This is the first of our development videos, all of the videos have been taken throughout the different stages of the construction. You will notice the changes and the days that we really achieved some great results with a lot of work being done in and around how economically we used the space.
Because the space is limited to 24m2 (before the mezzanine) we had to make sure that not only were we able to fit in everything we need to use but also to allow room between the equipment, along with some new and improved equipment which enables us to deliver a more efficient and better service to you. We also needed to allow space for us to move around without being cramped for work space, and feeling like the walls are closing in around us.
It is a very exciting and demanding thing to do, I am sure that if you have undertaken to build or renovate a house you will have a very good idea of what it is I am talking about and is not something that is undertaken lightly in hindsight… however it is very rewarding to now see the results after looking back to create this video for you to view.
As you can see from the video we literally started with an empty shell of a place, unfortunately I didnt have the video camera ready to get some before shots of when we moved the safe from the back left corner to where you see it now, that was a mamoth task… it took 3 of us and a pallet jack half a day to go the span of about 4 metres, which I know sounds crazy, but it is very true!
All in the midst of the construction I had two metal pins removed from my right big toe, which I broke in 5 places,, while helping a friend move some furniture around his house… unbelievable, but if it was going to happen it was always going to happen while I was in the beginning or middle of the construction of our new jewellery studio! I was in hospital between the time the first section of the video and the time the mezzanine arrived, a very frustrating time that was. It also meant having to be ready for the mezzanine before I went in to hospital for the removal of the pins.
My toe is fine now, thanks for asking, but I still shake my head every time I think about it.
The mezzanine level, as you have seen is not the most difficult thing to construct because it was all pre-fabricated offsite then brought in to the studio and assembled there. However it did take considerably longer time to build and assemble than all of us thought! We started the day at 8am and I didn’t leave the studio untill 11pm… but I am sure you will agree with me when I say that the result speaks for itself.
This is the end of the first stage, it took us about 2 weeks to get to this stage, A LOT of cleaning, demolishing and going to the tip to dispose of everything. I can still remember thinking that we have SOOOOO much work to do – I was right – but looking back at this video collection I was looking at what was needing to be done as opposed to what i was creating…
Sam Kritsotakis
