Report # 63 : High-rise, reinforced concrete buildings with open space at the ground floor
by Su C. Tung, George C. Yao This is an urban housing construction. Typically, these are 12-story apartment buildings with a parking area in the basement. The first and second floor are classified as Open Space (OS) and the ground floor is used by the residents for gardening and for leisure and social gatherings. The […]
Report # 62 : Street front building with arcade at the first floor (contemporary construction)
by George C. Yao, M. S. Sheu This building type is common in many Taiwanese cities and towns. The street-front buildings are medium-rise, reinforced concrete frames with infill brick masonry walls serving as partitions. Usually, the first floor (typically 4 m high) is used for commercial purposes while the upper stories (typically 2 to 4 […]
Report # 61 : Street front building with arcade at the first floor (pre-1970’s construction)
by George C. Yao, M. S. Sheu This building type is common in most Taiwanese cities and towns. It represents a construction practice that was followed before1970 and is no longer used. The main load-bearing structure consists of reinforced concrete frames designed for gravity loads only, with brick masonry infill walls. Brick walls were built […]