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Housing Options: Tradition Methods Versus Modern Building Methods With Prefab Units
Housing Options: Tradition Methods Versus Modern Building Methods With Prefab Units
Housing Options: Tradition Methods Versus Modern Building Methods With Prefab Units
Conventional Methods
Materials used in superstructure include: Brick Steel/Rebar, etc Cement /Concrete, Mortar, Terrazzo, Tile, etc Aggregate and Backfill Wood/ gypsum, Hardwood, etc
Conventional Methods
Advantages Tried and proven methods When properly designed, stand the test of rigor Extremely flexible in terms of adjusting design Many Contractors and Skilled Masons are familiar with construction methods Disadvantages Time consuming Structures tend to be heavy with no benefit in stability Possibility of Cost Overruns High
Influencing Factors
Space available Immediate Environmental Factors [e.g. River close
by (18-25 ft approx.) situated on Flood Plain]
Grew up in a town house residential environment Taste are simple yet refined Small family style units Practical integration of base common factors
Influencing Factors
Concept 1
Apartment Complex 3 Large Apartments on top 4 to 5 smaller Apartments to the bottom Footprint to occupy about 1 lot of land Space for club house and yard
Concept 2
3 duplex Townhouse structures Manhattan style One side of each duplex is split into upstairs and downstairs apartments with the front and back on opposing sides Wooden decking made of imported guyana hardwood
Concept 3
The Hardship Concept Phased development Starts with 3 pods Then build apartments