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Old Posted Jun 27, 2018, 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Ned.B View Post
I've also heard that while the Headhouse was built to accommodate the weight of 12 additional floors, the historic building doesn't have the lateral bracing or a traditional core in order to support modern construction methods, and that is what has complicated this project and all of the previous proposals.
A woodlam/timber highrise would have been a good fit here.
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