Building Strengthening
Building Strengthening in Çukurambar
In Çukurambar’s mixed-use buildings, we plan strengthening work without disrupting the routines of offices and residents.
Overview
In Çukurambar, older apartment buildings and new high-rises stand side by side on the same street, and many buildings house offices, clinics and homes together. In building strengthening in Çukurambar, this mixed character is the single most important factor shaping both the technical and the logistical side of the work.
A medical practice operating in a building and a family living on the floor above are affected by the same works in very different ways. We first listen to these differing expectations, and then implement the project prepared by licensed engineers within a schedule that protects everyone’s routine as far as possible.
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Buildings Where Offices, Clinics and Homes Intertwine
In apartments originally designed as homes and later converted into offices or clinics, partition walls may have been removed, and heavy equipment or archive cabinets may have been added. Changes like these are information the engineers need to know when assessing the need for strengthening.
During the survey, we record the current use of each independent unit and prepare a summary for the building management so that this information reaches the engineers in full during the assessment process. In older apartment buildings squeezed between new high-rises, we also note the effects of excavations on neighbouring plots, together with residents’ observations.
- Recording wall alterations in apartments converted into offices
- Noting the loads of heavy equipment, archives and storage
- Treating the shared car park and ground floor separately
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A Works Plan That Protects Business Continuity
In buildings with businesses still in operation, it is often possible to move noisy and dusty work outside office hours or to weekends. We plan this together with the building management and business owners, and we separate the work area with dust barriers and temporary access routes.
Once we have completed the column and beam strengthening, carbon fibre wrapping or shear wall additions specified in the project, we get the office and clinic interiors ready for use again. We can also offer office interior design support for the interior layout of the renewed workplace.
Location
Map of Çukurambar
Our Process
Planning Strengthening Works in Çukurambar
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Usage map
We identify whether each independent unit in the building is a home or a workplace, along with its working hours.
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Licensed assessment
We guide you so that core tests and the performance analysis are carried out by licensed laboratories and engineers.
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Time-spread schedule
We turn the approved project into a work timetable that affects the businesses’ operations as little as possible.
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Works and reopening
After strengthening, we clean the interiors and hand them over ready for use.
Good to Know
Frequently Asked Questions
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0312 240 51 51Can our Çukurambar practice stay open during the works?
Depending on the scope of the project, this is often possible. We identify in advance the days when work must take place inside the practice and schedule this work for weekends or outside office hours wherever possible.
Is it better to strengthen our old building or to rebuild it?
The answer depends on the performance analysis by licensed engineers and on the preferences of the unit owners. In a valuable area like Çukurambar, the urban transformation option may also be on the table; we can discuss both routes impartially.
Can we hire you for core testing and analysis?
We do not carry out this work ourselves. Core samples are taken and tested by licensed laboratories, and the performance analysis and strengthening project are prepared by licensed engineers. We take on the implementation of the approved project and provide information about the process beforehand.
How will materials and equipment be brought in on a narrow street?
On Çukurambar’s busy streets, we schedule material deliveries for quieter traffic hours and, if use of the pavement or road is required, we inform the building management about the permits to be obtained from the municipality. We lay out the site area so that it does not block the building entrance.
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