Modern construction using long-forgotten techniques
Modern construction using long-forgotten techniques
ethz.ch
Modern construction using long-forgotten techniques
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Pretty clever, and I like how organic it looks. Come to think of it, wasn't H.R. Giger also Swiss?
Guess they like those organic designs.
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Freaks me out if there was a little plaque explaining it before I went into the building, but if it works, no one's going to blink an eye.
Sounds like the right kind of retrofuture tech to me.
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but have they tested it against various types of wear and tear, environmental exposure, being hit by an american truck or other large damage, water damage from a toilet overflowing and going unnoticed for a couple months, other stuff...
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Obviously not yet, but given that similarly build churches have survived hundreds of years and multiple heavy earthquakes, I would say chances are high that it will be quite durable.
For water damage it would be probably more durable that regular concrete construction, as this mainly damages the rebar reinforcement, which can not be easily inspected for damage.
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Anyone who has an upstairs neighbor: fuck you
Given the way these are suspended and that you can fill the empty space with noise dampening material, they might be significantly better than normal concrete floors regarding noise transmission.