

Not so late night
Almost the last day of work went by today - we worked late, but managed to finish what we wanted to. For tomorrow we have some minor...


Flambé
More splitting and shaving of bamboo for the roof slats. Around lunchtime we got the visit of an Ecuadorian that has worked in bamboo for...


Starting the roof
Today Åsmund and Wilma sat on the roof the whole day putting on strips. The building is starting to take shape, and we are very positive...


Roof-slats
We spread out strips to see how much of the roof we could cover with what we had, and realized we only had 25% done. In order to finish...


Locals and Diagonals
We continued as everyday, and today we started and finished putting in diagonals. These hold up the extreme overhang that protects the...


The Mechanics
Today we started putting in the nuts and bolts, to keep the construction together. The day went rather smoothly and we used a 40 cm long...


Light and Shadow
Putting up the last four columns and starting to lay beams across the construction was today's aim. The panel team finished 3 panels and...


Erecting the structure
Today a sea-lion made a visit to our foundations, and the first four columns were erected. We used straps to keep the columns together...


Bamboo Peelers
All columns are by now cast and will be left to dry for a day, so today was about preparing bamboo for panels. A panel was almost...