The Phoenix Restaurant & Lobby Building - May 2008

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After the walls of the foundation were completed our
crew begin to fill the foundation in with compacted sand.



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A layer of water proofing plastic was then
placed over the grid of 10' by 10' sections of sand.



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A network of steel was then tied together to provide
reinforcement in the building's foundation slab.



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Here is the foundation of the Restaurant and Lobby
Building looking towards Residential Buildings A, B, & C.



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Here is the building's foundation in late April
viewed from Building B prior to the concrete pour.



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The Restaurant and Lobby
Building faces Middle St. to the west.



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A great deal of sand, gravel, and cement
was required for the 400+ bag concrete pour.



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Here are members of our crew in the
midst of pouring the foundation's slab.



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All of the plumbing and conduit for the electrical wiring
must be set up prior to the pour of the foundation's slab.



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Here is the foundation of the Restaurant and Lobby Building
immediately after its slab was poured in early May 2008.



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After being poured the slab was watered down over the following
24 hours to avoid any cracking in our warm weather environment.



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With the foundation slab completed our crew begin taking
measurements to begin laying the blocks of the first floor walls.



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The area featured here is where the first floor lobby will be
built. Above the lobby will b
e a large second floor roof deck.


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Seating for the restaurant of The Phoenix will be in the area
seen at left and in an open air patio to be built on the right
.



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This is where the kitchen for the restaurant will be on the
first floor. On the second floor will be an open air roof deck bar.



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Here are some of the many concrete blocks that will be used to build
the Restaurant and Lobby Building's first floor walls in May 2008.





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