Work in progress; the people. the place. the process.
Spatial Sculpting in the raw.

~~~~~~~~~~Windsor Hotel pre-renovation~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

______3rd floor hallway_______________________salvaging door parts_________________

18 yr resident, Gary Boll, continues his work with the hotel through its much needed transition

___3rd floor east end demo in progress____ note wooden header typical of egress door ways__

______plaster and lathe wall conditions ______warped and rusty inner breezeway _____

_______demo madman revealed________the Critter behind the mask

rough-sawn timbers make up the primary structure___water damaged walls give way easily

L to R: Victor, Brad, Kathi and Tasha, Gary, Critter and Joel, Steve and John

John Wolf - attic bound________cast iron radiators have since been removed and reclaimed

Victor sculpting brick inset and demo’ing structural failure above Sugar-Momma’s old location

Greg and his Diboco Sprinkler Crew installing main lines___Gerald and Critter demo plumbing

___structural decay; load-bearing wall, structural failure - long term water damage

Shower floor frame decay________Frank and John; Medlock & Assoc. Engineering

___Tony and Bill Gertz (Interactive Electric) in boiler room; making way for 1200 amp service entrance___Gary and Stacy accessing new hallway route

Freddy -
“Preordained Owner of the Windsor and All of Asheville.
Current resident guardian and pentagon operative“.

_____Aaron on door demo____Chris prep’ing bearing wall for flitch plate

Pre-demo and current view from Sugar Mamma’s to 3rd floor ceiling. structural repair started here.

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