Archive for the ‘overhang’ Category

cantilevered balcony

September 29, 2007

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A very close-up view of the building where the balcny overhangs the slope leading to the valley below. The balcony remains the most visited part of the entire building giving visitors a very good view of the place, and also the arrival point to the left and below.

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balcony

March 14, 2007

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This is one of our favourite views of the balcony section of the Boh Visitor Centre, we see here the view out to the amazing tea estate, the valley runs across many miles of undulating terrain, but also how precariously the building actually sits atop one of the hills of this vast landscape of tea plantation.

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overhang

March 8, 2007

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A 9m overhang for the balcony makes this a very light building, almost floating just above the slopes. Also the view from the balcony becomes much more uninterrupted. Notice also how the very large tree next to the structure has been left where it has always stood, in fact it is so close to the foundation that we’ve had to be very careful to use steelwork and concrete in the right places. The roof structure for safety, has had to be reinforced and braced effectively to account for the unlikely collapse of the tree, or any one of its branches in stormy weather

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