The Dining House Team is in full “leftover” swing. Over the last month, the group has been finalizing drawing sets for civil and foundation work, fine-tuning key details, and preparing for a mock-up in the yard.  

With breaking ground just around the corner, the team is prioritizing finding continuity and simplicity in how details are coming together, finding a clear logic for the assembly of the Dining House. The mock-up will be an opportunity to test these methods, especially on the irregular reclaimed materials that have become so integral to the design and logic of the building.  

Next up, the team is starting construction on the mock-up, preparing to fabricate the bents with the lumber milled earlier in the year. Roughly the size of a small chicken coop, the mock-up will dive into the roof assembly and materiality with reused items.