NSC 15
Model of the
steel frame
March 19
modern open-plan office and meeting room
spaces.
The office space has been designed to
be as open as possible to enable flexible
working arrangements that can change
over the years as employment patterns and
technology evolves.
“All of the internal columns and beams
will be left exposed, while the underside
of the metal decking flooring will also be
visible. It’s very much a function over form
design, but it does give the entire building
the desired modern industrial feel,” says
MLM Group Project Engineer Steve Dillon.
Stability for the steel frame is provided
by cross bracing, positioned along internal
partitions and elevations where there are no
windows. The one exception is the northeast
corner of the new build – the area
closest to the existing building and close to
where the link bridge will be positioned.
Here a moment frame has been inserted as
the window positions meant bracing could
not be installed.
Summing up, Cefas Chief Executive Tom
Karsten says: “Since 1902, Cefas has been
providing UK Government with scientific
evidence and advice to support the fishing
industry and to ensure the sustainable use
of the marine environment.
“This project represents a vital step in
realising our vision for Cefas; to deliver
world-class science for the marine and
freshwater environment.”
The Cefas project is expected to be
complete by May 2020.
Headquarters
How the new
contemporary HQ
will look
All of the steelwork will
be left exposed within
the new building
Once the new build is
complete the adjacent
Grand Hotel and
Experimental Block will
be demolished
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