http://antharchtica.com/new-folder-2 daily 0.75 2013-01-10 http://antharchtica.com/new-folder-3 daily 0.75 2013-01-15 http://antharchtica.com/a-wall-building daily 0.75 2013-01-24 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/50c10c0fe4b0e52732e57415/510179f9e4b0604ddbc2e7ef/1359051257881/2875_100.jpg A Wall Building.Gallery https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/t/51017a2ae4b0d171103d2242/1359051257881/2875_100.jpg A Wall Building.Gallery https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/50c10c0fe4b0e52732e57415/510179bbe4b0394719123a54/1359051196883/2839_100.jpg A Wall Building.Gallery https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/50c10c0fe4b0e52732e57415/510179bee4b00028821c4c96/1359051202417/3005_100.jpg A Wall Building.Gallery https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/50c10c0fe4b0e52732e57415/510179c1e4b0394719123a5a/1359051201849/3015_100.jpg A Wall Building.Gallery https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/50c10c0fe4b0e52732e57415/510179c1e4b0d171103d2172/1359051202040/3019_100.jpg A Wall Building.Gallery https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/50c10c0fe4b0e52732e57415/510179b9e4b0604ddbc2e797/1359051195120/2568_100.jpg A Wall Building.Gallery https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/50c10c0fe4b0e52732e57415/510179bee4b0394719123a58/1359051202060/2976_100.jpg A Wall Building.Gallery https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/50c10c0fe4b0e52732e57415/510179bae4b0fed92eed9fec/1359051196109/2657_100.jpg A Wall Building.Gallery https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/50c10c0fe4b0e52732e57415/510179c2e4b0394719123a62/1359051207333/3041_100.jpg A Wall Building.Gallery https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/50c10c0fe4b0e52732e57415/510179bbe4b0604ddbc2e79d/1359051196960/2815_100.jpg A Wall Building.Gallery https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/50c10c0fe4b0e52732e57415/510179b9e4b0d171103d2159/1359051193858/2517_100.jpg A Wall Building.Gallery https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/50c10c0fe4b0e52732e57415/510179c2e4b0394719123a66/1359051205988/3036_100.jpg A Wall Building.Gallery http://antharchtica.com/about daily 0.75 2013-11-07 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/t/5106baf1e4b0e77d6bebd05c/1359395571198/Driving+Stake_100.jpg ABOUT http://antharchtica.com/anthropic-architecture daily 0.75 2019-09-30 http://antharchtica.com/home daily 1.0 2015-07-28 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/t/5106c2b4e4b0004dddac64d9/1359397558269/Expedition.jpg AA MAIN Photograph by Admiral Robert E. Peary http://antharchtica.com/a-wall-buildingconstruction daily 0.75 2013-10-09 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/t/51030b8ae4b08b9604821bf4/1359154060884/Mike+Shooting_Crop1.jpg A Wall Building.Construction https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/5101657ae4b039471911e9d6/51095668e4b006da6a590ed2/1359566720771/Block2_DS2_100.jpg A Wall Building.Construction The wall is constructed of regular eight-inch masonry sash units with an integrated sash groove used as a tactile/visual organizing device https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/5101657ae4b039471911e9d6/5101cec5e4b01cb3fe309ebc/1359145988281/Set+Last+Unit_DS2_100.jpg A Wall Building.Construction The wall consists of 107 stacks, each 16 courses tall for a total of 1,712 units, the first placed 21 August 2011, the final placed 6 July, 2012 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/5101657ae4b039471911e9d6/510172c5e4b0d171103d0b46/1359145871280/Pulling+Shims_DS2_100.jpg A Wall Building.Construction The units are initially placed on shims for leveling, with a target reveal of 3/16" between them; the shims are removed after grouting https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/5101657ae4b039471911e9d6/510172cae4b0f6a8c8f4ca6b/1359145593189/Top+Shot_DS2_100.jpg A Wall Building.Construction Critical to the construction technique is that the strap within the wall is always straight, even within the curve, and as a consequence, keeping the notches aligned during placement is paramount to all other variables https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/5101657ae4b039471911e9d6/510172c8e4b02a000f7cdcb4/1359146130840/Set+Strap_DS2_100.jpg A Wall Building.Construction The stacks are tied together horizontally at every course by a piece of 3/16" x 2-1/2" HR steel strap, with every fifth course (three total) using stainless steel https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/5101657ae4b039471911e9d6/510172c5e4b0604ddbc2dcd7/1359145445369/Notch_DS2_100.jpg A Wall Building.Construction Prior to placement, the units are notched according to shop drawings made for each stack using a jig and a table saw modified for cutting block https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/5101657ae4b039471911e9d6/510172cae4b03947191220d3/1359071596293/Weld+1st+Strap_DS2_100.jpg A Wall Building.Construction https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/5101657ae4b039471911e9d6/510172c5e4b0fed92eed8f8a/1359145373375/Pour+Ftg_DS2_100.jpg A Wall Building.Construction 2" x 4" lumber fastened to the footing form work provided the fixturing required to layout the #5 vertical reinforcing dowels in every other stack, along with the steel embed plates used to weld the steel for the first course to the foundation https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/5101657ae4b039471911e9d6/510172c8e4b02a000f7cdcb5/1359145428208/Setting+Column_DS2_100.jpg A Wall Building.Construction Steel tubes provide the means to locate the horizontal steel straps tying the stacks together, doubling as storey poles for the masonry courses https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/5101657ae4b039471911e9d6/510172c7e4b0f6a8c8f4ca5d/1359145229506/Sealant_DS2_100.jpg A Wall Building.Construction A continuous ring of construction adhesive/sealant is placed recessed within the reveal, sealing the assembly for grouting and temporarily fixing the units in place https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/5101657ae4b039471911e9d6/510172c9e4b03947191220d2/1359145251160/Sunrise_DS2_100.jpg A Wall Building.Construction The project is sited on a hill near the Building Research and Demonstration Facility, a complex built in the early 1990's for students and faculty to test building assemblies and one that had, over time, succumbed to disuse and abandoned projects https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/5101657ae4b039471911e9d6/510172c5e4b03947191220c8/1359145290894/Layout+Focus_DS2_100.jpg A Wall Building.Construction Accurate layout was especially critical for the project, as tolerances were demanding https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/5101657ae4b039471911e9d6/510172c9e4b0b2093b3eceb6/1359145297783/Shoot+Grade_DS2_100.jpg A Wall Building.Construction The wall rests on a poured concrete foundation, 10" thick by 30" wide, bearing approximately 30" below grade https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/5101657ae4b039471911e9d6/510172c5e4b02a000f7cdcb0/1359049414597/Night+Strap_DS2_100.jpg A Wall Building.Construction https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/5101657ae4b039471911e9d6/510172c6e4b0f6a8c8f4ca5c/1359049417664/Scaffold+Work_DS2_100.jpg A Wall Building.Construction https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/5101657ae4b039471911e9d6/510172c7e4b0f6a8c8f4ca5f/1359049418459/Set+1st+Course_DS2_100.jpg A Wall Building.Construction https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/5101657ae4b039471911e9d6/510172c9e4b02a000f7cdcb6/1359049420582/Tipped+Pallet_DS2_100.jpg A Wall Building.Construction https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/t/5102efb9e4b0eaf9697059a1/1359146938761/Bill+and+Gabe_100.jpg A Wall Building.Construction http://antharchtica.com/wallproject daily 0.75 2013-06-15 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/t/51017533e4b02a000f7ce3b6/1433611174835/3005.jpg A Wall Building.Main GALLERY https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/t/5101a942e4b0d0b0502aa660/1359063363927/Plan+Projections.jpg A Wall Building.Main DESIGN https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/t/510174d7e4b039471912292a/1359049944777/Top+Shot_DS2_100.jpg A Wall Building.Main CONSTRUCTION http://antharchtica.com/design daily 0.75 2013-01-24 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/5102b82ae4b0ef23f0dcc8e8/5102bbefe4b091edd3f1a048/1359134614682/Fabric+Wall_ZOOM_100.jpg A Wall Building.Design Because the rotation results in dimensional contingencies due to the changing hypotenuses, the abstract rules developed to govern the stacks' rotations were rationalized into mathematical formulae so that meaningful design work could be carried out https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/5102b82ae4b0ef23f0dcc8e8/5102bbf4e4b01cb3fe324091/1359565727979/Fabric+Wall_ZOOM2_100.jpg A Wall Building.Design The subtlety of the rotation coupled with the relentless organization of the horizontal and vertical lines asserted the visual potential of the design's construction technique https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/5102b82ae4b0ef23f0dcc8e8/5102bc4ce4b0202016c8ab7e/1359134606472/Fabric+Wall_100.jpg A Wall Building.Design Inspired by a lecture on Wright's 'Textile Block' houses, the design began as an isometric drawing of a masonry facade whose constituent stacks each rotated a fraction of a degree relative to the adjacent stack https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/510187d0e4b0d171103d4910/510197d9e4b00028821cabb9/1359565867746/Plan+Projections.jpg A Wall Building.Design The final design has one face of each stack oriented toward a common focal point, thus determining the rotation of every stack and replacing the abstract mathematical rule employed during the isometric drawing design https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/510187d0e4b0d171103d4910/510197d8e4b039471912a43d/1359159344027/Light+Through+Model.jpg A Wall Building.Design While studying a wood model used to test various wall configurations, a photograph captured light streaming through the imperfect model's joints https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/510187d0e4b0d171103d4910/510197d8e4b039471912a43e/1359159320630/Mock-Up3.jpg A Wall Building.Design The open vertical joints led to the adoption of an altogether mortarless construction, one that would demand even tighter tolerances during construction but would have the potential to yield a more refined result https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/510187d0e4b0d171103d4910/51019de7e4b039471912bd3f/1359159453365/Focus+Studies2.jpg A Wall Building.Design Several wall start/end points, curve shapes, and focus locations were considered, respecting the existing Test Cell building and the Cube project under construction, and all having significant consequences on the wall's construction and final impression https://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c0fc9ce4b016ceb5d298c5/510187d0e4b0d171103d4910/510197d8e4b0f6a8c8f54813/1433611176167/All+AC+Layers.jpg A Wall Building.Design Several technical drawings were required to realize the project, and although most processes resembled conventional construction, the requisite precision, planning, and discipline often exceeded it