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Aug 11
Manhire Associates have recently completed the site investigation for Bristol Airport's first hotel. Planning permission was granted in January 2001 for the 251 bed development next to the Terminal Building.
The building is arranged in two wings and is founded on 'Karstic' limestone. Manhire Associates Geo-Environmental team undertook investigations on site to assess risks in the ground, particularly 'swallow' holes or 'di-solution features'. Investigations were sequenced to avoid disruption to the Airport and Manhire Associates worked closely with the Airport team. The Lynxs development, managed by L'Etoile Developments is designed by EPR as project architects with Applied Energy as Mechanical and Electrical engineers and Edmond Shipway as Cost Consultants.
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Jun 11
After almost a decade Maidstone YMCA is proud to announce the opening of a brand new Sports Centre on the old Loose site, in Maidstone. The new sports centre comprises 3G all weather football pitches, a multi-use sports hall, and fitness rooms for a range of activities. The new sports centre, has been completed as part of a new residential development by Taylor Wimpey. |
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May 11
On the edge of the city and the doorstep of fashionable Upper Street, construction has now commenced on this development of 60 apartments and 30,000 sqft of commercial space. This £10.5million Thornsett Group project with construction by McGee Group, is due for completion in complete Autumn 2012.
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Dec 10
Archer Hoblin and development partners Network Housing Group were delighted to win the best green residential development category at the recent Estates Gazette Awards for 2010. The 13 storey £21 million regeneration includes many innovative features such as green sloping roofs and a 6 storey living green wall, understood to be the largest in Europe.
The ‘brown field’ development posed many technical challenges - as well as the green roofs and walls and the complex geometry of the elevations, the building is constructed directly over the Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL) and next to surface railway lines and sewers. Manhire Associates successfully engineered the piled raft foundations so as not to overstress the live CTRL tunnels just 25m below the building.
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Sep 10
Construction has commenced on the new ‘Turn-Key’, purposed built rehearsal and office space for Hackney Empire Ltd. at 117 Wilton Way. This exciting new development will provide space intended to be a discreet ‘back of house’ facility for the Client. Despite not being the public face of the theatre company the project architects, Capital Architecture, along with Manhire Associates have produced an attractive yet functional design. Above this theatre’s area, 25 residential units will be incorporated in the building to maximise the air space in the Urban Context.
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Mar 10
Beckett College has recently occupied space at the mixed use development on Commercial Road London. The Formation Group development was chosen by Beckett College as it met a number of key criteria with a contemporary modern building, offering a comfortable environment and the latest in learning technology. Beckett College has a student centred ethos and offer a variety of learning programmes in the business, computing and technology, health and medical sciences.
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Feb 10
Greenworld Construction entered the building on Kingsdown Road, Surbiton in the Green Guardian competition, winning the Green Building Award for Kingston.
Designed by Garland Cornelius Architects, the building incorporates sedum roofs, rainwater harvesting as well as air source heat pumps as well as many other sustainable design features such as block work made from recycled hemp and a timber frame from sustainable sources, designed by Manhire Associates..
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Jan 10
Piling is now complete on the Network Housing development in Hackney, being built by Archer Hoblin. Construction commenced late last year after Manhire Associates successfully gained approval from Network Rail and CTRL for the design and construction of the 13 storey building founded directly over the live CTRL tunnels. The piled raft was carefully designed to limit loads and deformations on the tunnel structures below. The development will provide commercial space at ground floor and over 98 affordable residential apartments.
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Oct 08
At 31 Storeys, Block 1 structure is now complete and the final floors of cladding are currently being installed. Construction of the frame to Block 2 is nearing completion, with the triple-level jump-formed cores currently at level 44 of 45, and the slabs at level 40. Construction of blocks 3 and 4, each at nine storeys, is also well under-way with the rain screen cladding currently being installed.
The Landmark, Docklands |
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Jun 08
After the installation of the temporary works, consisting of sacrificial steel posts cast into the capping beam, with a continuous waling beam, the reduced dig for the basement excavation was progressed and completed at the start of April. Construction of the pad foundations is progressing with the internal pad footings in the sandstone well underway.
Novotel, Liverpool |
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