Today our entrance gets a facelift once again. It’s finally rain-proof – mostly. Just in time too!

Once the worker finished sealing it up he’s gone full speed ahead with the rain-guard on all the walls

The last remnants of red brick are now neatly hidden under the warmth of the grey concrete.

And again, yet another main hutong entrance shot. Expect many of these over the next few months

Looking out from the NW room’s balcony entrance

Double-time on the dining room

The entrance to the NW room won’t look so barren later, but still cool now

The last night of concrete work takes place under some incandescent warmth. A view from outside we can start getting used to now.

Gazing out towards the entrance from the lobby we can start getting some ideas of what the view will begin to look like. It’s quite a big view to cover as well: 2500x3000mm of glass. You don’t see any glass coming just yet, but at least some of these red bricks will finally begin disappearing.

The mighty entrance wall

Looking into the entrance and beyond at the private garden

Finally — Here comes the concrete, slowly peeling its way down the wall

Here the worker is putting on the finishing touches of a grey brick wall that only functions to block the ugliness from one neighbour. The new wall is especially nice in the late afternoon sun!

Here’s the wall from down below. Next to it is the back of the kitchen.

Here comes the second floor, structural beams and all.

On the right side is the dining room, the left is a kitchen – mostly

Up comes the kitchen