OUR WORK
PONTEFRACT HOSPITAL, WEST- YORKSHIRE
Pontefract Hospital, designed by Avanti Architects and built by Balfour Beatty is a model for a new type of community hospital that delivers a range of non-acute services for its local population. A two storey square courtyard building adjacent to the main entrance provides outpatient accommodation, while the taller L-shaped building provides the more heavily serviced and increasingly private zones. The two buildings are linked by a three storey atrium which provides public circulation and all public functions. The site’s topography allows entry to the building on separate levels, thus maximising functional separation of public, vehicular, servicing and clinical flows.
We were in charge of the temporary works and geotechnical advise. The key challenge here was a large sloping embankment to the North of the site, which had to be battered back to enable the construction to proceed, whilst maintaining structural stability to the existing buildings located at the top of the embankment. This also involved ground water management and monitoring throughout the contract.
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OTHER PROJECTS
Aquatics Centre – London
London Aquatics Centre,comprising a 50m competition pool, 25m diving pool and a 50m training pool, was erected for the London 2012 Olympic Games. The challenge to Balfour Beatty, the contractor, was to construct a building which meets the needs of Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA)
Blythswood Square Hotel – Glasgow
Blythswood Square (part of the PH Hotels) is an award winning, splendid 5-star spa hotel in Glasgow City Centre. Atom Consultants acted as Project Managers & Structural Engineers for the extensive refurbishment of this Grade B listed townhouse building.
Rhinefield House Hotel Brockenhurst, Hampshire
Rhinefield House Hotel is located deep within the New Forest National Park in Hampshire. Featuring an infamous Alhambra Room, inspired by the Moorish built Alhambra palace in Granada, Spain, this Hand Picked Hotel will embrace you with a warm welcome and keep your mind in zen mode during those long walks in their 40 acre grounds.
DOCKLANDS LIGHT RAILWAY STATIONS, LONDON: BECKTON CONTROL CENTRE, SHADWELL STATION & STRATFORD INTERNATIONAL CENTRE
Atom Consultants, at the forefront of latest technology, created an asset registry for interactive geospatial maps for several of the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) metro stations owned by Transport for London (TfL), such as the Stratford International Station and the Shadwell Station.
Abu Dhabi International Airport, UAE
The new Abu Dhabi International Airport’s Midfield Terminal Building in ADIA, UAE, built to accommodate up to 27 million passengers annually, is truly impressive in both design and build:
Great Yarmouth Power Station in South Denes
Great Yarmouth, in South Denes, is one of a new generation of highly efficient, gas–burning power stations, with the capacity to generate 400MW of electricity.The station was commissioned in 2002 and is one of the UK’s most modern stations, powered by natural gas using the latest generating technology – combined cycle gas turbines (CCGT).
C.A.S.P.A.R Apartments – Leeds
This Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s scheme in Leeds was set to prove that it is possible to develop an award-winning apartment block for the private-rented sector, then let it at below market rents and still make an attractive return on investment without any subsidy. The Leeds scheme was the second in a development blueprint programme called CASPAR – City-Centre Apartments for Single People at Affordable Rents.
Cleveland Clinic – Abu Dhabi, UAE
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, on Al Maryah Island, UAE, is a unique and unparalleled extension of US-based Cleveland Clinic’s model of care, specifically designed to address a range of complex and critical care requirements unique to the Abu Dhabi population. The facilities at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi combine state-of-the-art amenities and world-class service standards.
Logoplaste
The Portugese privately owned rigid plastic packaging manufacturer Logoplaste’s product list includes bottles for the Lucozade and Jose Cuervo drinks brands, and for detergent Fairy liquid.