Casa Pixan units 3 & 4 are taking shape!

Front of unit three. The site will require about eight to ten dump truck loads of fill to rise the level to the height shown.

Front of unit three. The site will require about eight to ten dump truck loads of fill to rise the level to the height shown.

Back corner of the property looking into unit three.

looking into the back of unit four. The exterior door is on the right and the remainder of the space is to be left open for windows. This is a design change from the original concept to allow more natural light into the units.

Private patio space behind unit four.

Private patio space behind unit four.

Swinging that hammer like he has never missed!

These guys always seam to be working very close to each other but they never appear to be in each others way.

Mason placing the blocks for the side wall of the staircase

Loupe has placed the first block and will now adtjust and fine tune the set to ensure it's plumb and level using an offset string level.

Loupe has placed the first block and will now adtjust and fine tune the set to ensure it's plumb and level using an offset string level.

Loupe has placed the first block and will now adtjust and fine tune the set to ensure it's plumb and level.

Lots of activity in Unit four. The plumber (front left) is insalling the pipes for the kitchen sink. The lead mason Loupe is preping the top of the concrete foundation wall and getting ready to place the first row of blocks. The foremen in the yellow hat is checking numbers again. Red shirt is continuing with the center wall

Lots of activity in Unit four. The plumber (front left) is insalling the pipes for the kitchen sink. The lead mason Loupe is preping the top of the concrete foundation wall and getting ready to place the first row of blocks. The foremen in the yellow hat is checking numbers again. Red shirt is continuing with the center wall

The last day of hand mixing concrete on the ground. We now have a mixer.

Installing blocks for the center partition wall.

Mason installing the block walls for the main floor powder room. Between the worker and the camera is the sink area.

Mason installing the block walls for the main floor powder room. Between the worker and the camera is the sink area.

Tigre (Tiger) in the yellow hard had is the crew boss and is always double checking the measurements and making sure that everthing is perfect.

Tigre (Tiger) in the yellow hard had is the crew boss and is always double checking the measurements and making sure that everthing is perfect.

Laboror chipping away a three foot tall vertical case to insall the kitchen sink drain pipe.

mason installing the center concrete block wall between unit three and four. Using his trowl he tapps the block down into the concrete morter until is perfectly in line wiht the blue fishing line guide.

mason installing the center concrete block wall between unit three and four. Using his trowl he tapps the block down into the concrete morter until is perfectly in line wiht the blue fishing line guide.

Mason installing the center concrete block wall between unit three and four.

Looking out of unit three directly at where the future pool area. Most of the extended side block wall shown on the exterior will be a private covered deck area for this unit.

Laborer hammering flat the curved rod shown in the background. Then passed to his right for another man to hand bend into a square or rectangle.

One of the work men double checking the tie wires on the Castillo before the concrete is poured into the vertical case for a structural load bearing concrete column.

Center castillo boxed out and ready for concrete.

The lead hand in the yellow hard hat is assessing the job site and double checking measurements before stacking the blocks around the main floor bathroom and staircase.