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Pattern 214

Root Foundations

Construction · Detail

Context Columns at the Corners212 · Final Column Distribution213 · Site Repair104 · Connection to the Earth168

Problem

A single, continuous strip footing often spreads loads unevenly and adapts poorly to ground conditions that change from spot to spot.

Solution

Found the building on finely branching footings that follow the actual loads and spread into the ground like the roots of a tree, rather than on one rigid continuous strip.

Usage Box Columns216 · Ground Floor Slab215