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Flözgeschoss

English translation: 'coal face' floor

14:20 May 7, 2014
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Architecture
German term or phrase: Flözgeschoss
Context:
Brückenbauwerke binden Hauptgebäude und Werkstatt annähernd ebenengleich an dieses „Flözgeschoss“ an.
Antoinette-M. Sixt Ruth
Local time: 12:31
English translation:'coal face' floor
Explanation:
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'.
Selected response from:

Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:31
Grading comment
Thanks. The client preferred to call this "coal seam level".
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4'coal face' floor
Helen Shiner
3stream level or striated level
billcorno (X)
Summary of reference entries provided
Picture and explanation
philgoddard

  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
'coal face' floor


Explanation:
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'.

Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 254
Grading comment
Thanks. The client preferred to call this "coal seam level".

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
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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1 day 11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
stream level or striated level


Explanation:
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.

billcorno (X)
United States
Local time: 10:31
Native speaker of: English
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Reference comments


11 mins peer agreement (net): +3
Reference: Picture and explanation

Reference information:
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


    Reference: http://www.derwesten.de/staedte/gelsenkirchen/vivawest-erwei...
philgoddard
United States
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 31

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
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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