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Working Drawing and Engineering complete

5 March 2024 Leave a Comment

As you could expect with a prototype new build, there have been some back and forth on this project to get to this stage. We hope that each project will have a degree of this, and as a new build, perhaps this has taken a while to achieve. Along this journey, all our participants have been doing their own work in parallel, so the group has become tighter and more aligned, even with the time taken to finalise our building design.

Some highlights

It turns out that we have achieved almost perfect solar alignment, which also captures the serenity of the location for every household member. Entertaining or communion can be a focal point at the heart of the home, and yet each resident has maintained their own private space….

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Ginn Road Design Intention

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Construction Commences

Image by Juergen Freund

Future residents join in

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And today the slab goes down! 5 March 2024

We would argue the most significant home in Australia!

Stepped slab – Image by Juergen Freund
Placing the mud – Image by Juergen Freund
Local supply low carbon miles – Image by Juergen Freund
Place and screed – Image by Juergen Freund
Birds eye view – Image by Juergen Freund
Pumping Done – Image by Juergen Freund
Finishing – Image by Juergen Freund

Framing going up

It seems that the extended wet conditions haven’t got any better!

Address: 47 Ginn Road, Malanda QLD 4885

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