Extravagance to no avail-Abbey Lane podium Work
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yP89t90TWaD3_Vh22uCmgsayHOPmue1_S68ZMKv2ZDk/edit?usp=sharing Alan Sze / #105 present Dec 2, 2025 Observations on Abbey Lane complex podium waterproofing make-over - 2025 Abbey Lane, 55 East 10th Vancouver Discussions The garden-on-podium landscaping feature has long been a marvel of green Vancouver building clusters pioneered by the late architectural icon Arthur Ericsson. Technology advances, yet a major flaw of planting on manmade concrete surfaces remains unresolved, viz. that of waterproofing when substrates are continuously under the combined assault of long rainy season, and penetration of woody plant rooting system. The below grade reinforced concrete box of the Abbey Lane had suffered from water penetration for some time such that water dripping from, and sights of effervescence on the ceiling of the subterranean car parking stalls was becoming unsightly; however, it would take several years before the affected ...