Project Summary

Burrows Graham worked with McLaren at construction stage to deliver the design of a 4-storey logistics hub with provision to be subdivided, multi-tenanted and adaptable to future trends.

The ground floor provides access for a variety of distribution vehicles, including HGVs and cargo bikes, while the building is served by 5 goods lifts, a further 3 lifts for cycles and cargo bikes and 6 passenger lifts.

The structure comprised a steel frame with precast concrete stability cores supported on CFA piles and pile caps with ground improvement below the ground floor slab. The upper floor slabs were precast hollowcore planks with a structural topping tied to the steel frame. A BREEAM Excellent design with low carbon materials, green and blue roof attenuation and PV array. The project was fully designed and coordinated in a 3D BIM environment.

Key Engineering Challenges

• Multi storey construction on tight inner-city site
• Precast concrete and steel framed hybrid construction
• Strict floor deflection criteria
• Poor ground conditions utilising piling & ground improvement techniques