Nearly there! Just a few more details…
Posted by Chris Mann in ConstructionDec 22nd, 2009 | 2 Comments
Well we’re just about at the point where we builders were expecting to hand over the building to us – and although it’s not 100% done, really now it’s all about finishing touches and details – then getting approval from the building inspectors, and then getting power, phone and internet connected. We’re hopeful that we will be able to start moving furniture etc in after Xmas and be up and running in the first week of the New Year! Meanwhile, here are some pictures of the last major item to go in… Read More →
Only two months to go?? Will we be finished by Christmas??
Posted by Andy Mann in ConstructionOct 27th, 2009 | 1 Comment
The summertime always zips by so quickly and I cannot believe it’s been almost exactly a month since our last update. With the prospect of our green studio being ready at Christmas – we are basically only two months away from being “in” – woo hoo !! “Inconceivable!” Projetech have been on the ball as always and have been relentlessly pushing to get things done on time and seem to be maintaining their “month ahead of schedule” projection for completion. Read More →
Inside and out progress report!
Posted by Andy Mann in ConstructionSep 26th, 2009 | 2 Comments
It’s been a couple of weeks since the last post – so time for a progress report. We are still ahead of schedule and the progress that Projetech and their team are making looks great. All the windows are in and green bits are starting to all come together too!! Very exciting! Read More →
Progress – the roof is coming along and windows are going in!
Posted by Andy Mann in ConstructionSep 10th, 2009 | 2 Comments
The headline says it all really – progress! Our Turks and Caicos green build studio is coming along nicely and we are starting to see some of the “green” elements come into action. It’s been about a month since I was on-site and the change is dramatic. It really is starting to look like a studio now and it’s getting more and more exciting. Read More →
The roof has arrived!
Posted by Chris Mann in ConstructionAug 27th, 2009 | No Comments
On my way to work this morning, I noticed that towering over the building site for the new studio was a large mobile crane… Sure enough, this signaled that the roof trusses were being raised into position, the first stage of building the roof. Luckily I had the Canon 5D Mk2 in the car with me so I was able to shoot some stills and video as the Projetech guys began to hoist the prefabricated trusses into position… Read More →
Building progress – August 20th
Posted by Chris Mann in ConstructionAug 20th, 2009 | 2 Comments
Although I drive by the construction site every day on my way to and from work, I haven’t had a chance in the last couple of weeks to go on-site and see how things were going; until today… basically they are going great! Building the blockwork for the walls was always going to be the part of the build that shows the most dramatic results in a fairly short time, but even so it’s impressive how things have come on in the last couple of weeks… Read More →
What a difference a week makes.
Posted by Andy Mann in ConstructionAug 2nd, 2009 | 1 Comment
The site of the new greenbuild studio is on my drive to work (all 8 mins of it!) and out of the corner of my eye as I have been driving along I’ve seen the progress this week as the concrete block has arrived and some pipes and rebar seemingly are popping up above the building hoarding. However, nothing prepared me for the progress the Projetech team had made when I visited the site yesterday afternoon. Read More →
The greenbuild building starts to take shape…
Posted by Andy Mann in ConstructionJul 26th, 2009 | 2 Comments
Yesterday was an exciting day – the ground floor concrete base was poured. So now you can start to see the shape and layout of the whole studio. It really is something to see a building start to appear after the months of drawings, conversations and discussions. It’s also a little daunting – did I make the right decisions!! Is it going to be big enough !! Anyway concrete is poured so it’s ALL GO now !! Read More →
Video update – July 13, 2009
Posted by Chris Mann in ConstructionJul 13th, 2009 | No Comments
Earlier today I went up to the site to see what was going on – they guys have really been making progress! Clearance of the site is complete, they have marked out the location of the building and started to put up the shuttering for the concrete foundation, and they have excavated a BIG hole for the underground water tank. When I arrived, the concrete truck had just completed pouring the base of the water tank, and the slab was being smoothed out. Read More →
Video of the groundbreaking
Posted by Chris Mann in ConstructionJul 9th, 2009 | No Comments
On July 2nd Andy was on hand to shoot some video of the construction guys starting to clear away the vegetation from the site… Read More →
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