Fundraising
Thank you to ‘Fat Sam’s’ as they are our latest and last sponsor needed for the project! With this contribution from Dundee’s biggest nightclub we are now well in track for completion on the 5th. All thats left now is to get the money through the system and transformed into to some brand-spanking-new pieces of cladding and some shiny shiny fixings!
Fatties have also kindly agreed to sponsor our last fundraiser - Hoodies for the School of Architecture - we will be selling the hoodies all next week so miss us and miss out!
Thanks also to TLC for their kind donation.
Design and Construction
The first allotment of cladding arrived at 7am - pretty early wake up call for Klara. There was a slight mix up with sizes and the timber received was a little different than expected - it wasn’t planed like the examples in the workshop (n.b in future always get samples of materials) but there’s nothing that we can't rectify.
The construction team were today split into two groups, some again went to site whilst the others stayed in the workshop cutting the first batch of cladding. This timber has all been coded, so when it comes to constructing the secondary elements we should be able to add it on in layers rather than in patches - much more satisfying.
On site today the shoes were set out, so tomorrow we are ready to drill in the bolts and secure with resin. We are hoping to get the frame up tomorrow as all the concrete footings are dry - but its going to be complicated.
The site is on a slope and the grounds really soft, the rain isn't helping much either. With the slope going down in the middle and up at the sides its going to be tricky getting everything perfect and level... hopefully the weather will at least be good. Waterproofs and cling film at the ready, because soggy sandwiches = not good.
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On site today the shoes were set out, so tomorrow we are ready to drill in the bolts and secure with resin. We are hoping to get the frame up tomorrow as all the concrete footings are dry - but its going to be complicated.
The site is on a slope and the grounds really soft, the rain isn't helping much either. With the slope going down in the middle and up at the sides its going to be tricky getting everything perfect and level... hopefully the weather will at least be good. Waterproofs and cling film at the ready, because soggy sandwiches = not good.
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Documentation
A basic storyboard was discussed today to offer some structure to the video that is now in full swing. The group has been split down into their teams so that the members can offer their insights on the parts of the project that they have been particularly involved with.
This we hope will be informative and lighthearted, as is the intention with the blog - so we have also been looking into creating an e-book to form a more professional account of the project.
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