Today we all met up in the studio for the first time since combining groups. Our tutorial allowed for the discussion of problems with the actual design and the project management. The main problem faced was a structural one with the consultant engineers pointing out that the top dome area of the structure, as it was constructed on the model, would be difficult to build successfully as it would collapse inwards on itself.
top dome area of stone egg
The first step in moving our design forward from this model stage was to build the egg shape from the stone we already. This would enable us to test our design and make sure it was possible to build without it collapsing.
It was evident that we needed more stone so Robyn and Velin set off to the very helpful stonemasons at Capital Stone Masonry. After getting lost several times they eventually arrived at the stone masons and managed to collect a number of the more regularly shaped stone blocks. We decided to clear some space in the studio and sort out the stone we already had before building our egg.
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