Projects and Features
Portal frames on track
Steelwork design has played an important role in the construction of a traincare maintenance depot for east London’s new overground railway line. The East …
Steel solves car parking challenge
Design work came to the fore for a new steel-framed car park located on a tight site in Fareham town centre. As part of the redevelopment of Fareham’s town …
Steel provides first class solution
Designing a new school in central Scotland with a steel frame has provided the facility with an innovative oratory structure and classrooms of differing sizes. …
Commercial landmark for Victoria
The number of planned office developments across the UK has taken a dip in recent months, however there are still many on-going projects including a …
Swimming pool to kick-start regeneration
The Northamptonshire town of Corby has some ambitious plans which include rebuilding and redesigning large areas of the town centre. Martin Cooper reports from …
Transport peaks at Glasgow museum
Steel is showing its great flexibility and quality on a challenging design for a new transport museum in Glasgow. Martin Cooper reports on the unique geometry …
Handling a complicated design
The door handle of a famous car marque was the inspiration behind the design of a new academy in Liverpool. Martin Cooper reports. World famous it may be, …
Bowled over by steel
A fully glazed bowl shaped lecture theatre is the centrepiece of a new faculty building for Leeds Metropolitan University. Martin Cooper reports. Leeds is a …
Flat pack modular construction
An IKEA furniture store and car park in Dublin contains long spans with heavy floor planks requiring the structure to be erected in box-like modules to allow …
Giant sports complex for Scotland
One of the UK’s largest public sports centres is under construction in East Kilbride. Sporting facilities on offer at the Playsport Scotland project will …
