A local charity board owns corner lot ("we") surrounded by big neighbor's parking lot ("they"). They'd prefer to extend their lot to cover the block. We need to retain our (ministry service) location. A win-win would be to create office/living/etc space for us beneath an extended pkg lot for them. (ca 4 ft of vertical space exists between lot level & perimeter sidewalk) Visuals of examples would be shown both boards to, hopefully, stimulate interest in such a cooperative solution. (The "big n'bor" might help w/ extra expense... they can afford to if they like the double-use idea)
2006-07-21 06:34:59 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
Parking lots can require a great deal of support and are subject to thermal changes at extreme hot and cold conditions. Between the support columns and expansion joints, your project and regulations involved is much more complex than you think. It would be easier for the big neighbor to add on to existing structures and give you the space you'd need while sharing the parking lot. Underground parking lots or underground offices would only be practical if the volume or parking demand generated by the structures and lack of available space justified the costs associated with them.
2006-07-21 16:54:20 · answer #1 · answered by Mack Man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be cheaper to build up and park on the ground than to build an office unground just so you can park on top.
2006-07-21 08:42:46 · answer #2 · answered by Grant d 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋