Mar 31, 2016
Mayor leaking problem from roof gutter and leader
Window lintels in need of repair white stains indicate salts
Stone seems to be cracking near the top edges of the building
KINGS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK
West ElevationBedford street
Sergio Lopez Adib Anwar Ehsannl Haque135 Broadway, Brooklyn NY 11211
A9
Water causes damage to rest of structure when falling
possible wood decay On rear entrance replacement or repair
edges of the building
Marble Pilasters stained in black damaged by water
Sidewalk cracked due to damage from water leaking from building
A10
KINGS COUNTY SAVINGS BANKREHABILITATION & CONSERVATION
WORK BY SERGIO LOPEZCOURSE: AR740 CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGYPROFESSOR: M. SMITHUNIVERSITY: NEW YORK CITY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
CREATING DETAILS: THIS PROJECT REQUIRED PROPER ANALISIS OF THE EXISTING CONDITIONS OF THE LASNDMARKED BUILDING. I VISITED THE SITE TO PRFORM A FIELD SURVEY , BY DOCMENTING THE INFORMATION AND RESEARCH I WAS ABLE TO LEARN ABOU THE METHODS OF CONSTRUCTION IN THE 1980’S . A STONE AND MASONRY BUILDING LIKE THE KINGS COUNTY SAVINGS BANK HAS LARGE SYSTEMS WHICH KEEP WATER AND ALL NATURAL FORCES OUT OF THE BULDING. DUE TO YEARS OF DETERIORATION AND POOR MAINTENANCE THESE SYSTEMS BEGAN TO FAIL.
MANY PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. MY PART IN THIS IS TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM , EXAMINER THE CURRWENT CONDITIONS AND DESING A DETAIL THAT WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM. WHEN DRAWING THE DETAIL I NEED ED TO MATCH SERTAINF MATERIALS AND STREWNGHTS. I NEEDED TO MAINTAIL THE BUILDING CARISMA BY UTILISING SIMILAR MATERIALS. FOR THE DETAILS ABOVE THE SYSTEMS ARE BEING IMPROVED NOT CHANGED . THIS ALLOWS US TO REHABILITATE THE BUILDING.