Greenhouse Design/Build April 28, 2008
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Sergio and his students at UT Austin are not afraid of the epic roadtrip, and last Friday six of them packed themselves and a partially built greenhouse into a pickup truck and drove the 9 hours to Biloxi for a weekend of work. The result is the greenhouse above, which replaces Patty’s old plastic storage shed and gives her a place to keep her plants during the winter. Click below for more photos!
Rosetti - landscape March 19, 2008
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An update on the landscaping at Patty’s house for Sergio & students and anyone else interested. We roughly distributed several tons of fill dirt and gravel and created a front walk leading up to the concrete stair landing. There is some gravel left for the parking space (to the right, out of the frame) which we will spread out after Mississippi Power digs the trench for the power line.
Patty’s Dedication in Pictures March 18, 2008
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I promised pictures, and here they are: The completed stair, in-progress handrail, finished floors and cabinets, and of course the dedication Friday. We — Jason, Brian, Brandon, Richard, Mike, and I, as well as some great volunteers — put in a focused effort to get as much done as possible. With the help of Hands On friends — Emily, Ian, and Brian – we worked Wednesday, Thursday and Friday to disassemble the upper stair, build the lower stair, and begin the railing. Additionally, an energetic group from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro shoveled and raked several tons of fill dirt and gravel in order to roughly lay out some landscaping. And Patty’s friend Mike, a painter, spent the week staining the wood floor and sealing the slate tile, with fantastic results.
The concrete landing and step by Gerry and John from Habitat for Humanity of Cape Cod, the new stairs and partial railing, and the gravel walkway laid out by the UNCG group:
Many more pictures below the fold…
Twisday Update March 11, 2008
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Ahh… man… I hurt all over. Frisbee and judo are definitely keeping me active.
Life is progressing at its usual manic pace:
At Patty’s house, we’re working building stairs, with the help of a couple dedicated volunteers who unfortunately left today. This involves pouring a fairly elaborate landing, assembling the lower flight of stairs, disassembling and strengthening the upper flight of stairs, and building a handrail for the whole shebang. We’re working towards dedicating the house Friday. All the work won’t be done, but we’d like to be at a stage where she could move in and finally leave her FEMA trailer.
Lendell’s house a couple blocks down is speeding towards a finish as well. The outside is sided and painted, the interior is sheetrocked and being painted and trimmed this week.
We’re moving forward with Oak Street planning; I need to begin putting the information we received at the community meeting into some more developed designs. We got great input that identified values, like cultural diversity and neighborhood identity, and needs, like transportation and support for businesses. Our next community meeting is Tuesday, April 15.
I have a new rehab on Rosetti Street to draw up for Lanola. Her house is the first two-story house I’ve worked on, and — as it’s still stripped down to the studs, and as both she and her husband have trouble making it up to the house’s only bathroom on the second floor — it clearly needs some improvements.
That’s what’s up! That, and a dozen other jobs that need to get done but tend to get set aside.
Custom Cabinets at Rosetti February 29, 2008
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Jason spent several days last week building some sweet kitchen cabinets over at Patti’s house. They’re very simple and elegant pine cabinets that we will probably stain to keep a natural color.
(Below left) The kitchen sink is ready to be installed as soon as work on the tile countertop is finished. (Right) The space for the refrigerator.
All of the flooring is in as well, but I don’t have any good pictures of that because there is cardboard laid down everywhere to protect it. The electrician and plumber will be coming in and the Mississippi State students are working on some other finishing touches. I’ll take more photos as we get things done over the next week or so.
Tiling with Sergio & Studio February 18, 2008
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Our friend Sergio Palleroni and his design/build studio from the UT-Austin School of Architecture came into town on Friday to spend the weekend at Patty’s house, lending a hand with construction and studying the landscape in order to go back to Austin and build some structures to complement Patty’s garden.
After getting oriented on Friday, everybody spent most of the day Saturday laying slate tile in the living room, bathroom, and laundry room. The tile is beautiful; it is also quite varied, both in coloration and thickness, which means we will need to chisel down the uneven joints. Sunday we finished laying almost all the tile and students began brainstorming various ideas for the garden. Patty already has a very strong vision which includes a variety of gathering spaces and a greenhouse of sorts for plants. The challenge for the students will be to help create these spaces using a limited number of architectural elements.
After two full days, after Vietnamese lunches, darts at Upstairs/Downstairs and dinner at Kiwi Brian’s, the students left on Monday morning to return to school and begin creating. Sergio’s plan is to return sometime in April so the students can install the work.
It was great to see Sergio and meet the group of students. The flow of talented and diverse people who come through Biloxi is one of the great things about working here. Many get drawn in, and end up coming back over and over, and hopefully that’ll be the case with this group. In the meantime, guys, send me pictures from the weekend!
2 1/2 Weeks at Rosetti (Part 2) February 1, 2008
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As promised, some photos of the finished products of the past 2-3 weeks of work. As the Mississippi State students are working at the house on Fridays, we’re continuing to make progress with trim, and we’re working on choosing materials for the floors, cabinets, stairs, etc.
The finished railing!
The finished mosaic!
Emily working on trimming out the ceiling.
Patty chose a rusty orange color for the beams. Very striking now but it will look great with the cabinets (which may also become orange) and the slate floors.
