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Plasterboards – Abstract Assemblages

Retained rear yard and side path to new internal deck area

2013 – House of Origin in review

The Pantheon is probably the most moving architectural experience I have ever had. I was profoundly moved by the simplicity and clarity of the space and even though the room was full of people, I felt like I was still able to full appreciate the space.

The starting bits of some red tags

Get in there and seal them up

The board can be used for lots of things cutting, resting etc, or indeed just be a nice looking object in the centre of the table.

A pair of large, green compositions cut up into tags

So many old and brittle tiles. Such a shame there is no chance to re-use them

The Abacus board finds a home in the washing up rack. (Please don’t soak!! :)

Revised laundry layout as determined by the actual site conditions of the existing render

One set of blue and one set of the purple RSVP envelopes.

New feature pendants + feature wallpaper

Plaster cornices

Mall entry

Final Design – External Perspectives

Here is a whole set of boards getting their final touch-ups before getting their light sanding and finishing. Very satisfying and if it wasn’t so cold in the shed in Katoomba, maybe I would have stood around with a beer admiring my work…

Assisi. A tourist mecca, not that you would know it from this picture.

Reused hardwood bearers, set-down for the new cantilevered deck

BooBoos logos + partner product displays

This is me

A selection of House 2067 timbers that have been milled

We are being very careful with the removal of door frames etc so that we can reinstate them in their correct and original locations.

A colourful card for the love of my life

This is the original timber decking which we removed a few weeks back. It appears that this deck was built at the same time as the house, which means these boards of which there are about 50m2, has had 90 odd years to season.

Interior Milestones – Lights + Carpet

Posted by houseoforigin on September 19, 2013 · Leave a Comment

It is truly a satisfying day when you get to walk onto a construction site that has, for the past 12 months, been powered from a series of extension cords and to be able to flick a light switch and have the light actually turn on. This, rather than looking around for an extension cord … Continue reading →

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