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An artist, Nicole Tschampel, attempted to purchase the building in a June 2000 sheriff's sale, to create an art studio with apartments above. Despite Tschampel's winning bid of $25,500 ($3,000 of which was owed back taxes ), local realtor Carl H. Woodford found the owner, paid the taxes, and put the building on sale for $80,000 before the deed ...
A street in SoHo in New York City famous for its cast-iron facades. Spa Colonnade in Mariánské Lázně, 1889.Nearly every element is cast iron. Cast-iron architecture is the use of cast iron in buildings and objects, ranging from bridges and markets to warehouses, balconies and fences.
To accommodate the excess forces, the design called for expensive, high-strength concrete and steel to support the bridge. Because of the high cost of materials and construction of such a span, the design of the arch was revised to a 6.6:1 span-to-rise ratio, making the main arch taller and decreasing its length from 480 ft (150 m) to 400 ft ...
Field of Corn (with Osage Orange Trees) is a publicly-funded art installation in the city of Dublin, Ohio.The installation consists of 109 concrete ears of corn positioned in rows and standing upright in a grassy field.
A group of balusters supporting a handrail, coping, or ornamental detail is known as a balustrade. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The term baluster shaft is used to describe forms such as a candlestick, upright furniture support, and the stem of a brass chandelier.
This style conveyed the dignity of government and was often used for civic buildings during the late nineteenth century. Some of the hallmarks of the Renaissance Revival style found on the building include a prominent cornice, balustrades, and quoins (corner blocks). Belt courses, another common feature, encircle the building at each level. [4]
The internal layout of both floors comprises a central corridor that runs from east to west and provides access to rooms on either side: a series of standard width classrooms (21 ft) on the south side, and bathrooms and teachers rooms on the north. At either end of the corridor is a concrete stair with iron balustrade and timber handrail.
It is a concrete-framed structure with brick in-fill. The seating tiers are of formed concrete and seats are of formed plastic supported on metal framing. Steel framing supports a cantilevered awning roof. The roof and side and rear walls are clad with wide-profile metal sheeting. There is a metal sheeted balustrade along the sides and front.