Back to pounding the earth into the tyres…
…and we start to lay the first course…make sure it’s level…
…and the wall starts to take shape…
…boat gets a fresh lick of paint…
…curve and swerve, the first course is finished.
Archive for October, 2007
Day 29 – Curve and Swerve
Posted in Progress on October 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Day 28 – Deliveries Arrive
Posted in Progress on October 31, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Today the deliveries from our beg, steal or borrow list arrived.
First the railway sleepers…
…boats and tyres…
…pink floyd boat…
…huuuge wagon…
…and some slate sculptures.
Day 27 – First Day On Site
Posted in Progress on October 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
We started digging…
… Adam customised his pink gardening gloves…
…we kept our strength up with tea and biscuits…
… and laid our first tyre…
… and made nineteen more voluptuous beauties.
…and sorted out about a tonne of hardcore from the earth: note we do not need to buy any hardcore.
Day 24 – Finalising, Testing
Posted in Progress on October 27, 2007 | 2 Comments »
On Friday morning we took the revised proposal for the patio scheme to the client. We were pleased that the scheme received an equally good reception as the aspirational scheme had when we presented it earlier in the week. We were given an outline go-ahead to start the tyre wall part of the plan but we [...]
Day 23 – 10 students vs 280 barrows of earth…
Posted in Progress on October 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Today we had a pre-off -to-site-on-monday meeting in order to settle details and prepare tasks. The race track design, having been so well received, needed to be considered in greater detail. Quickly elevating the proposal into detailed design we started come up against a few obstacles. Firstly, we discovered that Chancet Wood have a plan [...]
Sketch of the Proposed Patio
Posted in Notes on October 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
New Tabs
Posted in News on October 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
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Funding Update
Posted in News on October 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
We have received a donation of £100 from Self Architects, a signed flag from Sheffield United Football Club and an in store gift to the value of £5 from WM Morrison Supermarkets.
We offer our sincere thanks to all those who have pledged their support for the development of an accessible sensory garden at Chancet Wood.
Day 22 – Presenting Proposals
Posted in Progress on October 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
On Tuesday afternoon we joined the staff at Chancet Wood, wearing our new green t-shirts, at the end on their staff meeting to present our three proposals for the main garden and our scheme for a race track on the patio area. Once again we were provided with tea, coffee and cakes and around 15 staff stayed [...]
Day 21 – Finalising initial proposals
Posted in Progress on October 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Following the breakthroughs made on Friday with regards to proposals for the route of the path and strategy for garden zoning, the design team regrouped on Monday to further the ideas and complete drawings to take to the client on Tuesday. We decided to produce three options, each formed based on valid reasoning, and incorporating [...]
