Pavilion Constuction

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Pavilion latest

The Foundations are laid in the courtyard. S & G construction have done a great job so far. A number of unmarked drainage pipes were uncovered during the dig, none were damaged, but it did mean that it took longer.

The Red Dishes are spun and the rest of the steelwork is being prepared by Aspect Metalcraft in Eastbourne.

The plan is to install the steelwork and the circular gabion seat in the week starting the 14th of April.
I am hoping to find a couple of volunteers to help me shape and fill the gabions with stones.

These pictures show lines on the gabions wall where the 32 individual gabion cages meet.

Rainwater

Today I am working out how to drain the rainwater collected in the rims of the dishes, the idea is for the water to run down from the higher dishes to the lower dishes then to fall onto the gabion, irrigating the plants growing in the gabion.

Project progress

I have been busy with Our Space, last week I had a group of Willingdon students at my studio for a tour with questions and discussion about my projects and theirs, which all sounded very advanced and interesting, to be working at that level at that age is very impressive.
I have also been meeting contractors to discuss the tenders submitted, all looks very positive and on track for our March launch.

Happy New Year

Pavilion latest

Structural drawings of the pavilion are completed and sent off to selected contractors, this drawing shows the Dish positioning and fixing details.

Structural considerations

I am currently working with Tom Bedford on the structural issues of the pavilion, specifically how we hold up the dishes over the entrance. I have also been rearranging the supporting posts, with a view to spreading the dishes out a bit, creating a more dynamic spread. These are the latest pictures.