Future exhibition hall, Shaxi Visitor’s Center
During my last visit in April to the work site, Mr. Yang, Mr. Wu and I decided to take the walls and floors of secondary buildings in the temple complex down to their original earth layer, removing all concrete and plaster. After we level and tamp the floors, we will be adding brick and stone. For the walls, we will use a mixture of lime, plaster and rice husk, with no additional pigments. The result should be close to what the original builders of this temple created over 300 years ago.
Mixing plaster for walls
Adding electric conduits in the kitchen
Cafe space
Keeping original roof tiles and mud brick for replacement