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The beginnings. At the west edge, along the street. The macBlock Wall, the shell runs north/south along the front setback. |
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Right: The north slab edge is formed with support formed with dirt and plywood which will be dug out after the cantilevered edge cures. The foundation yere is set back an additional 5' or so beyond the min. required distance from the face of the 42" Live Oak trunk to ensure that it lives on for a very long time to shade the house and the property. We like the shade of the oaks in Florida . . . |
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Right: The East end of the North edge. The slab edge again can be seen extending past the foundation walls keeping the footprint away from the Live Oak root system. The other thing that the Haskell Pest Control guy mentioned is that it makes a very long path for the subterraneans to take to get to the edge of the house. The piers can be seen in the distance at the left edge. The area in the center is the base of the closet tower. 12'x12', 24' tall |
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Right: a closer view of the NW bedroom area. Cantilevered slab edge, pier locations can be seen, the base of the tower also is visible. The footprint of the spaces is being etched into the ground. It is not just a box where the walls go around the perimeter, the way the foundation marks the land is indicative of the spaces it will define. |
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Right: the SE corner where the screened, public space will extend to the back yard under another 42" Live Oak. The foundation here is also pulled back away from the rood system and the edge visible here is essentially a grade beam spanning from the existing foundation wall at the right to the deeper foundation and grade beam at the left(south). This allows the root system to remain undisturbed. |
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Right: the South edge where there will be an entry walk derived from the Spanish "gallery" found in the early houses of St. Augustine. Along the south side, the winter sun always shines and makes a brighter entry year round. |
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Right: The SE corner by the second live oak. |
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