issued and construction commencing on the site.

1.View down future access driveway from Old School Building car park.


2. View up future access driveway from near building site.


3. View to the northwest to building site from near bottom of future driveway.


4. View to southeast to building site from western side.


4. Views west from existing Old School building to building site.


5. Views east up the hill from building site to existing Old School building.


7. More site photos during progress...