architecture hands-on construction skills excavation
The Architect's first big excavation job was for his Sunhollow House Residence in Burbank, California, in 1976.
All the rough grading was done with a rented backhoe and dump truck.
The Architect's wife, Lynn, actually drove the dump truck several times to the dump site for the dirt.
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Sunhollow Residence, Burbank, California, USA - 1976
Hands-on construction experience includes shovel work, backhoe operation, dump truck operation, and retaining walls.
Doing the rough cutting with a rented excavator, Sunhollow House, Burbank, California, USA, 1976.
Doing the rough cutting with a rented excavator, Sunhollow House, Burbank, California, USA, 1976.
Shoveling dirt into dump truck, Sunhollow House, Burbank, California, USA, 1976.
Moving the excavated earth to the dump in a rented truck, Sunhollow House, Burbank, California, USA, 1976.
Building a log retaining wall/stockade, Sunhollow House, Burbank, California, USA, 1976.
LINK TO FINISHED SUNHOLLOW RESIDENCE
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