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Ground Floor Slab

Opening context:
Connection to the Earth, Efficient Structure, Columns at the Corners, Root Foundations

Conflict

The slab is the easiest, cheapest and most natural way to lay a ground floor.

Resolution

Build a ground floor slab, raised slightly — six or nine inches above the ground — by first building a low perimeter wall around the building, tied into the column foundations, and then filling it with rubble, gravel, and concrete.

Closing context:
Floor Surface, Connection to the Earth, Floor-Ceiling Vaults, Soft Tile and Brick