Author Archives: SCARCITY AND CREATIVITY - THE BANDS
DAY 23 – INSTALLING THE WINDOWS
Yesterday one of the tasks was to prepare all the window frames in the sauna, so today we started installing the three glass windows facing the beautiful view to the […]
DAY 22 – INSTALLING THE CHIMNEY OF THE STOVE AND STARTING THE BUILD OF THE POLYCARBONATE WINDOWS
This morning we finally received the polycarbonate sheets, which will be used for the roof windows between the gaps of the bands and for the west facade. So we started […]
DAY 21 – EXTERIOR CLADDING CONTINUES
Today the project went is into it´s final week of building. Yesterday we started on the exterior cladding of the sauna, and this task was continued today. Also the terrace […]
DAY 20 – STARTING THE FIXING OF THE EXTERIOR CLADDING
Today was a really difficult working day because of the strong wind and rain. We started to fix the exterior cladding of beautiful larch boards on the roof of the […]
DAY 19 – PREPARING THE HOT TUB AREA
Today we started preparing the hot tub area on the north side of the site. It was intended that this area would have a fireplace, but due to firehazard because […]
DAY 18 – STARTING THE BUILD OF THE LOWER LEVEL
Today we started the building of the lower level of the structure, where the bands will meet the ocean level in the south side. A tricky area as flooded by […]
DAY 17 – BUILDING THE LONG TABLE
Today we started building the loadbearing construction of the 5 meter long table on the south side of the structure. The construction consists of 3 beams, two 2”x 4” screwed […]
DAY 16 – WEATHERPROOFING THE ROOF
Yesterday we finished fixing corrugated metals sheets to weatherproof the walls, and today we continued the same procedure on the three roof frames. The cross-bracing of the whole structure was […]
DAY 15 – CROSSBRACING THE WALLS AND ROOF
Yesterday the first two roof frames of the sauna was done, and today the third and last one was fixed. With all the wall and roof frames done, we started […]
DAY 14 – BUILDING THE ROOF FRAMES
Today we strenghtened the wall frames of the sauna that were built yesterday, with metal brackets in the joints so that they are now fixed. The main task of the […]
DAY 13 – FIXING THE INTERIOR SAUNA FLOOR AND WALL FRAMES
Today we started fixing the interior sauna floor of planed and sanded larch, on top of the waterproof layer of corrugated metal and asphalt sheets, which are resting on the […]
DAY 12 – BUILDING THE FIRST WALL FRAME
Today the corrugated metal sheets were fixed, and sealed with asphalt sheets on top, to protect the flooring of the sauna against water and moisture. The first wall frame for […]
DAY 11 – PREPARING AND FIXING THE CORRUGATED METAL SHEETS
Today the main task was to prepare and fix the corrugated metal sheets thatv are being used to waterproof the sauna, in the section of the floor, walls and roof. […]
DAY 10 – INSULATING THE SAUNA FLOOR
Today started with the strenghtening of the columns shoes with washers and bigger screws, and the secondary casette grid of the loadbearing construction was finished with 2” x 4” materials. […]
Day 9 – SECONDARY CONSTRUCTION LAYER
The rest of the spruce materials that were planed today was cut to right lengths before driven away for planing this morning. The secondary beam structure was started and this layer […]
Day 8 – PREPARING THE INTERIOR CLADDING OF THE SAUNA
Today we recieved the local spruce cladding for the interior of the sauna. It was delivered by Øystein Lyngmo, from Laukvik in Austvågøy. The wood was planted in Hadsel in […]
DAY 7 – CROSSBRACING THE CONSTRUCTION BEAMS AND COLUMNS
Yesterday the lower part of the construction beams were leveled at the zero point height and today we finished leveling the upper part. Todays main task was to cross- brace […]
DAY 6 – LEVELING THE CONSTRUCTIVE BEAMS TO THE ZERO LEVEL
Today was a wonderful sunny day. It started off attaching the wooden columns to the metal column shoes, measuring the heights of every column according to the zero-point height which […]
DAY 5 – DELIVERY OF MATERIALS AT LAST!
Today, one group finalized the fixation of the columns shoes of the upper part of the quay, while another group began to cut and bend the corrugated steel plates for […]
DAY 4 – FIXING THE COLUMN SHOES WITH CONCRETE
Finally the sun came and it was a beautiful day compared to yesterdays snow, wind and rain. The roof of toolshed had to be straightened up again, after the nights […]
DAY 3 – DRILLING FOUNDATION POINTS AND LEVEL THE COLUMNS SHOES
Today the weather was pretty bad with heavy winds, snow and rain. Last night there was a storm and the roof of the tool shed was damaged, so we had […]
DAY 2 – PREPARING THE BUILDING SITE
Today the main task was to organize and prepare the site which will host the foundations. One part of the group focused on making an efficient organization of the workshop […]
Day 1 – Entering the site
Yesterday the whole group arrived late in the evening. So today we discover the project site for the first time, and starting to clean the site on the quay. The […]
Let’s go to Lofoten !
Tomorrow, sunday 19th april, is the official starting day of the Bands project experience, but the adventure has already begun for some of us! Indeed two groups are currently on […]