Month: August 2013
GMH Chatswood
Architecture, ConstructionGMH is currently under construction with shoring 50% complete. The lower level slabs are currently being formed up for pours. One of the first concrete pours will be for the crane footing which eventually will form the base of the main exhaust shaft.
More photos to follow. This image was taken with an iPhone in panorama mode.
Note: This project was designed by Alan Hendrick and partly documented by Maurice Sartorelli while previously a director and senior architect of AS Architects Pty Ltd. As per the Copyrights Act of 1968 and the Copyright Amendment (Moral Rights) Act of 2000, SWD Architects recognises shared custody of the above mentioned design and the moral rights of Alan Hendrick and Maurice Sartorelli.
ERO Concrete Recycling Robot
Architecture, Concrete, RoboticsInhabit reports on some innovative technology being developed to demolish concrete in buildings using advanced robotics and water under pressure to separate concrete from steel form work.