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Hidden Drainage System Revealed in Bath

Modern Engineering: Historic Setting

Beneath the pedestrian areas of modern day Bath lies an example of clever engineering not actually invented until fairly recently. Ingenious as the Romans were, it fell to the specialised engineers at Gatic to come up with a surface water drainage system that was not only highly efficient but practically invisible to the untrained eye.

 Rapid surface water disposal

Gatic Slotdrain shows only as a deceptively discreet, continuous 10mm slot on the surface but underneath, its unique profile means it can rapidly dispose of surface water, whether a trickle or a torrent.

Free 21st Century Software

Slotdrain's straightforward installation process is complemented by our rapid design service and the availability of FREE design software. The concept's flexibility and adaptability mean that bespoke design requirements can be easily accommodated. Even the Romans would have been impressed.

Transparent Concrete

Made of fine concrete embedded with 4% by weight of optical glass fibers

New Architecture in Concrete... ... from translucent blocks and photo-engraved building fronts to revolutionary materials that promise to change the rules of construction as we know them today. We all know that concrete can be concocted to look like many things, but who would have thought that the rock-solid substance could be a substitute for a window? As it turns out, a handful of academic and commercial researchers are not just dreaming of this, they are busy making it happen. 

The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque

The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque (circa $1500 M) is the 4th biggest mosque in the world built from 300,000 tonnes of sandstone. The main musalla (prayer hall) is square (external dimensions 74.4 x 74.4 metres) with a central dome rising to a height of 50 metres above the floor.

The dome and the main minaret (90 metres) and four flanking minarets (45.5 metres) are the mosque’s chief visual features, facilitating a total capacity of 20,000 worshippers at a time.

The mosque is built on a site occupying 416,000 square metres and the complex extends to cover an area of 40,000 square metres.The job specification was limited to a very specific function at the latter part of the project- evaluation of contractor’s final statements– Wimpey Alawi (UK) - and 35 nominated work package

If the World did END...

The World did not end, but if it happened, how it will be visible? Here are some imagination. See these pictures.