6 – 8 April 2017 ~ Milan, Italy

Japanese Clay Finishes

Japanese Clay Finishes

A workshop aimed at architects, professionals, operators in the construction industry Participants will receive a certificate of attendance.

Thursday, 6 April 2017 – Base layer

9.00-13.00

  • Welcome and introductions
  • Presentation course, trainers etc.
  • Presentation material and equipment,
  • Plaster layers
  • Preparation of panels constructed with woven bamboo (bamboo, ropes, strips)
  • Preparation of grip mixtures
  • Preparation of base mixture (arakabe)

14.30-18.00

  • Processing surface key
  • Laying base mixtures (arakabe)

18.30-19.30

  • Lecture: Contemporary Finishes Earthen (arch. Sergio SABBADINI)

Friday, 7 April 2017 – Levelling layer

9.00-13.00

  • Materials preparation
  • Fibrous mixtures preparation for screeding (Nakamuri)

14.30-18.00

  • Laying mixtures for leveling (Nakamuri) on arakabe layer
  • Laying mixtures for leveling (Nakamuri) on different layers

18.30-19.30

  • Lecture: Japanese Finishes Earthen (Kenji MATSUKI)

Saturday, 8 April 2017 – Finishing layer

9.00-13.00

  • Fibrous mixtures preparation for finishes Otsu-Migaki: otsu haitsuchi, otsu hikitsuchi
  • Laying mixtures for finshes otsu haitsuchi
  • Surface finishing with different trowels

14.30-18.00

  • Laying mixtures for finshes otsu hikitsuchi
  • Surface finishing with different trowels
  • demonstrations of earth finishes on ovens
  • panel discussion and presentation of work

Costs

150,00 € (VAT included) for the 3-day workshop

Location

Fabbrica del Vapore
PADIGLIONE Messina 2 e Porcellino
via Procaccini n.4 Milano

Languages

English and Italian

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