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May 19
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80 Charlotte Street, London
Main client: Derwent London
Architect: Make Architects
Main contractor: Multiplex
Structural engineer: Arup
Steelwork contractor: Bourne Steel
Steel tonnage: 3,200t
May 2019
Vol 27 No 5
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5 Editor’s comment Allowing structures to be expressed, exposing structural steelwork
both internally and externally, is increasingly popular, as Editor Nick Barrett notes.
6 News Steel sites are named on the Heathrow expansion hub shortlist and steelwork
tops out on the City’s tallest tower.
10 Sector Focus: Protective Coatings NSC reports on some of the key facts regarding
the application of paint coatings and hot-dip galvanizing.
12 Industrial The Welsh Government has invested in a steel-framed flagship development
set to boost innovation in advanced manufacturing.
14 Residential The first two, of five ship-shaped residential blocks in the X1 Manchester
Waters scheme, are under construction.
16 Commercial A former 1980s building in Hoxton, London is being revamped with new
steelwork to create a high-quality commercial space.
18 Mixed-use A bespoke design featuring an exposed steel frame has been chosen for an
architecturally-driven mixed-use scheme in London.
22 Car Parks A town centre and a university campus car park, both in Sussex, have been
designed with a steel-framed solution.
24 Technical David Brown of the SCI discusses crane girder design to the Eurocodes.
29 Advisory Desk AD 430 – Wind load on unclad frames.
29 Codes and Standards
30 50 Years Ago Our look back through the pages of Building with Steel features the UK’s first
weathering steel rail bridge.
32 BCSA Members
34 Register of Qualified Steelwork Contractors for Bridgeworks
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