{"id":595,"date":"2025-01-21T18:50:27","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T17:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/romeocosta.com\/?page_id=595"},"modified":"2025-01-22T19:32:33","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T18:32:33","slug":"lapis-building-process","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/romeocosta.com\/index.php\/lapis-building-process\/","title":{"rendered":"Lapis &#8211; Building Process"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">A <strong>pile <\/strong>of earth is created at the desired location. It is surrounded by bags of soil, which help solidify the pile and make it easier to build vertically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e24ddcd7199&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"http:\/\/romeocosta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/21-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/romeocosta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/21-768x1024.jpg 768w, 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\/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge image\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">We <strong>dig <\/strong>into this mass, which will serve as <strong>formwork <\/strong>for the concrete. The excavation is slightly <strong>diagonal<\/strong>, creating sloped edges to visually lighten the sculpture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e24ddcd8c71&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"http:\/\/romeocosta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/18-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/romeocosta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/18-768x1024.jpg 768w, 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driven into the ground to stabilize the shape and anchor it. The <strong>hole<\/strong>, the <strong>mold<\/strong>, the <strong>formwork <\/strong>is then filled with <strong>concrete<\/strong>. To reduce the amount of concrete needed, remnants of building blocks and other <strong>construction waste<\/strong> are added layer by layer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e24ddcd99b2&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on-async--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-async-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"http:\/\/romeocosta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/12-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-607\" 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