May 7, 2014 14:20
10 yrs ago
German term

Flözgeschoss

German to English Tech/Engineering Architecture
Context:
Brückenbauwerke binden Hauptgebäude und Werkstatt annähernd ebenengleich an dieses „Flözgeschoss“ an.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +4 'coal face' floor
3 stream level or striated level

Proposed translations

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'coal face' floor

I guess you are translating about this project which is evidently meant to reference coal mining. It is obviously not a standard architectural term, but a witticism based on element of coal mining.

I'm sure you've seen this but here is a link to an article about the project with the relevant excerpt:

Der Verwaltungskomplex greift, so Architekt Frederik Jaspert bei der Vorstellung, „den industriellen, rauen Charme“ der Umgebung auf, zugleich stellt es eine architektonische Reminiszenz an den Bergbau
dar. Angelehnt an Gesteinsschichten umfasst es mehrere Ebenen – eine Sockel-, eine „Flöz“- und eine Arbeits- bzw. Büroebene.

http://www.derwesten.de/staedte/gelsenkirchen/vivawest-erwei...

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Note added at 16 mins (2014-05-07 14:37:14 GMT)
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That should read 'elements of coal mining'.
Peer comment(s):

agree philgoddard : Yes, or coal seam. I think it would need a sentence of explanation.
45 mins
Thanks, Phil, yes, although maybe the context would have explained it by then.
agree Coqueiro
1 hr
Thanks, Coqueiro
agree Wendy Streitparth
3 hrs
Thanks, Wendy
agree David Hollywood
11 hrs
Thanks, David
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks. The client preferred to call this "coal seam level"."
1 day 11 hrs

stream level or striated level

Pretty much a direct translation as I'm no expert here. A Floetzebene is a mineral stream or striation in the mining industry. Here, I think it refers to where a bridge connects two places - arriving at a stream level. Just from my research.
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Reference comments

11 mins
Reference:

Picture and explanation

I think this is probably the building Antoinette's document refers to, since it's the only Google hit for this word.

...das „Flöz“ stellt die Kommunikationsebene dar, viel Raum und Glas sorgen hier für Transparenz. Es beinhaltet unter anderem ein Café nebst (Freiluft-)Terrassen, einen Saal sowie Besprechungs- und Schulungsräume.



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Note added at 13 mins (2014-05-07 14:33:49 GMT)
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Ein Flöz ist eine sedimentär entstandene, ausgedehnte Lagerstätte eines Rohstoffes (zum Beispiel Kohle), die parallel zur Gesteinsschichtung verläuft.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flöz
Peer comments on this reference comment:

agree Helen Shiner : Yes, I was writing my post as you were posting evidently.
4 mins
agree Coqueiro
1 hr
agree Wendy Streitparth
3 hrs
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