Today we sculpted the Copper Crown suite’s front dormer. With this section finished we were able to take more lift of scaffold down. Progress!

The Copper Crown suite’s main facade is nearly ready for its skin of sculpted concrete. If the weather co-operates we may even finish the castle’s exterior this fall.

Today we installed the Copper Crown suite’s kitchen window. It is fun to imagine guests peeking out into their private garden as they enjoy a leisurely breakfast!

When we first started designing the Hazelnut Inn we knew we wanted the exterior to look more like a little village than a single building; each suite needed to be distinct but also look like it belonged with the others. The solution we hit upon was to build two tall buildings/suites with the third suite tucked between them and hidden under a man-made hill.

It’s not hard to take an interesting picture at the Hazelnut Inn these days. It is however, more than a little difficult to take a picture that gives a sense of how the project fits together. Nevertheless, here is a shot of the North Star suite’s entrance courtyard. This little ‘courtyard under a ship’ serves as an outdoor antechamber before guests take the path up to their private garden terrace.

The Copper Crown’s facade is looking good (if a little grey) these days.