Glasgow School of Art.

[tony1851]

Tragedy strikes again at Mackintosh's masterpiece, but how come the whole building was burnt out?
I suspect a fairly safe bet is that there was no compartmentation. When the building was opened, it seems the council had mistakenly approved the plans with open staircases.
On the opening day itself when there were many visitors to the building, firemen had to be stationed on each landing with buckets of water as a precaution.
In the recent restoration after the 2014 fire, did they add compartmentation, or did they prefer to stick with the original design?
If that's the case, it's questionable how far authenticity should go if it puts such an important building at risk.

 

[JohnD]

In its vastly expensive refurb, Parliament is being fitted with fire sprinklers.

Good enough for them

Too good for the rest of us.

 

[tony1851]

I think an initial report said that sprinklers were being put in after the last fire. That's OK to give people an early warning to evacuate, but doesn't necessarily save the building structure - only proper compartmentation would do that.

 

[Roger928]

They should just bulldoze it now and build something that will with stand fire and won't burn down. Like the Grenfell tower, made of concrete.

 

[tony1851]

They should just bulldoze it now and build something that will with stand fire and won't burn down. Like the Grenfell tower, made of concrete.

Hmmm....

 

[Brigadier]

They should just bulldoze it now and build something that will with stand fire and won't burn down. Like the Grenfell tower, made of concrete.

A college for brickies, chippies, etc, as we're short of trades.....

 

[Notch7]

A college for brickies, chippies, etc, as we're short of trades.....

Or a college for training fire sprinkler installers

 

[Bodd]

Or a college for training fire sprinkler installers

Or a collage for fire proofing tradesmen

 

[Bodd]

Or a college for training fire sprinkler installers

Or they could employ cheaper un-skilled workers who pick fruit during the summer months.

 

[Bodd]

They should just bulldoze it now and build something that will with stand fire and won't burn down. Like the Grenfell tower, made of concrete.

 

[noseall]

build something that will with stand fire and won't burn down

Best not fill it with inhabitants and all their flammable possessions then.

 

[tony1851]

Or a collage for fire proofing tradesmen

Don't see many tradesmen catching fire these days

 

[Notch7]

Don't see many tradesmen catching fire these days

I wouldnt be too sure.

Some emit a great deal of hot air

 

[Roger928]

Best not fill it with inhabitants and all their flammable possessions then.

Fill it with what ever you want. It will still be standing after a fire.

 

[noseall]

It will still be standing after a fire.

I noticed that with the World Trade Centre.