Construction News
for
December 27, 2007
The concrete floor from the B-wing was removed over the weekend.
B Wing Connection
One of our crew said, "It’s not the best Christmas when you have to work Saturday, Sunday, and Christmas Eve." Starting at 7 a.m. Saturday, they started with removing a 4000-pound section of concrete wall, deftly easing it out without bumping the copper eave. Then they cut a hole in the B-wing roof, removed a steel I-beam, and added structural steel. They were here until 5 p.m. making sure that the area was weather tight. Sunday and Monday were spent getting the metal floor pan installed; today they poured the floor. It will ramp down to the level of the Upper Crossing. The main objective is to make the area habitable by January 5 for Religious Education classes on Saturday and Nursery School classes on Monday.
Structure
The first beams are set, and Lower Crossing ceiling is beginning to emerge. The beams were finished at the factory, but they will remain wrapped until the roof is complete.
The doorway from the Lower B-wing to the Lower Crossing.
Size and Perspective
I have heard some questions about the apparent vastness of the Auditorium that is demonstrated in the renderings. Because of the architects desire to include everything in the picture (this reminds me of an old joke about the Last Supper), they used an extreme "wide angle" perspective; this unfortunately also make theroom look larger than it will be. As the walls take their position, the place looks to me more and more intimate. in fact, I have to keep reminding myself that there are points in every project where the space seem too small. Already I’ve had to look at the plans to reassure myself that there is room in the rehearsal room for a piano.
David Weber
Owner's Representative
The first beams have been placed in the Lower Crossing.
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B Wing Connection One of our crew said, "It’s not the best Christmas when you have to work Saturday, Sunday, and Christmas Eve." Starting at 7 a.m. Saturday, they started with removing a 4000-pound section of concrete wall, deftly easing it out without bumping the copper eave. Then they cut a hole in the B-wing roof, removed a steel I-beam, and added structural steel. They were here until 5 p.m. making sure that the area was weather tight. Sunday and Monday were spent getting the metal floor pan installed; today they poured the floor. It will ramp down to the level of the Upper Crossing. The main objective is to make the area habitable by January 5 for Religious Education classes on Saturday and Nursery School classes on Monday.
Structure
The first beams are set, and Lower Crossing ceiling is beginning to emerge. The beams were finished at the factory, but they will remain wrapped until the roof is complete.
The doorway from the Lower B-wing to the Lower Crossing.
Size and Perspective
I have heard some questions about the apparent vastness of the Auditorium that is demonstrated in the renderings. Because of the architects desire to include everything in the picture (this reminds me of an old joke about the Last Supper), they used an extreme "wide angle" perspective; this unfortunately also make theroom look larger than it will be. As the walls take their position, the place looks to me more and more intimate. in fact, I have to keep reminding myself that there are points in every project where the space seem too small. Already I’ve had to look at the plans to reassure myself that there is room in the rehearsal room for a piano.David Weber
Owner's Representative
The first beams have been placed in the Lower Crossing.