The Purple Hotel

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Most in PP would know it, the Purple hotel opposite Soyra Mall next door to heart of darkness.
Did any of you watch it being built? I think it is 14 floors but only as 4 support pillars of 6 rods each of 12 mm reo-bar in boxed concrete. Not withstanding that, the concrete was all mixed by hand about 1 cubic metres at a time, but different recipes. My bet is that in under 10 years it will have severe cracks and likely be condemned not long thereafter. I doubt very much it will still be standing in 20 years.
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A new coat of paint,, maybe green,,, a new owner and the problem will be solved. Check the building out again after Cambodia has had its
first ever earthquake
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Wonder how far the pilings go down in the mud? 3 metres?

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Artful Dodger wrote: Mon Apr 30, 2018 4:38 pm I doubt very much it will still be standing in 20 years.
Considering all the boom-boom that must be going on in there, I give it 5 to 7.
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I saw the other tall building a few doors down as it went up. It's "New Castle Guest House" on Google street view but maybe has changed since. It was basically just an extension on a normal 2 story building that kept going up and expanding back.
Not withstanding that, the concrete was all mixed by hand about 1 cubic metres at a time, but different recipes.


I remember that ELT orange building on 136 east of Norodom getting built the same way. They had a bucket on a pulley made out of old tied-together ropes and basically built as you described, and it's a pretty big building. It seems to have lasted 12 years or so, but I doubt it's too sound. I don't remember seeing too many concrete pump trucks around then, so most buildings were constructed like that.
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Question from SHV where they are doing a lot of building on swamplands.
In case of building collapse, is it better to be up top or on the ground floor ? :o :mrgreen:
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To be fair, although I've seen some pretty questionable constructions here the only ones I've ever seen collapsing have been on river banks.

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Anchor Moy wrote:Question from SHV where they are doing a lot of building on swamplands.
In case of building collapse, is it better to be up top or on the ground floor ? :o :mrgreen:
Lol. I'm guessing top, but maybe you're a goner either way.
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Years ago, PUC had a new building constructed. The foundations were designed for a 5 story build but they constructed a 10 story building anyway. The city engineers wouldn't sign off on it. At that point, teachers were taxed to pay for the school's fuckup. Later it was sold as a hotel, and is still standing today.
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Heng Heng Heng wrote: Tue May 01, 2018 7:03 am At that point, teachers were taxed to pay for the school's fuckup.
Classy move. :bow:
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