SSDA shortlist highlights steelwork’s appeal
Following on from its previous success on
phase 1 of Bothwell Exchange, BHC has
been appointed as the structural steelwork
contractor for phase 2 of the Glasgow city
centre development.
177 Bothwell Street will be a Grade A office
scheme within the heart of Glasgow’s financial
district, for which BHC will be fabricating,
supplying and erecting almost 4,000t of
steelwork and installing over 30,000 m2 of
metal deck flooring.
In addition, BHC will also be laying the
concrete upper floor slabs, covering 30,908 m2
with 4,636 m3 of concrete reinforced with a
further 557t of steel reinforcement.
The development will have extensive cycle
provision and what is said to be Glasgow’s first
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rooftop running track.
The building’s large flexible open-plan
floorplates will have extensive floor-to-ceiling
glazing to maximise daylight and allow tenants
to have views across the city.
According to the developer, the
sustainability of the development is a key
consideration and the specification of
structural elements, building fabric (both
external and internal) and the selection of
mechanical and electrical equipment will
be carefully considered to provide a robust,
easily-maintained building which achieves
an appropriate balance between capital
expenditure and life-cycle costs.
Approximately 40% of the building has
already been pre-let to Clydesdale Bank.
Spanning approximately 70m, a new steel footbridge that
will link Tintagel Castle with the Cornish mainland is
beginning to take shape.
The castle’s remote location and challenging landscape
have called for an innovative approach to the construction.
Formed by two cantilevers, which reach out and almost
touch in the middle, the bridge is being installed without
scaffolding or free-standing supports.
The erection programme is being carried out with a
cable crane, which uses technology pioneered in the Swiss
Alps. Previously, the crane delivered materials to the site,
put in place rock anchors and helped build the bridge’s
foundations.
The bridge has been divided into 12 fully fabricated
sections, each weighing up to 4.5t. Working on behalf of the
main contractor, Underhill Engineering began the offsite
fabrication of the sections last Autumn.
English Heritage Head of Historic Properties in Cornwall
Georgia Butters said: “Following the arrival of the first
pieces, we will quickly see the bridge take shape. It will
be a spectacular new addition to the site, and will hugely
improve the experience and access for our visitors.”
The remains of the 13th Century Tintagel Castle are
located on both the mainland and small island, which were
once united by a narrow strip of land. The footbridge will
follow the path of the original land bridge and will replace
a steep staircase, which currently provides the only access
to the island.
News
The shortlist for the 51st Structural
Steel Design Awards (SSDA),
jointly sponsored by the British
Constructional Steelwork
Association (BCSA) and Trimble
Solutions (UK) Ltd, has been
announced.
The Awards have again seen
a strong number of submissions
and the 20 shortlisted projects
all showcase steel’s flexibility and
versatility in a number of varying
applications, spread across the entire
UK. (See p10 for a full pictorial list.)
The winners will be announced at
an evening reception in London on
1 October.
Commenting on the shortlist,
BCSA Director General Sarah
McCann-Bartlett said: “The structural steelwork sector
has evolved significantly since the SSDAs were launched
in 1969, however one constant has
been the ability of steel to deliver
the most efficient and cost-effective
solution for a building or structure,
while also providing practical,
flexible and beautiful spaces. As the
original offsite framing material,
structural steel is now looking to
the future to deliver a more complex
level of design for manufacture and
assembly.”
Trimble Solutions (UK) Ltd
Managing Director Richard Fletcher
added: "The projects shortlisted
once again celebrate our world class
structural steel industry within the
UK and Ireland. At the forefront of
technology within construction, our
industry continues to deliver projects
of high complexity and scale through data driven design,
manufacture, assembly and erection.”
The SSDA 2019 shortlist is:
160 Old Street, London
Aga Khan Centre, London
Battersea Arts Centre
Chiswick Park Footbridge
Coal Drops Yard, London
Ely Southern Bypass
Fenchurch Court, London
G W Annenberg Performing Arts Centre
Greatham Creek Seal Hide, Middlesbrough
Ingenuity House, Birmingham
Kettner’s Townhouse & Soho House Greek Street
Neuron Pod, London
Project Mint at the O2
River Thames Footbridge, Taplow
Royal Academy of Music, London
Telford Central Footbridges
The Macallan Distillery
Tombola HQ, Sunderland
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, New Stadium
Wimbledon No.1 Court
Steelwork contractor named for major
Glasgow commercial development
Installation begins for Cornish castle link
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