The light at the end of the tree
Wow, what a week! This last week has been a marathon, grinders and chainsaws blasting long into the night. Haumanu is away (well most of...
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buildingwilderness
Mar 10, 2021
Dismantle
The dismantle begins, panel by panel. Each piece is then hollowed out further on the ground. Nick, Alex and Tom hollowing panels. Joe...
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Mar 1, 2021
Almost there
Segments of the tree are sprawled everywhere. The top of the tree is now completely closed in. Paul and Nick are creating the templates...
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Feb 24, 2021
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Feb 3, 2021
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Jan 20, 2021
Ground hog day
View west at the top of the tower/tree, Waimamaku te awa winding from the maunga to the sea. Long hours on the job, hard on the body and...
buildingwilderness
Jan 11, 2021
More dust...
Refining the form and sanding the exterior.
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Jan 5, 2021
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Dec 29, 2020
Hollow
Now that all the columns are in place the larger bottom panels are able to be hollowed out further. Sometimes they need to be taken out...
buildingwilderness
Nov 14, 2020
A huhu summer
It is hot and the huhu beetles are out in full force. They constantly collide into us while we work, especially in the evening. We are...
buildingwilderness
Oct 18, 2020
Columns & Branches
Columns are being constructed and lifted into the lower half of the tree. Work continues on the splitting and hollowing of the branches.
buildingwilderness
Oct 9, 2020
Down the rabbit hole
Down the rabbit hole we go again! Felt like some of the work was undone this past week as adjustments had to be made before the columns...
buildingwilderness
Sep 29, 2020
Grow
Layout and placement of the roots are underway. Below are some of the main branches that attach from the trunk and are to be suspended...
buildingwilderness
Sep 15, 2020
Back into it!
Oh the wood chips are piling up now! All hands on deck as we move into the final months of production. Each piece of wood is to be taken...
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Mar 31, 2020
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