++ CONOR WOOD / PORTFOLIO +
Structural Prosthesis Due to the extensive dilapidation of the current structural systems, only the primary steel structures can be salvaged to support heavy loads. To supplement new load-paths resultant of the excavations, structural prosthetics in the form of concrete piers and re-oriented trusses are applied to the building. The old steel contacts the new concrete to form box-frame sections that support each of the three wings. The re-oriented trusses are taken from the existing roof structures, which no longer need to support the loads of ship construction. Cavities in the piers hold mechanical systems.
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