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WIDOWS HEADQUARTERS, EDINBURGH |
| CLIENT Scottish Widows C OST£70M The development of a new HQ office building with around 35,000sq.m of office space includes three distinctive buildings, the tallest being 9 storeys high and will accommodate around 2,000 staff with room for expansion. Situated near the Edinburgh conference centre in the heart of the city's new financial district, it includes a twin level basement providing both private and public car parking. |
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adoption of a precast concrete frame for the superstructure ensure a high quality of
finish. The precast frame is exposed internally which not only reduces the cost of
finishes but forms an integral part of the cooling system reducing the overall cost of
services within the building. A featured glazed bow string steel structure forms the
atrium roof and allows natural light to enter the large reception area within the
concourse between the crescent and the courtyard buildings. The sub-structure of the
buildings, consisting of 2 levels of basement for car parking and major plant rooms, are
constructed in reinforced concrete and supported directly into the rock strata located at
an economic depth below ground level. Due to the overall complex shape of the
building, wind tunnel tests were carried out to establish the design parameters to be used
for the stability analysis and to establish the forces that would be exerted on individual
cladding elements. The building is now occupied and provides a spectacular addition to Edinburgh City's new financial district.
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| SERVICES RENDEREDStructural and civil engineering,
geotechnical, environmental and traffic related matters.
A WARDS1999 Winner of The British Council for Offices commendation |
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SETON PROMENADE |
| CLIENT Port Seton, Musselburgh C OST£300,000 As part of East Lothian's plan to improve access to the coast and to provide a continuous coastal footpath in the area Fairhurst was commissioned for the development of a derelict coastal site at Port Seton. Formerly an open air swimming pool the site comprised a narrow strip of derelict land between the harbour and an open links area. After consultation with the local community a design incorporating a footpath and activity areas was devised. The activity areas comprise two children's play areas, amphitheatre area and raised viewing platforms. The result is an aesthetically pleasing promenade providing an uninterrupted coastal link. The smoothly paved concourse ensures maximum accessibility for all users.
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| SERVICES RENDEREDEngineering Design and Supervision
A WARDSStreet Design Competition 1999 commendation |
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PARK, DUNFERMLINE |
| CLIENT Wilcon Homes C OST£20M A 370 hectare mixed residential and commercial development, including the construction of 5 no. waste stabilisation ponds or lagoons and 1 no. wetland for the regional stormwater attenuation and the biological treatment of polluted surface water run-off from roads and car parks. The site is recognised by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) as the largest single development application of "Best Management Practice" for sustainable water drainage techniques in the UK to date. The ponds which range in volume from 2,000m3 to 15,000 m3 incorporate aquatic planting to improve performance and to provide wildlife habitats. Works completed also include the construction of over 20km of foul and surface water sewers, the relocation and encapsulation of an existing domestic waste landfill, and the provision of all major utility services.
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| SERVICES RENDEREDDesign, site supervision and planning
supervision of all drainage facilities.
A WARDSEngineering Council Award for Engineering in the Natural Environment |
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PREHISTORY PARK, ABERDEENSHIRE |
| CLIENT The Archaeolink Trust C OST£3.4M The visitor centre has been created to explain the prehistory of North East Scotland. The building is set into a hillside and comprises of reinforced concrete retaining walls, flat slab roof and reinforced concrete dome. An artificial mound of soil has been placed over the building to give the impression of it being buried. Enabling works included improvements to the adjacent main road, private sewage treatment works and high quality finishes to roads and car parks.
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| AWARDS Civic Trust Commendation 1999 |
| FORTH ROAD BRIDGE UPGRADING OF MAIN TOWERS |
| CLIENT General Manager & Bridgemaster, Forth Road Bridge Joint Board C OST£10.3M The Forth Road Bridge with its 1,000m main span, was opened in 1964. The weight of the bridge is carried by main cables to the tops of 150m high towers. By 1985, the potential weight of traffic was over double the design load criteria and the towers were becoming overstressed. |
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Permanent traffic restriction was not an option. After detailed analysis, the solution adopted entailed strengthening each tower leg by transferring part of the load at the tower tops and part at deck level. To strengthen each 5-cell tower leg, a new independent rectangular steel column was constructed in the leg’s central cell which measures just 3.6m by 1.5m. This was carried out by forming new access openings, feeding in each 3.2m long column section in turn at pierhead level, bolting it to its predecessor and then lifting the entire column assembly to allow the next section to be inserted below. When the full 150m height was reached, jacking was used to transfer part of the load by jacking it onto the new column, thus eliminating the overstressing to the leg’s original box structure. Jacking was done at night to minimise temperature and traffic effects. The entire project was successfully carried out without compromising the bridge’s safety or operation. |
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| SERVICES RENDEREDPrincipal Designer - Civil and Structural
Engineering.
A WARDS1998 Winner - BCIA Award for Civil Engineering 1998 Saltire Society Design Award for a project advancing the art of Civil Engineering in Scotland 1998 Saltire Society Award for Construction Commendation |
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