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	AHMEDABAD HERITAGE CENTRE : A COLLABORATIVE BETWEEN THE EMBASSY OF FRANCE IN INDIA AND THE AHMEDABAD MUNICIPAL CORPORATION FOR THE REVITALIZATION OF THE WALLED CITY OF AHMEDABAD
LOUVERS PLACED IN POSITION STEEL FRAMEWORK UNDER CONSTRUCTION ADJUSTABLE LOUVERS A STEEL FRAME WORK WAS FIRST ERECTED . THIS ALSO INCLUTED A STAIR CASE FRAME. THE BRIDGE STRUCTURE IS INDEPENDANT FROM THE OLD WOODEN BUILDING AND ALSO THE NEW RCC BRICK STRUCTURE.     CABLES AS SEPERATORS HANDRAIL WITH CABLES LIGHT FIXTURE DETAILS THE PASSAGE THIS STEEL BRIDGE IS ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING FEATURES OF THE PROJECT. THE STEEL FRAME IS INFILLED WITH WOODEN JOISTS AND THEN WOODEN BOARDS. THE STAIR TREADS ARE ALSO WOODEN. THERE ARE TWO LAYERS TO THIS BRIDGE. THE FIRST IS THE SKIN MADE WITH CABLE AND HORIZONTAL LOUVERS. THESE LOUVERS ARE MOVEABLE NOT ADJUSTABLE. THE ENTIRE STUCTURE IS DIVIDED INTO 10 PARTSAND EACH PART HAS 15 LOUVERS. FOR EACH PANEL OF 15 LOUVERS THERE ARE FOUR CABLES WHICH HOLD THE LOUVERS AND ARE ALSO USED AS GUIDES FOR MOVING THE LOUVERS UP AND DOWN. THE SECOND SKIN IS MADE WITH 36 VERTICLE CABLES, TWO FOR EACH TREAD. THE DISTANCE BETWEEN EACH IS 13 CMS.THE CABLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH A TURNBUCKLES TO MAINTAIN TENSION. THIS LAYER OF CABLE ALSO HOLDS TWO HANDCRAFTED SINGLE PIECE WOODEN HAND RAILS, ONE FOR EACH FLIGHT OF STAIR.   THE STEEL AND WOOD BRIDGE WITH CABLE WORK