Inspiration

Throughout this project will will be logging links, photos, and other momentos we are inspired by. Above are some of the things Jan and Jon have been inspired by. Next update we are going to log some of the campers inspiration and goals in the scheme of JUNGLE*topia.

Disasemble-able ramp at Dietch Projects gallery 2002.
Dietch ramp built by Simparch .

Mobile Hut also by Simparch, built from old handpainted billboards.
Maya Hayuk (amongst others) built this SHRED Playland in Pittsburgh some years ago.
Jon Bocksel's ramp in Brooklyn, a learning experience in large scale building.
Thomas Campbell Artist, filmaker, surfer, skateboarder, shanty sculpture builder.

Last but not least "The TreeHouse Book." This book has some great photo's into the lifestyle and modes of tree home dwelling.

Plastic Bag Rope (dance party!)

Amy played some jams and soon enough we had a ton of rope made out of grocery store bags.
Lot's of pre-cutting and twisting involved. We are using 8 layers (or ply's) of 10 strips tied & twisted together...
....to make one four foot rope. Altogether we are going to make over 100' of rope.
Believe it or not it is very strong. Our gratitude goes out to Caroline for showing us the process and helping out. Recycled ropes will be used throughout the JUNGLE*topia platform for decoration and climbing structures.

Recyclying BEAMs

The image above displays how the recycled 4x5 beam looks in thier new foundations.
First we built boxes for the foundations to lay on top of the natural granite ledge.


Beneath the box lays a rebar rienforcement.






Then we poured the concrete; at the end of it's hardening time we added a shoe that will hold the 4 X 5 beams in place.

Platform

plat·form (pltfôrm
1. A horizontal surface raised above the level of the adjacent area, as a stage for public speaking or a landing alongside railroad tracks.
2. A place, means, or opportunity for public expression of opinion.
3. A flat elevated portion of ground.
4. A formal declaration of the principles on which a group, makes its appeal to the public.

Our JungleTOPIA (platform) will act as a space in which the Beam Campers can use intuitive decisions through building and manipulation, interpretive play, music making, performing, amongst other things that have been yet decided by the campers themselves. The campers will begin progress on the platform on July 26th 2008.

From Jon's drawing Jan made a scale model for the Platfrom.





Above is a drawing Jon did on site for the platform.

Cutting the stairwell out of the barn

Jan and Jon Took the staircase form the barn to be re-used for JUNGLE*topia.
More photo's of the staircase use soon!

Pulling Down The Chapel

A couple of ropes and the rest is history...

The barn

About 1/2 hour from the site in Strafford NH, Jan found a beautifully negelcted barn that is going to make for some awesome wood recycling. The Barn is about 200 years old and alot of the wood will be planed to create a new surface for painting, while leaving the underside exposed to emphasize the history invovled with our structure.

Dissasembly of Chapel.

The chapel was torn down to use it's posts for the main substrates of the central figure. The Chapel was built in the 60's and as rumor has it was helicopter lifted onto it's site (this thing was quite gargantuan).




Incredibly so the beams (4x5's) are in excellant shape and will make for great supports that will be put directly into our concrete foundations that are being poured.

Original Site March 2008.

This is the original site of the chapel that has recently been disassembled to create new materials for the central figure of Jungletopia.