Greetings friends of Hive and the Architecture+Design community. I'm glad to greet you again, although I have sadness for a friend who will no longer be among us on the platform. Surely some of you knew him, he is 
So, I continue with this publication because I want to show you a construction work that I saw in a house while I was walking through Laureles, a very nice area of Medellin. I tell you that one day I passed by there and I saw some round planters that were being built by a couple of workers. That was several months ago. The truth is that I liked the design, it may seem simple but I liked it and I stopped to photograph part of the process because some of them were already finished and others were still under construction.
Saludos amigos de Hive y de la comunidad Architecture+Design. Me alegra saludarlos nuevamente, aunque tengo tristeza por un amigo que ya no estar谩 entre nosotros en la plataforma. Seguro que algunos lo conocieron, el es
Entonces, contin煤o con esta publicaci贸n porque quiero mostrarles un trabajo de construcci贸n que v铆 en una casa mientras caminaba por Laureles, una zona muy bonita de Medell铆n. Les cuento que un d铆a pas茅 por all铆 y vi unas jardineras redondas que estaban contruyendo un par de trabajadores. Eso fue hace varios meses. La verdad que a mi me gust贸 el dise帽o, quiz谩s parezca sencillo pero me gust贸 y me detuve a fotografiar parte del proceso porque ya algunas estaban terminadas y otras todav铆a construyendose.
Well, I started to take pictures and the masons were looking at me, so I told them that I liked the work and that's why I wanted to take some pictures. They changed their attitude and even smiled. It was more comfortable to take the pictures, of course without them being in them, that was the condition. The workers helped me with little information because they were not very talkative, but they told me that it was a fast job and that few materials were needed.
Bueno, yo empec茅 a tomar fotos y los alba帽iles me estaban miraban entonces les dije que me gustaba el trabajo y que por eso quiero unas fotos. Cambiaron la actitud y hasta sonrieron. Ya era m谩s comodo tomar las fotograf铆as, claro sin que ellos salieran en ellas, esa fue la condici贸n. Los trabajadores me colaboraron con poca informaci贸n porque eran de pocas palabras pero me dijeron que era un trabajo r谩pido y que se necesitaba pocos materiales.
The truth is that it looked like an easy job to do, but everything in construction has its technique. In this case, for the planters to look good, you have to follow some steps, make measurements, think about the type of plants that the client wants to plant so that the diameter and depth is adequate. Let's not forget that it must have a drainage. In other words, they must be functional and beautiful planters.
La verdad que se ve铆a como un trabajo f谩cil de hacer pero todo en la construcci贸n tiene su t茅cnica. En este caso, para que las jardineras queden bien, hay que seguir unos pasos, hacer mediciones, pensar en el tipo de plantas que desea sembrar el cliente para que el di谩metro y la profundidad sea la adecuada. No olvidemos que debe tener un desague. Es decir hay que lograr que sean jardineras funcionales y bonitas.
They used clay bricks, cement, water and I saw no sand.
Usaban ladrillos de arcilla, cemento, agua y no vi arena.
The concrete mix was prepared in metal buckets.
La mezcla de concreto la preparaban en unos valdes de metal.
Ready the concrete base with clay bricks and with its respective drainage, we start making the border with the bricks. This is where the magic begins because for me the beauty of these planters is thanks to the design of the border with the bricks.
Lista la base de concreto con ladrillos de arcilla y con su respectivo desague, se empieza hacer el borde con los ladrillos. Aqu铆 es donde empieza la magia porque para mi la belleza de estas jardineras es gracias al dise帽o del borde con los ladrillos.
Perfect symmetry in the placement of the bricks. I really like the style of the workers in this simple construction job. Look at the drain at the base of the planter, flush with the floor.
Una perfecta simetr铆a en la colocaci贸n de los ladrillos. Me gusta mucho el estilo de los trabajadores en este sencillo trabajo de construcci贸n. Miren el desague en la base de la jardinera, al ras del piso.
The concrete is placed to join the bricks. I could not see the concrete being poured, remember that it was a job that I saw by chance while passing by the place and some planters were already finished.
Se procede a colocar el concreto para unir los ladrillos. No pude ver el vaciado del concreto, recuerden que era un trabajo que vi de casualidad mientras pasaba por el lugar y algunas jardineras ya estaban terminadas.
The test is made to check the operation of the drain and there are no problems in the water outlet.
Se hace la prueba para comprobar el funcionamiento del desague y no hay problemas en la salida del agua.
When the planter structures are finished, gravel is placed before the soil.
Al estar terminadas las estructuras de las jardineras se le pone grava antes de la tierra.
I stopped by another day and the planters were doing their job. That was excellent. As you can see after the gravel the soil is placed and some garden palms were planted.
Pas茅 otro d铆a y las jardineras estaban cumpliendo su funci贸n. Eso era excelente. Como ven luego de la grava se coloca la tierra y se sembraron unas palmas de jard铆n.
A total of six planters were built, three on the right side of the house and three in the front. I really enjoyed seeing how these planters were a nice detail in that well-kept, old-style house.
Se construyeron seis jardineras en total, tres en el lateral derecho de la casa y tres en el frente. Me gust贸 mucho ver como estas jardineras eran un detalle bonito en esa casa de estilo antiguo y bien cuidado.
What do you think of the planters? I would like to know other opinions. For now I say goodbye and I hope you liked my content. Bye bye.
驴Qu茅 opinan de las jardineras? Me gustar谩 conocer otras opiniones. Por ahora me despido y espero que les haya gustado mi contenido. Chao, chao.
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