The lift‐form method

Abstract

A building method has been developed by the Hungarian Institute for Building Science, where the author is the project manager, and the Kipszer industrial firm which allows flexibility in size, shape and internal layout of a building on a grid module of 1.2 m. Construction is essentially of in situ reinforced concrete. Foundations, staircase core and ground slab are first built in the normal way, but the floors are poured from the top floor downwards. The secret of this latter technique lies in a ‘space frame’ formwork support system and special hydraulic lifting gear.