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Porno in the Park! What’s going on?

The strangest thing happened today in the beautiful city park in Budapest, Hungary.
My soon to be 60 year old husband and myself took a stroll in the park just to be out in nature and feed the ducks.Something we really enjoy doing. We sat on a park bench to rest a bit.There across from where we were sitting 50 yards away were some tables where seniors were sitting playing chess.All of a sudden a tall young blonde women in a black tube top and black mini skirt pulls her top down and squats down lifting up her skirt while a man with pro. style cameras starts shooting pictures of her. All this is going on in front of everyone in site.People just had their mouths open in surprise. What is the world coming to?

well I never! ,we never see things like that in Mohacs.
My husband had it happen in front of him in France ,a mother and Daughter relieving themselves , without the cameras .not a meter from where he was sat.It`s the done thing there.
It`s hard to believe Budapest is the porn capital of Europe!

A Piece of the Puzzle: Incorporating Retractable Awnings Into Historical Renovations

 

Downtown areas, tree-lined neighborhoods, old main streets – every city and town is defined by the buildings in it. Older buildings, whether it’s a turn of the century storefront or a post-war home, has a distinctive design. When buildings are refurbished, the intent is to preserve those distinctive attributes, to preserve the character and scope of the original style.

Retractable awnings have an important role in renovating historical buildings for two reasons:

· A variety of old architectural styles, such as Spanish Revival, Colonial, and Craftsman, incorporated awnings as part of the exterior design, so the awnings themselves are functional and aesthetic extensions of the building.

· Old buildings depended on passive ways of controlling heat, especially through shade elements such as retractable awnings and trees.

Replacing awnings on older buildings, even integrating retractable awnings where there were previously none, is a simple, relatively inexpensive, yet highly visible way to begin renewing the appearance of a building. Retractable awnings are especially beneficial because of easy use and care, combined with highly-durable construction and the ability to provide sun, glare, UV, and heat protection in the spring and summer months and allow solar gain in the winter and fall.

What Matters in a Renovation

Streets and neighborhoods are taken together as a collective influence. That means that one of the most important aspects for preserving historical integrity is properly preserving the exterior appearance of a building. According to the Department of the Interior (which, through the National Park Services, encourages historical preservation), the exterior areas in an old building (commercial and residential) have the greatest affect on preserving the historic flavor of the building. There are a number of areas that reflect the intrinsic style of the architectural period:

· Existing architectural details, such as ornate trim

· Entryways

· Porches and patios

· Landscaping

· Drives and parking areas

· Windows

· Natural passive heat control (retractable awnings and other shade elements)

Assess where awnings were previously installed or where retractable awnings can be seamlessly incorporated. For example, old wood arbors around a Spanish-style home may have rotted away; a retractable awning, covering the same area, is much easier and less expensive to install while still harmonizing with the original design and appearance of the home. Additionally, many homes of all varieties used natural shade elements to control light and heat. Replacing awnings with retractable awnings can help cool the interior without having to immediately install air conditioning or fans or used to replace the shade from trees which have been removed.

Where controlling light or heating is an issue in historic buildings, retractable awnings are especially beneficial since they can be motorized, automatically respond to the sun by using sensors, and change their pitch. Being able to adjust the awning improves both heating and cooling efficiency. Other sensors (wind, motion, and rain) can also be used to protect the awning.

Methods for Integrating Awnings with Your Structure

Retractable awnings are an important facet in an historical facade. The determining factor when selecting retractable awnings is to be true to the style. Old photographs and nearby buildings can give hints on what kind of retractable awning to look for. Retractable awning style, size, color, and location impact the overall appearance. In addition, retractable awnings offer energy efficiency and are both simple and efficient to use.

Style

The most common historic awning style is the most popular even today: a simple stretch of fabric, extended over two or more arms, with a valance hanging in the front. This style is called lateral arm. Lateral arm retractable awnings are a popular style for both budget and high-end retractable awning lines, giving a broad range of options.

Another important style feature of a lateral arm awning is the valance, a strip of fabric which hangs from the front end of a lateral arm, elongated or dome retractable awning. For almost any time period, scalloped or rounded valances were common.

Some architectural styles use more specialized awnings; for example, Spanish Revival prominently features arched windows and doorways, and awnings for those areas, the awnings were also arched (called dome awnings). Dome and elongated dome retractable awnings are also available for historical restorations and are especially popular for commercial awnings.

Size

The awning should fit within the original outlines of the building area. For example, use multiple small awnings over windows instead of one large awning stretching across an entire wall. Also, the projection of the awning should be properly fitted to the right-of-way or landscaping.

The size and projection of the retractable awning is integral to giving the amount of sun and glare protection needed to prevent damage to furnishings or stock and displays.

Color and pattern

One of the most popular fabrics were wide stripes (commonly called a bistro style), in black and white. Colors tended to be light (such as pastels) because of the gently-colored, diffused sunlight. Yellow was extremely common awning color for stores because it reflects light and UV rays effectively and diminishes the amount of sun damage to furnishings and store wares.

One tip: avoid old-fashioned canvas awnings. Although cotton or canvas awnings are historically accurate, solution-dyed acrylic wears substantially longer and has a brighter, truer color, which is why the Park Service recommends it.

Retractable awnings

With a design similar since its inception in the late 1800s, retractable awnings (even motorized awnings) are not unhistorical. Stylistically, retractable awnings look the same as traditional and historic awnings, with some additional benefits:

· Significantly longer lifetime than fixed awnings since the fabric is not always exposed to the sun

· Better overall energy efficiency than fixed awnings

· Simpler use and maintenance

· High quality materials, in most cases

· Unobstructed views

· No additional construction and a light footprint on the building

Looking at the Larger Picture

Architecture is the character of the community. Spanish Revival in Florida, Cape Cod in New England, and Craftsman-style ranch houses in the Midwest all provide distinct spice for their regions. Preserving that appearance is important to business and retail centers, so many cities offer incentives and special design districts to encourage historically friendly updates to commercial buildings and downtown districts. Awnings are specifically mentioned in revitalization projects across the USA because of the widespread popularity of awnings in nearly every decade and architectural style since the 1800s.

Retractable awnings fit into a larger design picture, making that picture a little more harmonious and timeless with a well-designed, well-constructed, and well-chosen architectural feature.

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Need to calculate foundation for pillars?

Putting up a gazebo/patio with an I beams salvaged from demo project. They are 42″ tall, 45′ long, 12 1/2 ” wide. Very old & strong with riveting to hold it together. Great condition. Want to use the beams to be support for patio area with a small room in “attic”. Will use four pillars/columns to support structure. Not yet final on pillar design but would like to use man made concrete columns with interior support like I beam or other suggestion. Washington DC style blocks on this site is my idea: http://drstoneworks.com/columns.htm . How do I calculate bases for the columns? Working on Iowa riverbottom with gumbo, shallow water level, no bedrock. Will be using Ludowici tiles for roof. Expect to have 30 feet width between I beams to make covered area 1350 sq ft. The beams are estimated to weigh 8 to 10k each. Ludowici tiles are approx 4 lbs ea. Want to use hip roof design. Thanks for any ideas

I have a new steel home, I built using narrow flange I beams. 3 each 50′ long 24″ deep and 12″ wide. the colums were actually “Special moment resisting frames (smurf). No interior bearing walls so the open space was 50 x 50.

Over 500,000 lbs of concrete steel and glass went into it.

there were 9 colums and footings. each 4′ square, 4′ deep.

The soils are very stiff and thier bearing capacity is well over 100 psi. (over 1 million lb capacity each)

if you overexcavate below the topsoil, you should have no problem

the only down side is the amount of concrete.

you could design pilings, but drilling deep holes (about 12′ deep and 24″ dia) for poured piles (+ rebar) could be more of a problem.

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