Deck access & Non deck access
English translation: Deck access= access to this area Non deck access=no access via a deck
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| 4 | Deck Access flats were (are) called deck access because you get into the flat from a communal open |
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| deck access & non deck access Deck Access flats were (are) called deck access because you get into the flat from a communal open Explanation: ...walkway, up in the air (the deck). Many blocks of "deck-access" flats were built to provide rented council housing in the 1960's in Britain. Typically each appartment/flat would have 2 storeys, and the front door would be reached from the shared open walkway. Usually/often there would be other walkways above and/or below, for flats above and/or below - some blocks can be multistorey blocks of 3 or even 5 tiers of flats (ie: 6-10 storeys), although some only have 2 tiers of flats. Some of these blocks are being refurbished successfully, although a great many have deteriorated and are being demolished. Large developments of deck access flats had separate blocks connected by walkways like bridges in the air, but essentially the deck was a sort of communal balcony walkway running past the front doors and front windows on the lower floor of each tier of flats, at each level. Communal external staircases (and often, lifts if they are working) lead to the ground (where there are more than 2 tiers of flats). The point about the non-deck access flats is simply that they are a different design of flat, and low rise - ie: having a small number of storeys - 1, 2 or 3? - and likely to be accessed by a front door on the ground or an internal staircase. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 hrs 11 mins (2004-07-04 11:31:35 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- If the housing stock being allocated includes high rise blocks which aren\'t deck-access (ie: flats in a highrise block are accessed by internal staircases and lifts) then presumably this will be a third option. One definition of a high rise building is a building that needs a lift/elevator (that\'s the theory, anyway) because of the number of storeys, and by this definition many deck-access blocks would count as high rise, although modestly high rise in a lot of cases. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 hrs 12 mins (2004-07-04 11:33:01 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- (UK context :-) |
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peer agreement (net): +5| deck access & non deck access see explanation Explanation: DECK:architecture terrace of house: an open unroofed area of floor extending from the back of a house They had a barbecue on the deck. http://www.onelook.com/?lang=all&w=deck&loc=nophr Deck access= access to this area Non deck access= no access to such an area -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 33 mins (2004-07-04 02:53:17 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Deck- A small platform used for walking http://www.contractorreferral.com/cgi-bin/glossary/glossary.... 3. an open, unroofed porch or platform extending from a house or other building. Cf. sun deck. 4. any level, tier, or vertical section, as of a structure or machine. http://www.infoplease.com/dictionary/deck -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs 10 mins (2004-07-04 04:30:15 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Here is a photo of a low rise flat with no deck access http://217.205.154.14/newcharter/Housing Services/Homes Avai... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 20 hrs 12 mins (2004-07-04 22:32:32 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- As Nikki correctly noted : \"non-deck access\" means no access via a deck. |
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