Load Trace • Choice of Materials • Conclusion Introduction This report will investigate the structural makeup of the commercial building we are working on as part of the Studio 2 module. The building has a single-storey basement that is to be used for car parking, with 5 upper storeys comprising of a café and open plan offices. This report investigates firstly the site that the building is situated on, secondly, the structural make-up of the building, thirdly the load trace and finally, materials
were marked as a comprehensive redevelopment scheme. People were moved out; the tenements were knocked down and new buildings were built on top of the demolished buildings. In many parts where the old tenements were knocked down, multi-storey flats at between 8-30 storeys high were built. The newly build flats were the highest in Britain.[IMAGE] a disaster, large areas of housing in the city were among the worst in Britain. The quality of employment declined. Skilled steel workers are out of job
Building a Shopping Center on Private or Public Land in Saida This project is about investing $5,000,000.00 in building a shopping center on a private or public land in Saida. The construction of the building is about two years. Our company will operate this project for ten years starting the day when the mall is entirely finished. After ten years of operating the mall, the entire building will be transferred to the owners of the land and our company is expected to make a certain profit (as
The shocking tradgity that imprinted the date September 11 into everyone's memory was an act of terrorism. Analysing the major contributing factors that caused the collapse of the world trade centre we must first understand what this remarkable structure consisted of and the engineering elements that gave this building world recognition. We must then focus on the events that occurred on day that caused such catastrophic failure of the enormous structure. We can then interpret what the major contributing
1.0 Introduction 1.1 This report is prepared to analyse and discuss in regards with the selected Planning Application from the selected Local Authority. The aim of this report are to summarise the main issues in the agenda, analyse the process involved in decision making process with evidence from relevant planning policies and review the discussion of committee during the Planning and Development meeting. Furthermore this report will identify a proposed alternative use(s) or other development form
Studying the Kenilworth Castle "The castle today is a ruin, it is therefore of very little use to any historian studying castles." After having visited Kenilworth castle and through my general readings and investigative studies I do not agree with the hypothesis above and I will attempt to argue against this statement. Although the castle is a ruin there is a great deal of structural evidence which historians find relevant in determining the usefulness of castles and how they were
Maison de Verre and Its Contribution to Modern Architecture “Form follows function.” Every great Modern architect thought, designed by and breathed these very words. Or at least, their design principles evolved from them. Modern architects Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Frank Lloyd Wright, Pierre Chareau, and Rudolf Schindler to name a few believed that the function determined the space whether the space was solely for a particular purpose or they overlapped to allow for multiple uses. Form didn’t
This report is being written as if you were to fully design my senior project. These are all the steps and procedures you would need to take to properly design it. First thing you would need to do would be identifying specific landmarks of surrounding land or lot. You would note down anything and roughly measure marks approximate to house location, this way you would have a general idea of where the house would be. If there are no big landmarks, such as nearby houses or roads - you should note
First Impressions May Be Deceiving Michael Jordan For many years now, people have been fool by appearances. Someone may look at the exterior of an object and expect one thing when actually the exact opposite is waiting inside for them. For example, an unexpecting person picks off a grape from the bunch and bites into the fruit while dreaming of a mouthful of juicy, sweet grape but in reality receives a surprisingly bitter splash with the first bite. Or when a person first looks at a power vision
The Oak Ridges Moraine is one of the last natural areas in southern Ontario which we can preserve for future generations. The Moraine has many natural resources that our city will need for the future. It also is has over nine hundred species of animals, many of which are rare or endangered. Lastly, there are numerous of other places to build homes on without harming twelve thousand years of history. Ruining the beautiful Oak Ridges Moraine would be a mistake because it provides many natural resources
Kamloops has clear growth in cultural activities however, with expectations at riverside and new art activities such as (music in the park, Canada day, western Canada theater, and rib fest). The success of these sorts of activates are vital to the success of Kamloops, and that could be easily derailed if Kamloops sustainability is not taken seriously. Kamloops sustainability has is a largely impacted by the proposed Ajaxs mine, both environmental sustainability as well as sustaining the physical
A) Physical setting; built in 1932 and was originally owned by Union Pacific Railroad and later occupied by Yellow Freight Distribution, whose sign still hangs next to the female restrooms. From the exterior of the building I, noticed the long wooden open deck area that leads into the event stage area, full of neon lights. Inside the famous ice house, a big wooden square bar full of various kinds of liquor and a blue sign that read independent ice company as I passed through the two glass doors and
At 2215 hrs, on November 28, 1942, Fire Alarm Headquarters from Box 1514, situated at Stuart and Carver streets, received an alarm. When the responding apparatus arrived they found a small car fire at the corner of Stuart Street and Broadway. After the fire was extinguished the firefighters were about to return to quarters when their attention was called to smoke emanating from the Cocoanut Grove Nightclub a few doors away. Upon their arrival at the entrance of the Broadway lounge on Broadway they
Introduction There is substantial research focused on the economic and environmental effects of high-rise apartments in Singapore. However, there is a lack of studies showing the social effects of these apartments. These social effects directly affect the mental health of its occupants. The social, economic, environmental effects of high-rise apartments in other countries are also relevant to this paper. Hence, the existing literatures on the environmental, social and economic effects of high-rise
The beautiful and luxurious Hotel Vendome was constructed in the Back Bay area of Boston, Massachusetts in 1871. It was constructed on the corner of Commonwealth Avenue and Dartmouth Street. This elite hotel was accommodated by presidents and ambassadors and was unique to its time. During 1881 the hotel became even more luxurious and elite when it was expanded and remodeled. Thomas Edison even visited and electric lights were installed and inspected, making Hotel Vendome the most modernized hotel
Medieval Castles and their Interior Although it is thought that medieval times were barbaric they too enjoyed many comforts we still do today. There is much more to the castle then its’ size or the stone arches inside which are still used in many homes today. Castles today are still flocked to by millions of people every year. Sometimes you even see copies of castles right here in the U.S.A but they are not quite the same. Although they were originally built
INTRODUCTION. The Algo Centre Mall was opened in August 1980 and located at Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada. It was a mall combining with the hotel, two floors for the retails and two floors for the hotel. Algo Centre Mall is the main attention of commercial complex in that area. However, on June 23, 2012, the mall has been afflicting by structural problems and leaks. It has been found that there has a part of structural failure with the dimension of 12m x 24m segment from the rooftop parking deck
Happy Land Fire A blaze at a illegal club leads to the arrest of ejected patron; who is a suspect in setting New York's worst fire since the 1911 fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist company. In the early morning of Sunday March 25th 1990 in the Bronx a devastating arson fire occurred at the Happy Land social club. A man named Julio Gonzalez entered the happy Land social club located at 1959 southern Boulevard in the Bronx , New York. At witch time Mr. Gonzalez was one of
Hello Mr. Hiller, I’m contacting you today to describe my experience during my Hiller Plumbing today 7/20/17 at 4:00pm. I contacted your office in confidence that my small issues would be easily and quickly fixed but I’m sadden that it’s just the opposite. My issues were little drips coming from my bathtub faucet and two toliets with a loose toilet handle and the other with a worn flap. The Hiller representative started with the bathtub facuet by taking out his small tool and inserting it in the
My museum is in the shape of a deer head because I love deer and I hunt. When you walk in there’s a section of outlet malls that consist of Rue21, Maurices, Bass bro, Dunhams, Cabela’s, Subway, Texas Roadhouse, Taco bell, Starbucks, and Buffalo wild wings. if you go around the fountain and head straight there is a room inside this room is a gym with volleyball courts and nets. You can come just to practice or bring a few friends to play a game(s). These courts are here to represent the years of volleyball