Front Entrance Columns and Courtyard Corner Columns

….here we are ramming the columns at the main entrance:

…you can see the guys starting to strip the courtyard corner column (say THAT three times in a row quickly!)

….and here we start revealing the walls.
Here’s the corner column (viewed from inside the master hallway)

….. the front entrance columns:

The finished columns!
  The entrance stairs will go up between [...]

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Artist rendering of finished house!

… the main floor exterior walls are rammed earth. The 2nd floor walls are traditional wood framing, with a few neat features:

all the timbers will be cut from naturally-falen trees.
the siding will be Paperstone; a recycled wood product that is made by compressing recycled paper (with cashew nut shell oil as a binder)

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Preparing to pour the 2nd floor slab

Here the boys are putting down removable plywood that holds up the concrete slab until it cures.
The metal floor trusses will remain as part of the house.

The vertical pieces of steel will be bent over to tie into the slab above the garage.

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Master bed/bathroom walls starting to take shape

This overview shows the courtyard columns, and the formwork for the master closet and bath wall (on the right)

Here’s the wall as we strip off the forms…

… an overview of the East wing….

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courtyard columns done….

Here’s the gang stripping off the formwork for the columns that lead into the backyard….

 

 
This is the view you will see as you stand at the bottom of the stairs….
 

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