Sentences with phrase «demands meant the surface»

Aesthetic demands meant the surface water drainage for the blocked walkways had to be as unobtrusive as possible yet fully meet the drainage requirement; this was achieved by installing Hauraton RECYFIX ® STANDARD SLOTTED CHANNELS fitted with symmetrical galvanised steel covers.

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Demanding a dispassionately cool anonymity at the expense of the feverishly assertive personal components that had been the hallmarks of abstract expressionism, minimalism's adherents asserted that the meaning of an artistic entity resided not within, but rather solely on its surface.

The modest surface to volume ratio that this affords means less heat loss and therefore a smaller demand on the performance of the building envelope.