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In order to make more useful spaces in structure, "hanging mezzanine" concept has been
adopted, in which the mid-storey is supported from the top floor. can anybody help me in the
design process?
Don't have grates that people might dance on; don't use inferior construction materials; make
sure that everything is supported DURING construction. Read recent newspapers.
Richard Perry Kulczak University of Brighton
Have a look at the Berlin Stock Exchange, or Ludwig Erhard Haus IHK, by Nicholas
Grimshaw and Partners (aka Grimshaw). We used a series of multi-storey steel arches from
which to hang each concrete floor plate (with integrated coffered downstand beams) from
first floor upwards (like mezannines) to allow for an entirely column-free trading floor at the
ground level. It's colloquially called 'the armadillo' and was groundbreaking design at the
time.