We are a team of Second year Architects studying at the University of Dundee. This blog archives our daily tasks and process of building a shelter in Dundee's Botanic Gardens.


Wednesday, 3 November 2010

Working Wednesday

The morning was spent in the workshop sawing cladding and sitting in the studios buildings models for final presentations. One particular member of the team had a football match to go to in Aberdeen and we are waiting on conformation of the results, we shall keep you posted. (He's the one in the Arsenal gear).


The afternoon was spent traipsing down to the Botanic Gardens in the wellies, to get stuck in. The Crux group were being very civilized with their plastic plates, picnicking. We had a packet of Jaffa cakes and some McDonald's hot chocolate.... Not quite as civilized but it did perk everyone up.


It was all hands on deck and we were definitely feeling the cold by the end of the day. Note to anyone going down to the Botanics, wear two pairs of socks and layer up! We got lots of holes drilled into the frame and screwed the metal plates on the bottom of the posts. The day came to an end when the drills ran out of battery, we were very courteous and Mark ran masking tape around the site to prevent anyone hurting themselves on the foundations.

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