Move Update July 7, 2006
On Monday, July 10, a new ground floor will be poured…and poured and poured, on top of a steel gridwork 16” deep with tunnels for utilities. It will take 12- 14 hours , but by the next day the ground floor will be open and on one level instead of three, accessible for buggies and wheelchairs.
As soon as that is finished, all kinds of deconstruction will follow and the construction process will begin in earnest. One more wall and one more floor will go out, a steel portal will come in. The ceiling way at the top will be finished off and the scaffolding taken down so that the steel girders for the new 3rd floor can be pulled up and put into place. The work in the ceiling is really neat – original wooden beams have been exposed and raised to optimal height. Lots of wood remains visible.
Our sign permit has been granted and the bookshelves ordered. That was a major job, counting up all the shelves and brackets and shims which will be needed. Next decisions will concern colors, flooring, heating and cooling and balustrade treatment. Staff and readers keep feeding good ideas to move@abc.nl. It’s a weird rhythm…..after imagining how it will look for 6 months, and looking at flooring and lighting all over for ideas, suddenly the architects need a final final final decision right now now now. It’s hard to know when final means final and now means now after so many fits and starts over such a long period. Of course, decisions must be made now because the whole construction branch closes down to go on holiday for three weeks on July 24th and orders must be made and confirmed beforehand so that production will be finished on time.
But so far we’re still planning to move over the last week of September.
As soon as that is finished, all kinds of deconstruction will follow and the construction process will begin in earnest. One more wall and one more floor will go out, a steel portal will come in. The ceiling way at the top will be finished off and the scaffolding taken down so that the steel girders for the new 3rd floor can be pulled up and put into place. The work in the ceiling is really neat – original wooden beams have been exposed and raised to optimal height. Lots of wood remains visible.
Our sign permit has been granted and the bookshelves ordered. That was a major job, counting up all the shelves and brackets and shims which will be needed. Next decisions will concern colors, flooring, heating and cooling and balustrade treatment. Staff and readers keep feeding good ideas to move@abc.nl. It’s a weird rhythm…..after imagining how it will look for 6 months, and looking at flooring and lighting all over for ideas, suddenly the architects need a final final final decision right now now now. It’s hard to know when final means final and now means now after so many fits and starts over such a long period. Of course, decisions must be made now because the whole construction branch closes down to go on holiday for three weeks on July 24th and orders must be made and confirmed beforehand so that production will be finished on time.
But so far we’re still planning to move over the last week of September.
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