Sentences with phrase «structures on stilts»

The reason was that the structures on stilts lacked shear stiffness, and failed where columns and beams connected.

They are in structures on stilts set among the extensive gardens.

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The pilots will build a 15,000 square foot structure on 180 15 - foot stilts, with hurricane - proof windows, a water - impermeable foundation, and a triple - redundant communication link, among other things.

It's simply stunning, the sharp dynamic structure is set on stilts against the raw, rugged landscape, and in winter, its rural setting makes it the perfect base to spot the Northern Lights.

With its dramatic structure set on stilts over the rugged landscape, ION Adventure Hotel is another popular spot for Northern Lights viewing.

ARTnews: Some of your previous works have been very physical, like Unnamed Structure, the large raw wood creaky house on stilts you built into the lobby of the Walker in 2011.

Raised high above the ground on stilts, the spaceshiplike structure allowed for privacy as well as excellent views and sunlight.

Exterior scenes filmed in Kent show a post-industrial Thames Estuary with desolate structures rendered increasingly strange, such as abandoned boats, a collapsing pier, dilapidated sea forts rising out of the water on stilts, and Margate's now defunct Dreamland amusement park, which opened its doors as a new mass leisure culture emerged in the early 1900s.

Dubbed the Ufogel (a combination of «U.F.O.» and the German «vogel» for bird), the structure is raised on stilts, making it resemble an alien craft or bird that has landed, with minimal impact on the ground.

Each sturdy structure was built on four stilts with sheets of corrugated steel for the roof and walls and lumber for the floors.