 The Dakin building was built over thick bay mud formations that were expected to subside up to by the year 2006; therefore, the main entrance ramp was built on a giant hinge to allow the earth to settle, while the building, resting on driven piles, remains stationary.The year 2006 has arrived, and indeed the flexibility in the ramp allowed the building to effectively "rise" above the land around it.However, the subsidence undermined the safety of the ramps causing structural damage to the concrete and opening up small crevice-like cracks in its connective fabric.