Yearly archives: 2016

The project involved the merger of a number of local surgeries into one purpose built facility to serve the wider community. The building consisted of a number of two and three storey blocks connected with two storey atrium, waiting area and canopy. The structure typically consisted of steel moment frames […]

Chipping Norton Health Centre

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These two number light industrial buildings provide 3250m2 and 4100m2 of floor area for distribution and warehouse use. The buildings are piled and suspended due to the poor underlying geology. The projects included a number of dock levellers and large expanses of concrete yard slabs. This practice was responsible for […]

UNIT 8 & HERMES, AVONMOUTH

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This existing listed building was converted and extended to accommodate 22 new affordable city centre apartments. The new foundation works needed to be engineered to suit the presence of an adjacent ancient monument site, overcome the adjacent basement and deep services. This practice also undertook the specification of masonry and […]

The Black Swan Hotel Conversion, Gloucester

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REGIONAL HEAD QUARTERS, AVONMOUTH This modern office development achieved a Breeam excellent rating, and is equipped with the latest energy saving technology, as well as providing open plan office space. The structural design had to cater for the soft underlying ground conditions typical of this area, and former heavy industrial […]

ST MODWEN DEVELOPMENTS

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The project involved the vertical extension of an existing building to extend the first floor teaching area, and alterations to the ground floor. Care had to be taken due to restricted access to ensure the construction type was buildable and lightweight. The existing structure was accessed to ensure the loads […]

COLD ASTON PRIMARY SCHOOL EXTENSION

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LONGLEVENS AND ELMBRIDGE JUNIOR SCHOOL The scheme involved providing private, voluntary and independent day care provisions for the pre school sector. The development included attractive single storey buildings, with Rowntree Partnership responsible for the civil and structural design works. The structures comprised of both load bearing masonry with stability posts […]

Day Care Provision

 in Education by
BOURNSIDE SCHOOL, CHELTENHAM This project required the construction of a new visionary ICT Learning Centre and a five classroom block building. The Learning Centre consisted of an open plan creative space for students. The structure consisted of traditional pad and strip foundations, steel frame with exposed structural liner trays to […]

Learning Centre and Classroom Block

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