Property Access Looking Uphill
Site Overview
Road with Hills in the Background
Slope of Land Behind Excavator
Old Olive Watching the Digging
Ruin behind Fig
Uphill Side of Foundation Excavation
Working on the Excavation for the Foundation
Driveway Access Looking Downhill
Deep End of Pool
Pool Excavation and View
View from outside LR
Ruin and Cherry
Olives and Cherry
Ruin from Front
Ruin from Side
Olives that Will Frame Front Entry
The Drill Arrives
Structural Pilings: Ready to Drill First One
Drilling Continues
Steel for Terrace and Pool Surround
Four Holes Complete
Pool Concrete Forms Being Placed
Starting to Pour Concrete
Concrete Truck Arriving
Pilings Complete
View From Site
Starting to Pour Pool
Starting IGLU Base
Concrete Crane Arriving
More Concrete Being Distributed
Finishing the Distribution of the Concrete
More Concrete and More Smoothing
First Lunch In Casa Avventura
Finishing the Pool Forms
Working on Column Rebar
Structural Engineer Checking Column
Column Form Complete
Continuing Yesterday's Form Work
Another Column Form Done
Steel Column Close Up
Concrete Forms Almost Complete
Cherry Fig and House
Uphill toward Fig with Ruin Rubble
Concrete Forms From Top Of Driveway
Jimmy and Francisc
Stone Reclaimed from Ruin
Concrete Column Closeup
Jimmy and Columns
Driveway Regraded
Ground Floor Columns Complete
A Little Unsteady on the Framing
The Structural Cage for the First Floor
Overview of Progress
Placing a Beam: Mountains in Distance
Adding Cross Beams
Main Room Ceiling Panel Work Continues
Ceiling Panels, Beams, and Supports
Rebar Cage Placement Continues
Installing Poroton Blocks
Linking the Rebar Together
Poroton Closeup
Poroton With Stairway Opening
Top Floor Base Ready to Pour
Concrete Crane and Truck
Rebar Grids on Top of Poroton Blocks
Heavy Rebar Around Perimeter
Front and Slope Down from Parking
Start of Level Behind the House
Leveling Area Near Pool
Preliminary Level Behind House
Flat Extends 3 Meters Past Blue Can
Unfinished Slope Behind House
Moving Earth Near Cherry Tree
Pool Terrace
Poroton Blocks Ready for Exterior Walls
Cherry, Front and Center
View Down to Pool
Dumping Earth Behind the Fig
Connecting Top Floor Steel
Slope and Grade on South Side
Preparing to Pump Concrete
Ready to Pour Concrete
Column and Sidewalk Concrete Work
Smoothing Concrete
Project Overview
Looking Out Master Bath Window
Casa Avventura Today
Laying a Poroton Wall Block
From the Top Floor Terrazza
View from SW Bedroom
View from Master Bedroom
Slope Behind House
Back Up the Slope
Discussing Roof Slope with Jimmy and Kevin
Primo, Alessandra, Kevin, and Francisc
Stone Craftsmen
Country Sink Basin and Faceplate
Simulating Years of Grime
Placing Pianelle on Top of Beams
Poroton on Front Side of Roof
Pianelle Joints Filled and Rebar in Place
Looking Down the Driveway
Roof Work Continues
Pool in Front of Mountains
Crew at Lunch
Master Bedroom
Pruned Olive Trees
Rebirth of Pruned Olive
Top Floor Interior
Our Reinforced Concrete Structure is Complete
Brick Corner Started
Stone Close-Up
Ready for Some Stone
Ready to Place the First Stone
Our Stone Walls Begin
About to Finish First Course
Corner Near Kitchen Door
North Wall of Kitchen
Our Walls So Far
Adding Stone Near the Study
Some Pool Surround Concrete in Place
Back Wall
Ground Floor Stone Complete
View from the Pool Terrazza
Alessandra
Francisc
Arch Close Up
Stone Work on Back Side
Stone Nearing Completion on Front
Master Bedroom with Plaster
Plastering the Utility Room
Lintel Example
Our First View
Our Building Site
July 17, 2017
House from the Level Below
House from the Pool Level
Casa Avventura from Across the Valley
Stonework Complete on North Side
Brick Detail Below Roof
Insulation over Concrete Roof
Preparing to Add a Layer
Front Side Roof Finished
The Roof with Gutters
Carrying the Stucco
Closeup of the Difference
South Side Wall Closeup
New Base Structure in Place
New Pool Base Poured
Inserting Portico Support Steel
Front with Wall Top Edge Decoration
Stone Sides for Master Bathroom Roof
Work to Prepare for Small Roof Sections
Portico Base Poured
Interior Stone Wall Built
Portico Column Being Faced
Finished Portico Columns
Working to Seal the Pool Concrete
Guest Room Plaster
Underfloor Heating Base Layer in Main Hall
Extending the Terrace Beyond the Portico
Underfloor Heating Base in Main Room
Roof of Master Bathroom Ready to Finish
Heating Pipes in Front Hall.
Snake of Heating Pipes
Making the Hill Less Steep in Front
Olive Tree Move in Progress
Digging Behind House Underway
Beam Across Portico Columns
Portico Beam in Place
Terrazza
Finishing Roof Structure and Wall Above Kitchen
Terra Armata Mesh Reinforcement
Slope Covered in Terra Armata Mesh
Back of House From Below
Portico Beams in Place
Skim Coat Partially Applied
Working on Pool Liner Near Stairs
Nearly All Roof Sections Complete
More Gentle Slope in Front
Across the First Slope Below the House
Terra Armata Material in Place
House From the Pool Level
Kitchen Window
Rear with Doors Installed
Door to the Portico
Start of Retaining Wall
Digging to Extend Retaining Wall
Looking Up Driveway at Earth Moving
Digging Ditch in Front
Drainage Gravel
Laying Base of Wall Extension
Backfill Work Behind Wall
Working Above Retaining Wall
Topsoil in Front of Retaining Wall
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