Harris county courthouse Architects rendering

Here is the rendering that Susan and her team at Architexas (http://architexas.com/) prepared for us. We will use it to start carving the center areas missing in the Capitals. Though the rendering is very well done it does not depict how much the element protrudes out from the wall. Remember this is a 3-D object and protrudes rather proudly from the wall plane. It is also not flat it will have deep recesses . They need to be deep because the element is extremely high and in order for the viewer to resister the details they need to be very prominent.

So now our work begins. In a few weeks I will be allowed on site. Right now construction crews are abating the lead paint and access is not allowed until the environmental consultant reports that it is safe to enter the building. I a little apprehensive as in the past damage to the plaster elements have occurred during this phase. We have cautioned all parties involved so we will see if they heed our warnings.

We will then set up scaffolding giving us close access to the object for the first time. We will then document further the element taking measurements and close up photographs. We will then make a rubber mold of the existing portions of the capital.

Then we will ship the mold to our shop in Lubbock Texas and our crew there will cast the elements. This will give us an accurate starting point to start creating the missing portion of the capital.

We will keep you posted of the time we will be onsite and update the blog with new photos as we get them.

matt