BlogHide Resteemsigb (25)in steel • 3 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.20210719 Bungalow construction (steel) - day 13Steel beams and columns of the two pentagonal structures are being fabricated at Andi's warehouse about an hour east of the construction site. Here we have five 10cm x 20cm columns for the main…igb (25)in riverstone • 3 years ago20210718 Bungalow construction (River stone) - day 12Steady progress of the river stone foundation walls and columns. Ketut Suta is the man responsible for making these walls look sharp. He's the last link of a chain of half a dozen…igb (25)in trenches • 3 years ago20210717 Bungalow construction (trenches) - day 11Trenches for the foundations of the columns that will support the metal frames of both structures. The clay of this soil sticks to the metal. To avoid having to remove the clay…igb (25)in pentagon • 3 years ago20210715 Bungalow construction - day 9Design ideas for 20cm x 20cm cement tiles. Pentagon in square. Note: Wikipedia entry on Pentagonal tiling (which is not what we’re doing here but related). Anchor point solution welded to…igb (25)in foundation • 3 years ago20210714 Bungalow construction (foundation) - day 8Foundation walls are starting to emerge. Determined placement of outdoor light fixtures, outlets and faucets to be inserted in the foundation walls in the next couple of days. Hut v.2…igb (25)in pentagon • 3 years ago20210713 Bungalow construction - day 7Today we're trying a new solution to draw perfect pentagons. It involves a metal triangle fabricated yesterday at Andi's shop to the plan's exact dimensions. Five triangles make 1 pentagon. We…igb (25)in pentagon • 3 years ago20210712 Bungalow construction - day 6The crew starts digging trenches for the foundations following the wooden pentagons that were prepared last week. The termite control crew is here too. They will spray anti-termite product on the…igb (25)in architecture • 3 years ago20210711 Bungalow construction - day 5I guess we work on Sunday too... It rained for a few hours the last couple of days. It's not the rainy season though. There is still a 25cm discrepancy between points on some of the pentagons…igb (25)in architecture • 3 years ago20210710 Bungalow construction - day 4Today's Saturday July 10th 2021. Wooden sticks are quickly hammered in the ground and horizontals are swiftly cut to size and nailed to the poles. Adjustments executed on the fly. The floor of the…igb (25)in architecture • 3 years ago20210709 Bungalow construction - day 3Drawing equilateral pentagons at scale 1 on an uneven terrain presents an interesting set of challenges. We try several methods. Here, we're creating lines of the same length to create a constant…igb (25)in architecture • 3 years ago20210708 Bungalow construction - day 2We shift some of the pentagons to include as many existing trees as possible in the design. Pentagonal shapes of the structure are delineated with ropes. Unfortunately a couple of trees have…igb (25)in architecture • 3 years ago20210707 Bungalow construction (ceremony) - first dayAs many things in Bali, it starts with a ceremony. This July 7th is supposed to be an auspicious day to begin construction. Immediately after the ceremony, preparation for the layout is under way.
