Big Wheels Keep on Rollin'

The Mighty Machine landed today.

The fellows in the picture are working at the little bit of excavation we have to do.

although the house is on a slab of cement, chock full of stuff, there still have to be footers put in first to support the slab.

And because of Frank Lloyd Wright's theory of "compression and release," even though the site itself is perfect for the house, some dirt had to be moved to accommodate the lower level great room.

The compression and release theory is as follows. One enters the house into a rather low ceilinged area - the compression bit. One then walks down four steps into the great room , which has the same ceiling plane but due to the lower floor, there is a "release" into a greater seeming expanse. Compression and release... the sunken living rooms that we remember from those trendy movies of the sixties, I'm guessing are another way to achieve that. Don't raise the ceiling really, lower the floor. That's Pat walking in what will be the kitchen area, or it could be the dining room. Until the furniture is in there who really knows?

Happy Birthday B.B.