NSC 7
Feb 20
A series of 20m-long fabricated girders,
which are all 2.9m deep and 1.1m-wide,
have been installed to create the roof of a
600-seat theatre in London’s King’s Cross
development.
The theatre will be housed in the
P2 building, which is a 12-storey, steelframed
building that will also comprise
office accommodation over its nine upper
levels.
The building has been designed by
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris and will
also include a fifth-floor wraparound
terrace.
The offices have been acquired by
Facebook, as one of the company’s three
new sites in King’s Cross.
A BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating is
expected to be attained by the building,
which is expected to be completed in 2021.
Working on behalf of main contractor
Kier, Severfield is fabricating, supplying
and erecting 3,600t of steelwork and
installing approximately 20,000m2 of
hollowcore planks for the project.
The Steel Construction – Education
Buildings supplement, produced by Steel
for Life and the British Constructional
Steelwork Association (BCSA), is
distributed with this issue of NSC and
available online at:
www.steelconstruction.info
The supplement gives an overview of
the sector and is the latest in a series of
supplements from the steel sector that aim
to keep construction professionals abreast
of developments that will help them in the
design and construction of steel-framed
buildings.
Using site reports of projects that are
either under construction or recently
completed, the reasons why steel frames are
consistently the preferred market choice for
education buildings are explained.
Speed of construction, costeffectiveness,
sustainability and future
flexibility are just some of the reasons why
steel frames are selected for around 60% of
education buildings.
The steel construction sector has
provided many of the finest educational
buildings in the UK, from primary and
secondary schools to leading research
establishments for universities, as well
as large student accommodation blocks,
sports halls and other leisure facilities like
swimming pools.
News
NEWS
IN BRIEF
ArcelorMittal Europe has
announced a CO2 roadmap
to reduce emissions by 30%
by 2030. The roadmap to
achieve the 30% target is said
to be based on three distinct
pathways: Clean power
steelmaking, such as hydrogenbased
steelmaking; Circular
carbon steelmaking, enabling
low-emission steelmaking by
using waste biomass to displace
fossil fuels in steelmaking; and
Fossil fuel carbon capture and
storage, enhancing current
methods of steel production so
carbon is captured and stored or
re-used rather than emitted into
the atmosphere.
Caunton Engineering has
celebrated 50 years of business
with a dinner dance attended by
current and former employees.
Half century ago, the company
began its structural steelwork
operations in a former
blacksmith’s shop and today it
employs 250 men and women
and has an annual turnover of
£60M.
Wigan Council’s planning
committee has recommended
that a new 140,000m2 business
park on the outskirts of Wigan
be approved. Symmetry Park is
a 134-acre site at Junction 25
of the M6 and could provide
logistics space and create
1,650 high-quality jobs when
operational.
Developer St. Modwen has
successfully delivered its largestever
speculative warehouse unit.
The 30,000m2 unit in Tamworth
is located close to Junction 10 of
the M42. Severfield fabricated
and erected the steelwork for
project.
Education Buildings
supplement available now
Big girders installed for Facebook offices
Working on behalf of main contractor
H.H Smith & Sons, B D Structures has
completed the erection of the main
steel frame for the Hilton Garden Inn at
Adventure Parc Snowdonia in North Wales.
The steel-framed four-storey hotel
will offer 106-bedrooms spread over its
upper three levels, while the ground floor
will accommodate a conference suite, spa,
restaurant/bar and the main reception
area.
Later this month (February),
B D Structures will return to site to erect
two single storey elements attached to
the front and back elevations of the hotel
and these will house the conference and
meeting rooms, and a kitchen and plant
area.
The steel frame was designed by
B D Structures and consists of composite
downstand floor beams that support metal
decked flooring for the structure's upper
levels.
Founded on driven piles, some of which
are up to 55m-deep, the steelwork for the
three upper floors is arranged in a fairly
regular column pattern, with just two rows
of internal columns, which are positioned
strategically to coordinate with corridors
and riser shafts.
The ground floor is slightly different
and has a higher floor-to-ceiling height as
well as incorporating larger spans.
Located in the Conwy Valley at
Dolgarrog, Adventure Parc Snowdonia
offers a range of activities including what
is said to be the world’s first artificial
surfing lake.
Main frame up for Snowdonia hotel
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