Previously, when I was identifying a new photo, I'd say this is the southeast side of the building. Then I'd rush off to the next photo. Ok this is the southeast side, but getting back to that function thing from the current status screen, let's look at function.

First of all notice the steps in the image. Those steps will remain as my long-term plans include placing a ferro-cement roof over the roll roofing currently in place. The roof will need to be self-supporting between the dome walls and the outer walls. The existing roof will serve basically as a form.

Next in the image below, you can see how the holes cut in the plastic around the window are cut in the shape of an arch. That's because the windows are going to be imbedded in cob and that will be the shape of the opening in that cob wall. I have the plastic on the outside so that if the weather is less than ideal for cobbing I can build a fire on the inside and still cob with out too much finger discomfort.

The large dark open area in the center of the image is where one of our wood burning stoves will be placed. It's actually in place now and servers as our only source of heat for the moment. The plate glass windows on the left are two 1 1/5 ' x 6 ' pieces on either side of a 3' x 6' foot piece of plate glass. All the windows and glass was salvaged. The windows are basically strapped in with the same scrape wood used in the roof. The scrape wood is left over pieces from a furniture factory. The rough buck frame of a door is located on the right side of this image. It leads into the kitchen/family room/hang out area. I also plan on putting an outdoor kitchen near this door.