Thin-Shell Concrete

Copyright © 2021 Scott D. Murdock



Continental Bakery
80 E. 62nd Avenue, Denver, Colorado
39-48-30 N, 104-59-06 W

Structural Engineer: Dave Austin for Milo S. Ketchum

Architect: unknown

Builder: unknown

Configuration: Corrugated barrel vault shells

Measurements: unknown

Purpose: Bakery

Year: 1962

The thin-shell concrete roof consists of multiple barrel vaults joined together in a manner that presents an undulating appearance.

General view 1 of the Continental Bakery showing the thin-shell concrete roof in May 2017.
General view 2 of the Continental Bakery showing the thin-shell concrete roof in May 2017.
General view 3 of the Continental Bakery showing the thin-shell concrete roof in May 2017.
General view 4 of the Continental Bakery showing the thin-shell concrete roof in May 2017.
General view 5 of the Continental Bakery showing the thin-shell concrete roof in May 2017.
General view 6 of the Continental Bakery showing the thin-shell concrete roof in May 2017.
Close-up view 1 of the Continental Bakery showing the thin-shell concrete roof in May 2017.

The author visited in May 2017, unfortunately before the bakery was open for the day!

References

Boothby, Thomas E., M. Kevin Parfitt and Mark Ketchum. "Milo S. Ketchum and Thin-Shell Structures in Colorado." APT Bulletin 43, no. 1 (2012): 39-46. Accessed June 7, 2016. http://www.jstor.org/ stable/41548693.

Ketchum, Milo. "Memoirs 5. Barrel Shells." Accessed May 19, 2017. http://www.ketchum.org/milo/Memoir5.html.


Updated March 28, 2021