At The Water's Edge: The Grid in Coastal Construction

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dc.contributor.authorWaltz, Christopher S.en
dc.contributor.committeechairO'Brien, Michael J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberWang, Joseph J.en
dc.contributor.committeememberCortes, Mario C.en
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:30:42Zen
dc.date.adate2000-01-18en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:30:42Zen
dc.date.issued1999-07-29en
dc.date.rdate2001-01-18en
dc.date.sdate2000-01-16en
dc.description.abstractThe Outer Banks are a special place at the end of land and the beginning of water, and yet, most of the houses built on these islands seem to take no notice. A drive down the beach road reveals house after house that are essentially suburban dwellings raised above flood level on piles. This project proposes that oceanfront homes should not be pale imitations of inland housing, but rather as unique as the environment in which they exist. The architect must design for the long term needs of the client and use elements dictated by the environment as integral parts of the design to create a building that is both responsive to and reflective of the condition that occurs at the water's edge.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Architectureen
dc.identifier.otheretd-01162000-15540021en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-01162000-15540021/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/30959en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartetd.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectgriden
dc.subjectcoastal architectureen
dc.subjecthurricane resistanceen
dc.titleAt The Water's Edge: The Grid in Coastal Constructionen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineArchitectureen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Architectureen

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