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Construction 237:
Attic/drying room and closing of the roof Given that the wooden structure of the roof is practically finished, I might close the attic as well without pulling it too long. It is always a bit sad to close a room knowing that you’ll not see it anymore unless you look through tiny openings, but this is from the beginning a feature of the Domus. However don’t worry, before proceeding to the final closure I will try to take a good number of photos, so we won’t miss it too much! Meanwhile, it’s time to take care of the interior furnishings, as happened some time ago for the small kitchen. (Un)fortunately in this case the room will be less rich in details and the walls will remain almost bare. Let’s start with a small structural accessory: a wooden staircase. As I already explained, the attic is built on two levels due to the height of the corner room, whose ceiling is about one centimeter above that of the kitchen (half a meter in real size). This difference will be easily overcome through this three small steps, obviously NOT equipped with a railing or any kind of protection, like in the best medieval tradition. As the environment is also poorly lit, we must be careful not to get distracted.
The second accessory is also a staircase, but this time it is a long ladder that will allow the more agile tenants to reach the attic from the kitchen, passing through the open trap door in the slab. I imagine that the old fat servant who takes care of the meals will have to ask the help of some young assistant to go get the salt. © The DOMUS project by Werner Maresta - MMXIX
