Thursday, March 22, 2012

Almost Done!

We're within a few days of completion of the work on the building. The first half of the courtyard became available for use on Tuesday and the new Games Room, Lounge, Kitchen and Bridge should follow early next week. The residents plan to celebrate the refurbishment with its use for Band Night. The 'new' space will be perfect for activities like Band Night. It offers a more open venue without the skylights and, of course, it's an all weather space.  Below are some of the latest images.


View from 1B
The floor has a blackbutt wooden floor insert
In the background are the bench seats that are primarily to ensure ventilation of the space via plenums to the external walls
Bridge and Games Room almost ready for use



Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Latest Photos of the Kitchen, Bridge, Courtyard & Roof

The courtyard, resident kitchen, bridge and games room, lounge and central stairway should all be completed by the 24th. Here are the latest shots.



Quite a view!



A tribute to St Patrick's Day, our proud Irish bridge builders!
The courtyard takes shape - timber and tiles
Central stairway down to the dining room
Roof with the louvres installed

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Almost Done!

While there still seems a lot to finish the renovations to New College are nearing completion. The shots below were taken last Wednesday. Progress has continued since these photos were taken. Major progress has been made to:

The courtyard - most paving is now done and should be finished early next week.
The Bridge is finally looking as designed.
The Games Room & Lounge are taking shape.
The kitchen needs its oven and the floor tiling.
The central stairway is within a few days of completion.
The roof is completed although the downpipes and louvres to the sides are not finished.
Our expectation is that the majority of the work will be completed in a week.

The view from the 2A balcony
The floor is close to completion
The roof is finally covered with glass & polycarbonate
Louvres starting to take shape



Thursday, March 1, 2012

Steady Progress on the Roof & Courtyard

I haven't posted for two weeks, but O'Week has kept us all busy. Progress on the building has been good. While visually it has been hard to see the dramatic progress of some weeks, a great deal of work has been done on the courtyard floor, the Games Room and, the Lounge & Kitchen. As well, work on the louvres that protect the sides of the roof from rain has been underway. The engineering residents have had a field day observing the action form the balconies. All the while life in the common rooms and dining room has returned to 'normal' (if we ignore the noise and zones that residents can't access). However, completion of all spaces is expected within two to three weeks. Key achievements in the last two weeks are:

The courtyard slab floor has now been poured
Tiling is set to commence
The games room is taking shape with most of the glass walls installed
The ground floor apartments for visiting scholars and guests have been completed
The shared kitchen is almost ready for use

The photos below give some sense of progress.

Games Room Taking Shape
Completing the Courtyard Floor
New College Viewed from the top of the NCV


Normal O'Week Life in the Common Rooms