Why not tear down 3 or 4 buildings to put in a conventional parking garage? That might work. However, it would be very difficult to disguise such a structure, and eliminating that many buildings might well change the nature of the neighborhood.
Why not build a parking garage underground? A great idea! No need to tear down any buildings. Just provide an entrance/exit. But, there’s a problem that comes from
A surface parking lot is out of the question.
Use the already limited on-street parking; most of which is occupied by local residents? Probably not a good idea or viable option.
Here’s the way we did it. Can you find the parking spaces in this peaceful street scene?
They’re right there…behind the black wooden
doors:
Now, you ask about the water table problem.
Since an automated parking system is much more space and volume efficient than
a parking garage, much less excavation depth (and width) was needed.
The fully automated parking system contains
49 parking spaces and perfectly blends in with the architecture and the
neighborhood. It not only provides parking for the hotel but local residents as
well.
The next time you’re in the vicinity of Prinsengracht 311 – 1016
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