Shockingly Beautiful German Prefab is now HOME to my two fabulous clients
Friends and fans of S.A.G.E. Designs NW - The German Prefab house is complete at long last and the owners now have their occupancy permit. In celebration I have posted the cool video of the 8-day build of the shell*. German precision at it's finest. It's been a long strange wonderful trip. If you enjoy the video [7.5 glorious minutes of it] please "like" my business facebook page. Play it Loud.
*linked via my website: sagedesignsnw.biz and here: http://youtu.be/c9Ua0E8lp2Q
http://www.facebook.com/pages/SAGE-Designs-NW/204355549587974
“Sage wore many hats on our odyssey to plan, design and import a state-of-the-art prefabricated house from Germany. He served as architect, adviser, friend and warrior - interfacing with various city departments to obtain permits to build on our unique site. He was especially adept at finding solutions to challenging environmental problems. Sage’s design work produced a truly functional house with a small footprint where we intend to live happily ever after.” Harriss K. Muller
HAVE A GREAT EARTH DAY MY FRIENDS - GET OUTSIDE!
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SDNW-GERMAN PRE-FAB DAY8 [7 SEPTEMBER 2011] SHELL KOMPLETT
IT TURNS OUT THAT BY THE END OF DAY7 THE GERMANS HAD TILED HALF OF THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE LOWER ROOF. SHORTLY AFTER 7AM DAY8 THE CREW WAS BACK IN MOTION AND AT 7:45 LOADING TILES ON TO THE UPPER ROOF. BY 8:15 THE SECOND PALLET WAS CRANED INTO POSITION AND AT 8:40 THE ENTIRE EAST SIDE OF THE ROOF WAS STACKED WITH TILES READY FOR SWIFT INSTALLATION. THIS SIDE WAS NEARING COMPLETION AT 11AM AND BY NOON THEY BEGAN STAGING FOR THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LOWER ROOF. THE COOL GREEN JOB BOX WAS LIFTED OUT OF THE WAY AND OUR TRUSTY CRANE WAS LOCKED LOADED AND MOVED OFF SITE. ALTHOUGH THESE SIX GUYS ROOFED AN ENTIRE HOUSE - WITH CONCRETE TILES - IN NEARLY ONE DAY, INSULATION WAS STACKED FOR TOMORROW'S WORK BEFORE BEER-THIRTY. A VERY PRODUCTIVE DAY INDEED!
THAT CONCLUDES THE RE-POST SEQUENCE OF THE 8-DAY BUILD OF THE SHELL FOR THE GERMAN PRE-FAB PROJECT. STAY TUNED FOR THE TIME-LAPSE VIDEO POST. THE OWNERS RECENTLY GOT THEIR OCCUPANCY PERMIT - JUST IN TIME FOR THE GREEN HOME TOUR OPEN HOUSE!
SDNW-GERMAN PRE-FAB DAY7 [TUESDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 2011]
ANOTHER BEAUTIFUL SUNRISE... IT'S AS IF THE SUN "CLICKED ON" AT PRECISELY 7AM. IT WAS A DAY FILLED WITH BUTTONING UP THE ROOF AND MAKING READY FOR THE TILES... WHICH WERE LOADED ON TO THE ROOF TOWARDS THE END OF THE DAY AND EDGE COURES SET IN PLACE. WORD HAS IT THAT THE ROOF WILL BE TILED IN TOTO TOMORROW - DAY8. AND DID I SAY BURLY-ASS GUTTERS OR WHAT? YOW! C-BOX 9 WAS LIFTED OUT AT 12:30 - THE LAST CONTAINER OF GOODIES FROM GERMANY UNTIL THE "INTERIOR PACKAGE" ARRIVES. TRENCHING FOR UTILITIES BEGINS NEXT WEEK... AFTER THE GERMAN TEAM THE CRANE AND THE SCAFFOLD CLEAR OUT AND MAKE WAY FOR THE AMERICAN CONSTRUCTION TEAM TO CONNECT SERVICES. IT WAS A RELATIVELY UNEVENTFUL DAY FOR WATCHING... UNLESS OF COURSE YOU'RE ONE OF THE GERMANS WORKING YOUR @$$ OFF IN THE SUN.
SDNW-GERMAN PRE-FAB DAY6 [SATURDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 2011]
MOST PEOPLE DON'T GET THEIR NEW HOUSE 'DRIED-IN' IN 6 DAYS. WHEN YOU GET A FANCY PRE-FABRICATED HOME DELIVERED, YOU DO. MANY VISITORS HAVE ALSO COMMENTED ON THE RELATIVE QUIET COMPARED TO YOUR AVERAGE HAMMER-ORIENTED JOB SITE. DAY 6 IS MOSTLY ABOUT PREP FOR THE CONCRETE ROOF TILES WHICH WILL BE INSTALLED ON DAY 7. THIS SERIES OF PHOTOS SHOWS THAT AS WELL AS THE BURLY-ASS GUTTERS GOING IN AND BEING 'FITTED OUT' WITH HEAVY GUAGE RUBBER AND METAL EDGES. 6 GERMANS WERE FLOWN IN TO ASSEMBLE THIS HOUSE. AS I WRITE THIS (LABOR DAY EVE) I HOPE THAT THEY ARE RECOVERING FROM SOME WELL EARNED R&R FOR THE TWO DAYS THAT THEY WERE 'NOT ALLOWED' TO WORK. THE ARCHITECTS FAMILY ALSO GOT A CHANCE TO CHECK OUT THE PROJECT AND CHILL OUT IN THE CREEK WHILE THIS INTREPID PHOTOGRAPHER 'SHOT EVERY SPLINTER OF THE HOUSE' [ACCORDING TO ONE OF THE HOMEOWNERS]. I MUST SAY THAT MANY THINGS HAVE TURNED OUT BETTER THAN EXPECTED AND THE PLACEMENT OF THE SKYLIGHT (A SUBJECT AT MANY DESIGN MEETINGS) IS DEAD ON!
SDNW-GERMAN PRE-FAB DAY5 [FRIDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 2011]
DAY 5 BEGINS BY FLYING ONE CONTAINER OUT AND ANOTHER IN BY 8AM. NEXT THEY FLY OUT THE WORLDS COOLEST JOB BOX SO THAT THEY CAN BEGIN TO SET THE UPPER ROOF BEAMS AND PANELS. BY END OF DAY THE REMAINING SOFFIT PANELS ON THE LOWER ROOF ARE INSTALLED AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE UPPER ROOF! AND THE 8TH CONTAINER IS EMPTIED AND READY FOR NUMBER 9 TO FLY IN IN THE A.M. - THE LAST C-BOX (FULL OF ROOF TILES)!
SDNW-GERMAN PRE-FAB DAY4 [THURSDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 2011]
I AM SHOOTING WITH A TIME-LAPSE CAMERA SET TO FIRE EVERY 5 MINUTES. YOU CAN SEE THE SUN BLASTING THE EAST SIDE OF THIS HOUSE IN THIS FIRST SHOT. THE CAMERA AND THE CREW ARE IN ACTION LONG BEFORE ME. BY 11AM THEY HAVE SET THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LOW ROOF AND EMPTIED OUT ANOTHER CONTAINER. BY 3:30 THEY HAVE STARTED SETTING THE SOUTH ROOF AND SET THE LAST PANEL AT 5PM! THE TIGHT SITE HAS REQUIRED SOME ARTFUL MANEUVERING OF THE CONTAINERS AND I FIND THIS MOST INTERESTING TO WATCH. THE CRANE MUST BE LOWERED AND THE GEARING CHANGED TO MOVE THE HEAVY C-BOXES AND THEN RE- GEARED EACH TIME TO FLY THE LIGHTER BUILDING COMPONENTS. THE OPERATORS ARE REALLY AMAZING. THE HOUSE GETS MORE BEAUTIFUL BY THE DAY.
HUFHAUS-SDNW BUILD DAY1 - BEGIN REPOST SEQUENCE
HOUSTON WE HAVE BLAST OFF - GERMAN PRE FAB "GO"
THE GERMANS ARE HERE AND READY TO BUILD.
FIRST FLOOR GOES UP TODAY STARTING AT 7AM!
