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With a full team and another day of glorious sunshine the team knuckled down to the task at hand – sourcing over 80 car tyres and preparing, cutting and grinding ready for fixing onto the roof, the final bay of rafters and cross-bracing to install and a haircut to attend to.
The roof has now really begun to take shape and a sense of enclosure can be felt inside. Ed and Boris, our chief car tyre tile layers began to shape the over hangs at the front and rear, cutting a fringe which corresponded to the angular frame.
Kyle, Ali, John and Andy all put in some work on notching and fixing the final bay of rafters which fan out according to the opposing trusses which has a beautiful rhythm and flow.
Junga and Mel, with the guidance of our superb carpenter Rufus began to resolve the question of how to make a connection between the existing ‘Alchemy’ building (presently our office and workshop, but otherwise a visitor centre) with the new intervention. A series of steps will be built to join the two levels with the possibility of some other additional elements.
The whole group played their part in processing the tyres ready for the roof cladding which was quite a slog and occupied most of the team for much of the day.
Things are looking good for the final couple of days and spirits remain high. There is a good sense of determination to finish and reach a high level of detailing before the opening on Thursday.
Tomorrow will be another tough day –80 more tyres were picked up at the end of the day and so the morning will be another session of cutting, prepping and laying the spectacular fanning roof which will push the material to its extremes.
