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References and ideas for the door lock mechanism that Arie and his crew are working on

Each of the 8 bedroom windows gets a wooden shutter. Shutters are installed inside. Custom metal hinges made by Arie and crew connect ...

Fabrication of the steps to access to workshop Sanggah temple intersecting steps bring tight interaction between the two structures.

The boring of the well which started 40 days ago is finally complete. Water tested at a depth of 60 meters was plentiful and high qualit...

Ceiling fans and spotlights Main space Bedroom Bedroom electrical panel

Inside the main space East swing wall. This entire wall swings open to offer an unobstructed view of the rice fields. West swing wall. ...

The Sanggah temple is complete. It is made of concrete, bricks and plastered with cement mixed with black sand from the nearby beach foll...

Installation and test of 20 exterior light fixtures on two bungalows.

The cement tiles that we designed and produced a couple of months ago are now being installed on the toilet walls of both bathrooms.

Glass is being installed today on 8 bedroom windows.

Prepping for the fabrication of the top part of the temple Working on the last structural element. Temple is complete. Last step is ...

Pantry side walls are made of reinforced concrete The back wall is cement plastered. Direct connection from cement plaster to metal...

Installation of the Trimdek on the metal frames of the walls of the main space has started. It I the same marterial that we used on t...

All cement and concrete walls have 2cm radius rounded corners. Bedroom. Unfinished wall. Workshop. Finished wall.

Today Arie is showing us progress on the there-point locking system that he's been working on for entrance doors. Designing and buildin...

We're almost at the stage where we can install electrical fixtures. Since many fixtures are installed following pentagonal symmetry, we'...

We had been warned by the locals that it would be challenging to drill a water well. The underground in the is area of Bali is composed o...

The first wall finish sample is not conclusive. They did a lazure with vertical strikes which is not what we are looking for. In order...

We're trying to hire local artisans as often as possible. It is not uncommon to have discrepancies between the original design and the re...

The wood for the bedroom shutters is going stay natural. We keep the stains and the marks of time. After gentle sanding, planks will be ...

Positioning fixtures, switches and outlets with bed axis as reference. Prepping wall to receive conduit for main electrical panel ou...

Workshop entrance Electrical switches Witnessing water well being drilled through workshop entrance Mixture of cement and plaster for ...

The only brick wall in the main space with entrance door and electrical panel. The kitchen wall with single wall-long shutter. Met...

We're planning to use silver plating as an anti-rust solution for the custom metal hardware that we are designing. Our silversmiths in Ce...

PVC rain gutters are installed all around the roof of each structure. Water is collected from the gutters at each corner, so 5 times per ...

There's an opportunity for a recessed outdoor light fixture on both sides of each column. Here's a drawing of our second (and final) vers...

The bedroom walls with be colored dans la masse. To that end we add pigments to the cement used for the last coat and we will probably ke...

Arie and his team install door frames Windows flanking columns Behind this wall is the bathroom Inside bathroom General view wit...

PVC gutter Custom metal brackets for gutter Installing gutter on bedroom roof Gutter installed.