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Building shops, offices and a basement club on Oxford Street

Paul Thompson — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 11:14:18 +0000

Scheme: The Ribbon Client: CBRE Main contractor: Wates Architect: Orms Contract value: £80m Contract type: JCT Design & Build Start date: March 2024 Completion date: Q3 2025 Demolition subcontractor: Erith Steelwork subcontractor: Billington Structures Concrete subcontractor: Careys Precast manufacturer: Thorp Precast Energy consultants: Cundall Wates…

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Transforming a transport hub

Paul Thompson — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 10:43:39 +0000

Project name: Bristol Airport Transport Hub Client: Bristol Airport Main contractor: Griffith Farrans JV Contract value: £60m Contract type: NEC Option A Concrete frame subcontractor: Statom Steelwork subcontractor: Smyth Steel Mechanical & electrical subcontractor: Dodds Group Engineering designer: Burroughs Architect: The Development Studio Bristol airport…

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Transforming a 1990s Oldham shopping mall

Charlotte Banks — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 12:34:37 +0000

Client: Oldham Council Contract type: JCT 2016 Design & Build, procured through Partnerships Framework Contract value: £67m (£23.5m phase one, £36.4m phase two, £7m phase three) Architect: AEW Structural engineer: JPS Piling: Van Elle Facade: Longworth M&E: Dalkia Ceilings and partitioning: RapidFix Start date: November…

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Academic excellence in Bristol

Paul Thompson — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 09:45:47 +0000

Project title: Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus – TQA1 Building Client: University of Bristol Architect: Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios Main contractor: Sir Robert McAlpine RC frame: Toureen M&E: NG Bailey Cladding panels: FKN Facades Precast concrete: Techrete Structural steel: Elland Steel Prefabricated stairs: Taunton Fabrications Groundworks:…

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Building on solid ground in central Birmingham

Colin Marrs — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 09:23:41 +0000

Client: MEPC Project value: £74m (main contract value) Contract type: Two-stage JCT design and build Architect: Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios Concrete frame and basement: MPB Structures Steel and CLT: UIS Facade: Inasus MEP: King & Moffatt Demolition: DSM Construction start: May 2023 Expected handover: May…

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Building on the Edge: Mace’s latest London Bridge project

Charlotte Banks — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 10:05:10 +0000

Mace is sticking to strict sustainability criteria on its latest project in London Bridge Client: Edge Technologies Project value: £230m Architect: Pillbrow and Partners Site size: 25,548 square metres Piling: Cementation Skanska Concrete frame and basement: Morrisroe Steel and CLT: Severfield NI Facade: Permasteelisa Twin…

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Cutting and carving on London’s Oxford Street

Ben Vogel — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 09:23:03 +0000

Client: Publica Contract value: £132m Contract type: JCT Main contractor: McLaren Architect: Studio PDP Structural engineer: Civic Engineers Demolition: Erith Piling: Franki Foundations UK (subcontractor to Erith) Steelwork: Severfield Mechanical, electrical and plumbing: Briggs & Forrester Mechanical and electrical consultancy: ChapmanBDSP Crane and hoists: London…

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One Leadenhall: Multiplex brings its goods to market

Toni Sekinah — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 11:27:49 +0000

Towering over a historic City of London landmark and one of Harry Potter’s stomping grounds, One Leadenhall has presented a raft of building challenges Project: One Leadenhall Client: Brookfield Properties (1 Leadenhall Limited Partnership) Contract value: £275m Contract type: Construction Management Construction manager: Multiplex Architect:…

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Brut strength on the South Bank: refurbishing London’s IBM building

Toni Sekinah — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 11:25:16 +0000

How Multiplex is remodelling, refurbishing and extending London’s brutalist IBM Building – while retaining 80 per cent of the existing structure Project: IBM Building, 76 Upper Ground, London Client: Stanhope Contract value: £145m Contract type: JCT Major Project Construction Contract 2016 Main contractor: Multiplex Architects:…

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Building a new people’s palace at Olympia

Charlotte Banks — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 11:01:59 +0000

Adding a host of new uses and spaces to a still-operational exhibition venue is a tall order. CN finds out how Laing O’Rourke is rising to the challenge Project client: Yoo Capital and Deutsche Finance International Main contractor: Laing O’Rourke Architect: Heatherwick Studio and SPPARC…

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