Welcome Building update: foundation stage
Sophie Nash is Project Officer for The Westonbirt Project. She organises the logistics of the project, working with architects and project managers for various elements to deliver the works.
The Welcome Building is progressing well since my last blog. Here are a few photos taken over the last month:
This picture was taken after the initial excavation and formation works had taken place. The foul drainage pipes (the red plastic pipes) have been installed for the disabled and men's toilets.
Above: the temporary shuttering is going up in preparation for the foundations.
Above: the temporary view through the Welcome Building ticketing foyer.
The concrete foundations for half of the building are now complete. The area being filled by machine is the new mobility scooter store. The construction worker in the blue hard hat who is monitoring the machine, is stood in the foyer for the new toilets.
All of the shuttering is in place ready for the concrete to be poured in to create the reinforced foundations for the other half of the Welcome Building.
Once the foundations for the building are complete, concrete pads will be formed for the four timber columns which support the roof over the ticketing foyer.
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