Today we made the three hour drive to the small city of Pocone for a meeting with the engineer and client (Julie and Ethan, to a certain extent). The trip to Pocone also allowed a visit to a school at a similar scale as our building proposal. Posted are some important details which allow us to understand the methods of building construction at play as well as the typical building materials that are used locally. Clockwise from the top left, 1.) The standard building brick – in this case, the orientation of the block alternates each course, the blocks are filled with concrete, with cementatious application on exterior. In other examples we have seen, the block does not alternate and remains exposed, 2.) Hip and framing intersection at corner, 3.) Water delivery infrastructure – pipe penetrating through roof clay tile lapping, 4.) Structural beams, rafters, batons, 5.) Ship-lap beam joint at column, column with smaller member sandwiching, 6.) Top of roof tile, 7.) Finished floor of interior made of concrete and pigment, separate sloped slab for water drainage at roof line 8.) Portal beam led into column. To see even more building details and also get more of an idea about life in the wetlands of Brazil, please visit the “PHOTOS” link for the Picasa site!