Construction Archives

March 30, 2005

The roof tiles have finally arrived and are on the site. Work should begin shortly on tiling the Preschool building roof.

The concrete floor of the Preschool's art lanai is curing.

A traditional rock wall will run alongside a portion of the driveway. The wall delineates a section of burial preserve, and it will be one of the ways we pay hommage to the Native Hawaiian community that once inhabited this site.

Because it is not just an architectural feature, but of cultural importance, we put a lot of time and energy into researching rock walls. We wanted this wall to reflect the craftsmanship of ancient Hawaiian lava rock walls. However, it must also serve as a retaining wall on our hilly site (not a freestanding lava rock wall), so we had to add some modern structural integrity underneath and behind the rocks.

A small section of rock wall was built on the site so that we would all be sure that it had the look and feel we were striving to achieve. (This photo was taken on a rainy morning, so the rocks are not actually as shiny as they appear below).

The footing for the rock wall has been poured.

The other end of the retaining wall (which will curve around the Adult Day Care building) is a modern, poured-in-place structure. Work continues on this end with the pouring of the foundation for the main stairs that will lead from the parking lot to the Adult Day Care building.