the Drop at Boomerica anntag:dayonedesign.net,2011:the-drop-at-boom/13142631012010-12-01T00:00:08-08:002011-08-25T02:05:01-07:002010-11-30T16:14:00-08:00<img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/TPWjaqfTf2I/AAAAAAAAB8U/0XuladC4U20/s1600/boom001.jpg" thumb="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__8dbxhS6eos/TPWjaqfTf2I/AAAAAAAAB8U/0XuladC4U20/s320/boom001.jpg">
the Lake Idanha Nova
and future site of the Drop
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Cleaning the bamboo splits and sorting into different grades of looseness
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Let the weaving begin!
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"yip, yip.... back, back"
it's the special language of large scale bamboo wall weaving
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the ends come together in curving organic forms
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the tall end of the wall gradually spreads and will frame the acrobatic stage
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the tails become garden spaces
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one-of-a-kind wall!
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these columns will support the screen on the opposite side of the structure
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making woven panels
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installing the panels into meter deep trenches in the ground
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intentionally bending them over
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the two walls are brought together to form a tunnel
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then we go around the length of the tube (about 500') attaching the two sides together with bamboo rafters and lashings, not a single nail was used
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we continue working through the night
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the 'roof' is made with lycra fabric stretched and tied down where ever possible
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such an amazing space for a gallery!
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even the sheep dig it
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