Last few images of the framed structure before windows get installed this week.
Framing finished up almost a month ago, but several key milestones have since been reached that don’t have the visual impact (or satisfaction) that tilting walls and swinging beams into place does. From now on, pretty much everything else is slow and expensive…
Sorry – I couldn’t resist. I just watched that scene in Wayne’s World the other day …
While these may not make it onto to stairporn.org, I figured I’d spent enough time designing and assembling them in SketchUp, that they deserved a post.
You know, we felt it a bit selfish hiding our peaceful, backyard-turned-construction-zone from everyone but the poor sods next door. It almost seemed unfair to the rest of the neighborhood, in a way.
One quick call to my excavator buddy and we decided it was time to get the services happening…
Wanted to pass on a video that i saw posted on Arch Daily recently.
The term pre-fab refers to many things and has had numerous false starts over the course of architecture’s history. From shipping containers, to fully pre-fabbed modules, to proprietary systems of manufacture; prefab today is beginning to deliver on it’s promise of creating a smarter, more efficient building science. This video of the Loblolly house by Kieran Timberlake, is just one approach – a hybrid of pre-existing ideas – and a cool 15 minutes for those that like to geek out on this sort of stuff.
For the three people checking this blog I apologize for the lack of material the past couple weeks. Devastated by our poor showing at the Seattle Backyard Cottage contest I felt the need to step back and reflect on the project….
Well it won’t make them good, but it kinda makes them disappear.
(The original contents of this post have been removed by the moderator. Re: Shân.)
So we’ve reached the top of our build – more or less. The day after the new brackets were welded, we dropped some of the roof beams onto place. These basically mimic the lower volume except for being slightly smaller in scale. Snow loads here are not quite as great as Whistler; and the lower floor has a bigger job supporting the entire upper volume.
Still, it’s a shit-load of wood and this thing is way over-engineered.
Not sure if confessing a screw-up on your blog is the right thing to do, but since hardly anyone is reading this, I figured I’d take the opportunity to post on a slow couple days….
Another quick post before I run to the city for Klondike Contracting’s grand opening of their new offices. I’ve been doing the LEED consulting on this extensive renovation that will be pursuing Commercial Interiors certification. So; in a few minutes I’m off with Shân to shake hands, talk green building strategies and drink Burton and Eric’s beer.
Had to drop a mid-day post to show some photos of the first floor joist package. In a few hours we’ll be sheeting the floor and it won’t look quite as cool from underneath.
more images after the break…
Thought i’d add some more eye candy and details of the project. You’ll find floor plans and the structural’s posted after the break…
Our steel arrived on a rainy Tuesday morning on the back of a 40’ long flatbed trailer.
The front of my driveway is about 4 meters wide. There’s maybe 10’ of room between the main house and the property line. This is a tight configuration for concrete and lumber trucks that only the more confident drivers will even attempt. This flatbed was not getting anywhere with any driver…
Much to the relief of Shân (and me), i’ve recruited a couple guys to help me build. Seems kinda obvious to most of you, but i actually thought i’d do most of the foundation and framing and just get a few days of help here and there. Kinda stupid, i know.
maybe this shoulda been the first one..?
Anyway. We (Shân and I) have been talking about what to do with this property pretty much since our first date. At first we focused on the main house; filling moleskins with sketches and floor plans, building models and arguing over window placements.
This is when your neighbours really start hating you….
The tDA Bunker is our first realized, design/build project. - Well; maybe not realized quite yet, but we’re way past the point of return now, so…
The brief was directed by the inherent parameters created by site, building codes, budget and our own architectural tastes. Allowed on our 1/2 are lot are what the district of Squamish calls a Carriage Houses. This is a secondary, 2 story structure not exceeding 22 ft high with a foot print no larger than 650 square feet. Due to the “200 yr flood plain” (more on that later) the suite, or livable area, must be located on the second floor.