The Downland Gridshell
Conservation Store and Workshop

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Construction of Floor to Workshops

September 2000

Concrete is poured to fill the cavity between the the blockwork.   This method of construction with an inner and outer skin of blockwork with steel reinforcing and poured concrete in the cavity is designed to provide a simple to build structure capable of withstanding the loads from the building and the soil backfill which will surround most of the building. This method avoids the need for expensive shuttering and provides a fair face for the internal walls.  The blocks were sourced locally.

The GLULAM beams forming the first floor are positioned and joined and protected from the elements

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October 2001

Packs of pre machined timbers for the floor are delivered and laying commenced at the beginning of the month.

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