THE ARTHOUSE BLOG

Here is the report for this week. The second floor drywall is almost completely installed—both for the expansive front gallery area and for the mezzanine studios.
On the roof, the work continues on the elevator and the wheelchair lift. The steel work for the movie screen and the mechanical room is proceeding nicely as well. [...]

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Things are really shaping up at Arthouse. You can feel the energy in the air as you walk through the job site and on each floor, the final look of Austin’s new home for contemporary art continues to materialize.

Here you see the Grand Stairway, which is looking grander by the day. This skilled [...]

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As of this week, framing is set to start on the Arthouse mezzanine. The base layer of stucco on the north side is ready to be laid down. The east (front) side of the building is getting furred out, just like the south side. And finish work continues on the grand staircase, [...]

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That’s what we’re talking about! Here are three shots of the grand stairway. From the front, the back on the first floor, and from the second floor looking down.

Upstairs, the roof has been tarred and work continues on the mechanical room and restroom at the back.

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Lots of work is happening on the roof. Here you see the decking and the mechanical room on the west side (back).

Masonry work continues on the second floor double window overlooking Congress Avenue.

Workers are lifting the first of the huge custom-milled steps for the stairway into place. This is a painstaking, tedious operation [...]

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Construction crews have rigged a special harness and pulley system to lift the hardwood steps for the grand staircase into position.

The custom-milled hardwood steps for the staircase are ready for installation.

Looking down the stairway opening from the second floor.

The mechanical room on the back of the roof has been bricked in. [...]

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The grand staircase which will be a striking visual centerpiece on the first floor is taking shape.

The elevator entrance on the second floor and the stairwell to the right are looking more finished every week.

Here is a shot of the mezzanine studio area. Forgive the tilt, but your intrepid reporter was having to [...]

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Electric boxes display the intricate wiring that goes into making a building like this work.

Here is a major beginning—the steps for the grand staircase are starting to be framed in. Here you see the first two framed.

The underlying wallboards for the gallery walls have been installed, behind which are the art loft/public lounge and [...]

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The steel work for the grand staircase on the ground floor is in place.

The southeast corner of the ground floor.

This shot was taken looking back from the front of the building. The cherry picker you saw in the first photo today is extended up through the stairwell and you see the door opening [...]

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While many Austinites were busy enjoying SXSW last week, the crews working on Arthousewere working diligently to bring it in on time.

The front of house is looking more and more like a finished product. Here you see the south base wall for the grand stairway that has been installed.

The back portion of [...]

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