How are old/historic buildings retrofitted with modern-day amenities such as plumbing, electricity, and air conditioning?
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One popular technique is drop ceilings. A drop ceiling is a mesh of lightweight metal slats that hold styrofoam panels. This is the kind of ceiling in most office buildings you’ll ever see.
Drop ceilings create a hidden space that spans the entire floor plan, on every level of a building. In there, ventilation, plumbing, electrical, and data cabling can be run all over the building without disrupting the overall feel.
In modern construction anchors can be set in concrete before a pour, but you can pretty easily drill into an older ceiling and put an anchor in, then hang a drop ceiling.
Before you know it, voila! Your 13th century Mosque is now a suitable space for cubicles and decaf coffee.
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