The Restoration Man - C4
Discussion
speedking31 said:
The finish around some of the window openings looked rather rough on the outside, but I guess no-one is ever going to see it.
The lift pit looked pretty much complete with the mechanical parts and electrics already installed with 6" of water in the bottom. Not clear whether that had penetrated the walls or flowed in from the top. There was a lift contractor listed in the credits, so it must have worked out alright in the end. But if that had to be re-excavated and a new waterproof concrete pit constructed it would have been major. Don't forget George is an architect so not really interested in engineering.
I though that a clean solution would have been to instal a climber lift that runs on tracks up the outside of the building. The overhang might be challenging but the tracks could be stood off the lower part or an opening made to give access into the tank. It would have been visually unobtrusive from a distance and yielded a lot more internal space. Would have upped the cost due to having to break in to each floor level.
I always question the logic of starting work on the lower floors while the top of the building isn't weatherproof.
I thought it was odd to have the lift inside, but maybe they were concerned about it being very cold in the winter or there were some planning issues.The lift pit looked pretty much complete with the mechanical parts and electrics already installed with 6" of water in the bottom. Not clear whether that had penetrated the walls or flowed in from the top. There was a lift contractor listed in the credits, so it must have worked out alright in the end. But if that had to be re-excavated and a new waterproof concrete pit constructed it would have been major. Don't forget George is an architect so not really interested in engineering.
I though that a clean solution would have been to instal a climber lift that runs on tracks up the outside of the building. The overhang might be challenging but the tracks could be stood off the lower part or an opening made to give access into the tank. It would have been visually unobtrusive from a distance and yielded a lot more internal space. Would have upped the cost due to having to break in to each floor level.
I always question the logic of starting work on the lower floors while the top of the building isn't weatherproof.
I missed the beginning, was that THE BRDC or just a coincedence or was it never explained?
M
marcosgt said:
I thought it was odd to have the lift inside, but maybe they were concerned about it being very cold in the winter or there were some planning issues.
M
They said at the start that the planning permission they already had was for the lift to be internal (it appears from news articles from a couple of years ago that the tower was auctioned with planning permission for residential conversion already in place). George was shown telling them to leave it as it was. A lift outside would have meant going back to planning again, which I guess they didn't have patience or money for.M
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