Completion of the third layer of earth     11/2005 Another period of heavy rainfall delayed progress on the site. The “mati department” worked hard to finish the third layer at a height of 1.90 m. Many details were required for the openings and lintels. The prefabrication of the bamboo beam and frame construction started in parallel to help keep the building process on track after the walls have been built. Sophisticated auxiliary constructions were necessary to straighten the curved bamboo sticks. The bamboo workers (“bash department”) had been trained for the 3000 lashings that were needed… |>