Student flats up with steel

Three blocks of student accommodation in Newcastle-upon-Tyne city centre have topped out with the aid of steel construction.

Built on a tight site with no room for materials storage, all steel deliveries were brought to the project in small loads that were erected immediately.

Working on behalf of main contractor BAM Construction, Harry Marsh [Engineers] completed the steel programme in 13 weeks.

The £18.4M development situated off Stoddart Street will provide accommodation for more than 400 students.

The development, which has been designed by xsite architecture, is set out over three separate blocks rising to seven, six and five storeys respectively.

The accommodation will be a mixture of ensuite bedrooms with shared kitchens, and self-contained studio flats.

Dougie Peters, Managing Director, BAM Properties said: “We intend to develop more schemes in locations where there is high demand from students. Our advantage is that we can draw on the development, design, construction and facilities management expertise in BAM as well as the specialist funding expertise of Connislow, our JV development partner, to develop effective schemes that will be attractive to students.”

The accommodation at Stoddart Street will be completed in the summer of 2017 in time for the 2017/18 academic year.