Structural repairs to fire-damaged Guastavino tile vaults at Grand Central Terminal’s Oyster Bar

Structural repairs to fire-damaged Guastavino tile vaults at Grand Central Terminal’s Oyster Bar

The fireproof character of Guastavino vaults, one of the major characteristics of their structure, has been demonstrated on several occasions over the past hundred and twenty years. The firm of Robert Silman Associates has verified the versatility and solidity of these vaults in several restoration...

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Main Author: Robert Silman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universitat Politècnica de València 2007-12-01
Series:Loggia, Arquitectura & Restauración
Online Access:https://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/loggia/article/view/3205
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spelling doaj-fdc2f485e01c40c88531f9be9be915d12020-11-24T20:57:47ZengUniversitat Politècnica de ValènciaLoggia, Arquitectura & Restauración1136-758X2007-12-01020566110.4995/loggia.2007.32052639Structural repairs to fire-damaged Guastavino tile vaults at Grand Central Terminal’s Oyster BarRobert SilmanThe fireproof character of Guastavino vaults, one of the major characteristics of their structure, has been demonstrated on several occasions over the past hundred and twenty years. The firm of Robert Silman Associates has verified the versatility and solidity of these vaults in several restoration works. This article deals with the fire that broke out on 29th June 1997 in the Oyster Bar at Grand Central Station, which did not impair the structural integrity of the Guastavino vaults so that only cosmetic repairs to the lowest layer of tiles were required.https://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/loggia/article/view/3205
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title Structural repairs to fire-damaged Guastavino tile vaults at Grand Central Terminal’s Oyster Bar
title_short Structural repairs to fire-damaged Guastavino tile vaults at Grand Central Terminal’s Oyster Bar
title_full Structural repairs to fire-damaged Guastavino tile vaults at Grand Central Terminal’s Oyster Bar
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title_full_unstemmed Structural repairs to fire-damaged Guastavino tile vaults at Grand Central Terminal’s Oyster Bar
title_sort structural repairs to fire-damaged guastavino tile vaults at grand central terminal’s oyster bar
publisher Universitat Politècnica de València
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description The fireproof character of Guastavino vaults, one of the major characteristics of their structure, has been demonstrated on several occasions over the past hundred and twenty years. The firm of Robert Silman Associates has verified the versatility and solidity of these vaults in several restoration works. This article deals with the fire that broke out on 29th June 1997 in the Oyster Bar at Grand Central Station, which did not impair the structural integrity of the Guastavino vaults so that only cosmetic repairs to the lowest layer of tiles were required.
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