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20211207 Bungalow construction (door lock reference) - day 154

References and ideas for the door lock mechanism that Arie and his crew are working on

20211203 Bungalow construction (bedroom shutters) - day 150

Each of the 8 bedroom windows gets a wooden shutter. Shutters are installed inside. Custom metal hinges made by Arie and crew connect wood board to metal frame.

20211201 Bungalow construction (workshop steps) - day 148

Fabrication of the steps to access to workshop Sanggah temple intersecting steps bring tight interaction between the two structures.

20211129 Bungalow construction (water well digging complete) - day 146

The boring of the well which started 40 days ago is finally complete. Water tested at a depth of 60 meters was plentiful and high quality.

20211128 Bungalow construction (ceiling fixtures) - day 145

Ceiling fans and spotlights Main space Bedroom Bedroom electrical panel

20211126 Bungalow construction (Trimdek walls) - day 143

Inside the main space East swing wall. This entire wall swings open to offer an unobstructed view of the rice fields. West swing wall. This entire wall swings open

20211124 Bungalow construction (Sanggah temple complete) - day 141

The Sanggah temple is complete. It is made of concrete, bricks and plastered with cement mixed with black sand from the nearby beach following the local tradition.

20211123 Bungalow construction (outdoor light fixtures) - day 140

Installation and test of 20 exterior light fixtures on two bungalows.

20211121 Bungalow construction (cement tiles) - day 138

The cement tiles that we designed and produced a couple of months ago are now being installed on the toilet walls of both bathrooms.

20211119 Bungalow construction (window glass install) - day 136

Glass is being installed today on 8 bedroom windows.

20211116 Bungalow construction (Sanggah temple progress) - day 133

Prepping for the fabrication of the top part of the temple Working on the last structural element. Temple is complete. Last step is to plaster it. The temple gets

20211113 Bungalow construction (kitchen pantry) - day 130

Pantry side walls are made of reinforced concrete The back wall is cement plastered. Direct connection from cement plaster to metal column. Back wall is finished

20211111 Bungalow construction (Trimdeck walls) - day 128

Installation of the Trimdek on the metal frames of the walls of the main space has started. It I the same marterial that we used on the roof Metal frame visible

20211110 Bungalow construction (rounded corners) - day 127

All cement and concrete walls have 2cm radius rounded corners. Bedroom. Unfinished wall. Workshop. Finished wall.

20211109 Bungalow construction (door lock) - day 126

Today Arie is showing us progress on the there-point locking system that he's been working on for entrance doors. Designing and building this system has been challenging

20211108 Bungalow construction (electrical fixtures placement) - day 125

We're almost at the stage where we can install electrical fixtures. Since many fixtures are installed following pentagonal symmetry, we're guiding the crew to install

20211107 Bungalow construction (new well drill) - day 124

We had been warned by the locals that it would be challenging to drill a water well. The underground in the is area of Bali is composed of several types of rocks

20211106 Bungalow construction (bedroom wall textured finish) - day 123

The first wall finish sample is not conclusive. They did a lazure with vertical strikes which is not what we are looking for. In order to give better directions

20211105 Bungalow construction (outdoor light fixture) - day 122

We're trying to hire local artisans as often as possible. It is not uncommon to have discrepancies between the original design and the result. In the case of those

20211104 Bungalow construction (bedroom shutters) - day 121

The wood for the bedroom shutters is going stay natural. We keep the stains and the marks of time. After gentle sanding, planks will be treated against termites