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Jubilee School

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THE BRIEFJubilee School in Maidstone, Kent is a one form entry primary school seeking to expand to two forms. Planning permission had been declined on a number of grounds. Robert West, having previously provided a Transport Assessment, were subsequently requested as Expert Witness during the Planning Inspectorate hearing.There were a number of constraints affecting the proposed school expansion – construction access/turning/parking, avoiding impact on a green field site and local residents, avoiding disruption to a recently constructed play area and safe access for pupils, staff and visitors during the construction period.VALUE-ADDED SOLUTIONOur team enjoyed working collaboratively with other stakeholders to unlock this tricky puzzle in an environment of mutual trust and to look beyond the obvious to identify creative solutions.Detailed analysis of highway and parking impacts, including parking surveys and…

30Oct 2023 por Mariví del Pozo Vindel

Charing Cross Station Concourse

Rail

THE BRIEF Robert West was the multi-disciplinary designer during the outline design phase, responsible for delivering building services, structural engineering, telecommunication, fire and architectural disciplines.The scope of the project was to re-model the main concourse area in order to improve passenger flows and additionally provide temporary strengthening to existing platforms.VALUE-ADDED SOLUTION Robert West’s role encompassed:Project management to ensure that the tight deadlines were metDealing with limited information about the existing structures, applying sound engineering judgement and knowledge to recommend the right advice at all timesOvercoming various challenges thanks to a collaborative approach with the contractor and the wider project team.FINAL OUTCOMES Robert West's coordinated detailed design and site support allowed the Contractor to deliver the construction works to tight timescales and possession constraints. The outcome resulted in reduced congestion on…

30Oct 2023 por Mariví del Pozo Vindel

Digital escalator panel refresh

Rail

THE BRIEF As part of the London Underground Digital Escalator Panel (DEP) Refresh project, Exterion Media are upgrading the current digital advertising panels with new, more energy efficient digital monitors and installing brand new continuous digital ‘Ribbon’ screens. These new screens run along the existing escalator incline at 25 different stations across the London Underground (LU) infrastructure. Our brief was to provide full design and assurance to LU process and requirements services for the Civils, Structural and Premises elements of the project from feasibility through detailed design and construction support. VALUE-ADDED SOLUTION During the early stages of each workstream (DEP or Ribbon), we worked closely with Telent to come up with the most effective solution for the structural support designs for the screens. Robert West advised to carry out assessments of…

30Oct 2023 por Mariví del Pozo Vindel

Silvertown Tunnel new north bank river wall

Marine

THE BRIEF The Riverlinx Joint Venture was required to construct a new river wall along the north bank of the River Thames comprising a tied sheet pile intertidal wall; a precast concrete flood wall; and an intertidal terrace. The works provide 340m (out of approximately 1km of new flood defences) being constructed as part of the wider Silvertown Development Plan. The brief included requirements to prepare a design capable of construction from land-based plant within a range of site-specific constraints. A section of the wall passes over the new tunnel bores limiting penetration of piles; the wall needs to retain stability during the tunnel boring; flood defence levels need to be maintained at all stages of the construction; a design life of 120 years is required, and compliance is needed…

30Oct 2023 por Mariví del Pozo Vindel

Skylon Park Hereford Enterprise Zone

Infrastructure

THE BRIEF Skylon Park is a 72-acre industrial and commercial development to promote economic growth in the area. It lies on former wartime munitions ‘brownfield land’ and named after the futuristic-looking slender, vertical structure that was fabricated in Hereford in 1951 for the Festival of Britain. The appropriate infrastructure to attract developers and owner-occupiers to build on individual prepared plots is being provided by the Hereford Enterprise Zone (HEZ).VALUE-ADDED SOLUTION As technical advisor, Robert West has been responsible for the coordination and management of services to enable infrastructure construction and land sales, taking schemes from initial project inception through to building completion & occupation. This has included management and control of site datum information, value-engineering led solutions, advising HEZ on overall development strategy, plot configurations, feasibility advice & constraints and…

30Oct 2023 por Mariví del Pozo Vindel

The Green School for boys

Infrastructure

THE BRIEF Robert West's brief was to provide transport planning and highway advice for the re-development of a site located in Isleworth in the London Borough of Hounslow for the new Green School for Boys - a five form entry secondary school and sixth form for up to 900 pupils.To allow the new school to open in September 2017 temporary school accommodation for up to 300 pupils for two years has been provided while a permanent building would be constructed.Robert West have been responsible for producing Transport Assessment, School Travel Plan, Delivery and Servicing Plan, PERS and CERS audits for the temporary site and for discharging planning conditions. Robert West subsequently produced off-site highway works design for a proposed signalised crossing and detailed modelling work to support the proposal. Finally,…

30Oct 2023 por Mariví del Pozo Vindel

Coombe Wood School

Infrastructure

THE BRIEF Robert West was appointed by Wates Construction Ltd to provide transport planning and highways advice for the redevelopment of the Coombe Lodge Playing Fields site in South Croydon to provide a new mixed comprehensive secondary school.The new 8-form entry secondary school will provide accommodation for up to 1,680 pupils, including a 480-place sixth form. The school will have a sporting specialism and will provide a community hub, offering sports and leisure facilities for residents of Croydon.Robert West have been responsible for producing the following, in support of the planning application: a Transport Assessment, School Travel Plan, Delivery and Servicing Plan, Car Park Management Plan, PERS and CERS audits, Bus and Tram capacity assessments. Robert West have also been responsible for producing preliminary designs for the proposed site’s access…

30Oct 2023 por Mariví del Pozo Vindel

Birkdale Rise

Infrastructure

THE BRIEF To discharge engineering-related Reserved Matters and prepare detailed tender and construction drawing packs for a residential development of 100 units with 14 dwelling types ranging from one to five bedrooms on a 5.2-hectare greenfield site, which had outline planning permissionVALUE-ADDED SOLUTION We are providing on and off-site civil engineering design - highways, drainage, flood risk assessment, with a view to gaining Sectional Agreements (S106, S104, S38 and S278).As the project progressed, it became apparent that the proposed Highways England’s improvement works to the A12 affected the north of the site – as a result, the number of dwellings was reduced, and noise barriers were included in the scheme.Parking surveys were undertaken to assess whether vehicles arriving during construction could be accommodated without affecting the surrounding areas. This was…

30Oct 2023 por Mariví del Pozo Vindel

Dartford GSK

Infrastructure

THE BRIEF Ward Homes were considering purchase of a large site in Dartford which had outline planning consent for 1,000 homes and a mix of uses for the new residential community. Robert West was asked to provide due diligence advice and a strategy to obtain Code for Sustainable Homes Level 4 and BREEAM excellent for the site as these were subject of reserved matters. Additionally, Robert West was asked to provide engineering advice in support of the master planning process for the site which was used to feed into the Ward Homes development appraisal. VALUE-ADDED SOLUTION The two elements of the brief were brought together to bring clear focus to the engineering and environmental matters that Ward Homes required to be resolved with the vendor prior to exchange and in…

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HORSEFERRY MAGISTRATES COURT

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THE BRIEFRobert West provided civil and structural engineering services for a prestigious residential development in the heart of Central London. The scheme comprised deepening of the existing basement to accommodate automatic parking and servicing requirements and 140 residential units over 10 floors.VALUE-ADDED SOLUTIONRobert West carried out extensive investigations of the existing diaphragm walls, which were incorporated into the new works to establish penetration, condition and reinforcement layout. FINAL OUTCOMESA construction sequence was developed and AIP submissions agreed with Westminster City Council. The superstructure is a flat slab construction with stone cladding arranged around a central courtyard. The whole project was designed and drawn in 3D using BIM. Share BACK TO PROJECTS

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