The fourth phase of construction at Mission Santa Barbara is well underway! The project team met on April 17, 2015 to see the work in progress. "Windows" have been opened through exterior, Portland cement cladding on the convento wing to reveal a mix of underlying, early California building materials like sandstone, adobe, terra cotta, and brick. These materials will be repaired, and a new overlay of lime-based plaster and paint will be applied.
Project team members in front of the convento wing south elevation. From left: Napoleon Gallardo (Spectra), Troy Parry (Spectra), Nels Roselund (Roselund Engineering), Shane Swerdlow (Chattel), Tina Foss (Old Mission Santa Barbara), John Griswold (Griswold Conservation Associates), Brother Brian Trawick (Old Mission Santa Barbara), and Gabby Gonzalez (California Missions Foundation).
Project sign.
Project conservator John Griswold discusses mix of underlying building materials.
Convento wing south elevation with "windows" showing underlying sandstone.
Convento wing north elevation with "windows" showing underlying building materials.
