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Grand Designs Live Panel Talk
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Material Collection
First collection of extracted clay from the Wimbledon site. Members of The Clay Garden studio came to collect materials first hand to carry out tests and create a range of samples from the clay.
Excavation Developments
A 4 metre deep basement has been carved out of the property site as a result of the excavation process. This has revealed the two different layers of clay. The upper portions consist of alternating clays and sands, known as the Claygate Beds. The lower half is blue London clay. These formations are from the Eocene age, dating back to 50million years old, where quartz is the most abundant material.
Piling Begins
Coils of clay extracted from up to 18 metres deep as a result of the piled process. This is where a contiguous series of holes are formed which are then reinforced with steel and concrete and used as a retaining structure forming part of the groundwork’s.