James Taite
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James Taite
@jamestaite.bsky.social
Stonemason in Ottawa, Canada. Approaching peak hoser.
hah! Not irritated! Kinda fun… but would be way more interesting if they explored materials other than concrete. Some interesting modular lego-like wood-block systems out there that do similar except are low-emission carbon storage. This seems like a solution without a problem.
November 27, 2025 at 1:19 AM
He came by his English via Colorado I’m afraid🤷‍♂️
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
peekaboo
November 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
literally in an argument with a Brazilian coworker over the correct spelling of centre as I type this
November 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
that is correct
November 26, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Ooof
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 PM
or these vibes...
November 24, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Not the best pics; took these 15 yrs ago or so when I had the opportunity to poke my head in. It had been boarded up for decades, was being used as a construction office for an adjacent project.

3 parallel brick vaults, the first for the public, the middle for clerical work, the last for storage.
November 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
It's a *little* better than facadism, in this case. They've completely altered the context, and even moved the building 20 or thirty feet, but they have actually preserved it relatively intact, including the brick barrel vaults of its construction.
November 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
That seems to agree with what I’ve been told
November 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Ah makes sense, I’d only ever heard Ontarians draw it out like that.
November 24, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Ba-dumt-tsh 😂
November 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
and the context:
November 24, 2025 at 12:09 PM