| Project: |
The Commissioners House, Chatham Historic Dockyard |
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| Client: |
Chatham Historic Dockyard Trust |
| Architect: |
Peter Newson Associates
The Old Reading Room
Essendon, Hertford |
| Details: |
The commissioners house was converted from effectively a domestic building into a conference centre. The floor by calculation could not support the imposed load and were justified by load testing. Some interpreting of the principle beams was undertaken using catenary cables and hangers. |
