Construction
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The stoned hill | #week 9
Almost all minecraft work is done! Just before end of 2023. We are still not sure, how to arrange entrance gate, fencing from the top, but what is most important: now the time has come to dig the pit for the house. Continue reading
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Retaining wall in progress | #week 7
Dmitris the Excavator and his team started to erect the reinforcement structure. After two weeks, more than 100 tonnes of stone had already been laid in the gabions. By hand, stone by stone. The work was unfortunately interrupted by rains every few days, but it looks like the risk of the road falling on our Continue reading
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Panta rei | #week 4
Corfu is known for its multi-day rains and flash floods. This is caused by air masses from the cold, high mountains of Epirus colliding with extremely humid and warm air from the Ionian Sea.Adjacent to the Meraki Hills is the rema – a deep gorge that is mostly dry. It is an extension of the Continue reading
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Schrödinger’s equation | #week 3
We are stuck. Nothing is happening on the site. The purchased gabions are rusting away quietly, waiting for their time. Earthworks, concreting, electrical connection – not even contracted. The professional who has to reinforce the hill will not start work without a contract and an advance payment. It took a month to have this communicated. Continue reading
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Hill reinforcement | #week 1
A year ago, torrential rain caused a landslide in the upper right-hand corner of the plot. It came very close to destroying the road above, so we were lucky that didn’t happen. However, together with our engineer, we made the expensive decision to reinforce this part of the hill with stones in gabions. There was Continue reading
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Real things start to happen in the 3D world
We never imagined that the sight of a growling excavator destroying a beautiful meadow could trigger such an avalanche of good feelings: we are moving from dreams, plans, documents and projects to reality. Behind us are the choice of plot, the choice of architect and construction engineer, the design, the planning permission, the dispute with Continue reading
Meraki Hills: secluded Corfu retreat 