Construction on the Cool Dry Conservatory is progressing extremely fast and it’s hard to keep up with only monthly visits. As more arches are erected the gridshell, which is a self supporting structure, is constructed within the bounds of the arches. The gridshell will support the conservatory glazing and forms part of the facade system. Supporting the arches and gridshell during the construction process is the ‘crash deck’. The crash deck is the red structure you can see in the images.
Construction on the Cool Moist Conservatory has started and also progressing quickly. The main core can be seen rising out of the ground and the concrete shoes for the arches are all being cast. Below are images from June and July 2010.
June 2010
July 2010
by shep