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New Build Mixed use Development, Flats, Retail and Car Park - London, United Kingdom
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Contact
Stuart Hutchinson
Address Cathite House, 23a Willow Lane
CR4 4TU Mitcham, United Kingdom
Website
We are a specialist civil and structural engineering consultancy with a
reputation for delivering high quality design solutions. Since our formation
in 1972 we have been involved in over 5,000 projects across the UK and
internationally for a broad base of private and public clients. Our diverse
and innovative portfolio includes buildings for education, housing, retail,
leisure, bridges, commercial developments and sculptures. Our knowledge
of construction materials and techniques allows us to add real value in our
work. Coupled with our experience and ingenuity we are proud of our ability
to develop bespoke, cost-effective engineering solutions.
Owner
Novo Construction
Architect
Stuart Thompson
General Contractor
Novo Construction
Engineering Office
Buxton Associates
Construction Period 10/2014 - 10/2015
A six storey residential building with commercial spaces on the ground
floor and a basement car-park.
The building has been designed as an in-situ reinforced concrete frame
comprising: basement level, five storeys above ground over a footprint
of approximately 300 m
2
. Ground conditions at the site required the use
of a continuous secant piled perimeter retaining wall. The secant piles
carry permanent loads from the perimeter columns above ground, with a
continuous reinforced concrete capping beam to transfer loads between
the columns and piles. The set-back fourth storey and flat roof will be
constructed in light-gauge steel framing, designed and installed by a
specialist sub-contractor, so was modelled only as applied loads onto the
fourth floor slab. These loads had to take into account a request from the
client to allow for future expansion of the lightweight structure to include a
fifth and a sixth level.
We used SCIA Engineer to perform a comprehensive structural analysis of
the building, taking into account different situations that may occur during
construction and after: soil interaction, connection with the piles, hydrostatic
pressure on the raft, deflection, applied force/stresses on elements, and
reinforcement design for 1D and 2D elements. The user-friendly interface
and flexible structure of the program allowed us to adapt and implement
the changes in a very short space of time.
Buxton Associates (Cons Engs) Ltd
