Work began in June of 2006
General contractor Joe Condidorio in background
Joe, on right, with foreman Tim, checking gravel depth
Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede (left) with Zen Center foreman Lou Kubicka
Whoa, that seemed close...
Mozart, loving it.
First footings being poured.
Pouring concrete with the boom crane.
Final wall being formed.
Zendo steel roof frame is lowered into place,
And fastened.
Placing West Hall roof trusses.
Trustees throughly involved...
A whole lot of framing work...
Zendo interior.
Contractor Joe Condidorio with architectual superintendent Richard Osgood (left)
Contractor Dana Stringham powering up to pour bridge footings.
They really do work on stilts.
Tom Kowal staining window frames in the upper monitor.
Stevan Veljkovic with Lou Kubicka working together on top of Zendo venting baffles.
Kadi Sprengle finishing woodwork.
Gerry Dartt
Gravesite planning, with (left to right) Tina Kubicka, Eryl Kubicka, Scott Jennings, Stevan Veljkovic, Gretchen Targee, and John Pulleyn.
Nursery driver, with Kadi, Stevan, Lou, and Britta planting Birch trees on approach to Roshi Kapleau's gravesite.
Britta Bruckner doing gravesite stonework.
May 2007 Roshi Philip Kapleau Memorial Ceremony. Photo includes (from left) Jay Thompson, Sudarshana Kapleau, Andris Chapin, Angel Martinez, Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede, Cynthia Seefeld, Rose Martin, and Rafe Martin.
Trueman, on right, leads the food preparation staff for the work retreat.
Amala-sensei from New Zealand and Majka from Sweden on shingle detail.
John Pulleyn, Roshi, Stevan Veljkovic, Tina Kubicka, and Eryl Kubicka discuss grounds work with our landscape architect Dudley Breed.
Tapered wood pillars for the Zendo being constructed by Mike Chrest, with some engineering help, earlier, from Tom Kowal.
Rochester Zen Center trustees and officers meet on earliest version of our bridge. From left: Lou Anne Jaeger, Andy Stern, Kadi Sprengle, Tom Roberts, Chris Pulleyn, Scott Jennings, Roshi, Eryl Kubicka, John Pulleyn, and Gerardo Gally-Sensei.
Luna preparing the sound absorbing panels used for dividers in the Zendo.
Staff and RZC members enjoy lunch during an April 2007 workday
RZC member Helen Fuller of New Zealand designed and installed much of the tile for the Japanese baths.
Ed Kademan working on interior trim.
Spreading grass seed.
Willow (from Montana) cutting Douglas fir.
Held by an invisible line, it's a big Black Cherry fish, caught somewhere near the far end of the Chapin Mill pond.
Stevan Veljkovic using our chainsaw mill to create one of the two black cherry log beams destined for the Kannon Room.
Black Cherry beams going into place, on a below zero morning in February, 2007.
Rich Eaton with Axel Kairies (back)
Laimons Klava, Ralph Chapin's caretaker for over 30 years, supervising a drive-through by Stevan and Teshin. With his excellent memory Laimons has been our source for much Chapin Mill history and many "how to" details relating to care of the property.
June 2007: first Sesshin in the new Zendo.
Cleaning the swimming area in 2008. Rebecca Mendelson is raking out large amounts of heavy seaweed.
RZC staff members Matt Hust, Rebecca Mendelson, and Peter Greulich
