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Category 1: Buildings
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Owner
European Bioinformatics Institute /
Wellcome Trust
Architect
Abell Nepp
General Contractor
Willmott Dixon
Engineering Office
AECOM
Construction Period 06/2012 - 11/2013
Technical Hub EBI: South Building
is a collaboration with an
exceptional architect to produce a landmark research building in the
continued mapping of biological data. A three-storey steel-framed
superstructure with an integrated services and structural zone, the South
Building houses facilities for over 240 bioinformatics researchers and a
training centre including a 150-seat lecture theatre, IT rooms and a media
studio. Technical HUB EBI has recently been RIBA shortlisted.
A key design feature
was to incorporate a brise soleil cladding solution
which formed part of the heating strategy into the superstructure in an
aesthetically elegant manner. SCIA Engineer allowed for a coordinated
visualisation and analysis of multiple options and for rapid prototyping
to be undertaken. Similarly SCIA Engineer was used to evaluate the
dynamics of the floor plate and the feature ‘scissor’ stairs, providing an
efficient solution in keeping with the ambitions of the design.
Design challenges
included evaluating acceptable deflections on the
cantilevered facade, designing long span steel floor structures with
minimal vibration and evaluating stability with large feature end bracing.
SCIA Engineer proved invaluable in effectively analysing multiple solutions
and communicating their aesthetic to the design team.
EBI South Building - Cambridge, United Kingdom
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AECOM
Contact
M. Burton, T. Webster, I. Hooper
Address Midcity Palce, 71 High Holborn
WC1v 6QS London, United Kingdom
Website
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