Project Reports

An ambitious regeneration project to celebrate the engineering triumphs of yesteryear has required some clever engineering of its own Client: Darlington Borough Council Total cost: £34m Contract type: NEC (through SCAPE framework) Main contractor: Willmott Dixon Architect: SPACE Architects Groundworks: Wyn Construction Piling works: Roger Bullivant Mechanical: Leybourne Urwin Electrical: KM…

Sisk is slashing embodied carbon and optimising offsite-manufactured components in its latest job at Wembley Park Project client: Quintain Total cost: £230m (fixed-price contract) Contract type: JCT design-and-build Main contractor: John Sisk Architect: Haworth Tompkins Structural engineer: Elliott Wood/CampbellReith Groundworks: Harringtons Builders Demolition: Goody Demolition Piling: Keller Concrete cores and…

A former government building in the City of London is being painstakingly pared back to its frame and reclad using stone rescued from its previous facade Scheme: Panorama St Paul’s Client: Orion Capital Managers Architect: KPF Main contractor: Mace Contract value: £262m Start date: February 2022 Estimated completion: March 2025…

A blend of building methods is speeding up the construction of a new centre at Colchester Hospital. Colin Marrs reports Project client: East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Total cost: £50m Contract type: JCT (two stage via NHS SBS Framework) Main contractor: MTX ContractsArchitect: IBI Structural engineer: Rossi…

A ‘no-blockwork’ strategy means every detail needs to be planned accurately on the construction of Everton FC’s new riverside stadium. Watch the video tour below... Project client: Everton Football Club Total cost: £555m Contract type: Bespoke design and build Main contractor: Laing O’Rourke Concept architect: MEIS Architects Delivery architect: BDP…

A £90m regeneration project near Stockport’s rail station aims to bring new life to the town centre Lead clients: Transport for Greater Manchester, for Greater Manchester Combined Authority Additional stakeholders: CityRise and Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council Main contractor: Willmott Dixon Customer lead consultant: WSP, working with BDP Contractor architects: Leach…

In the biggest construction programme undertaken so far by Oxford University, the city’s skyline is being pierced by a major new science hub Project client: Oxford University Development partner: Legal & General Investment Management Total cost: £200m Contract type: JCT Design & Build Main contractor: Wates Architect: NBBJ Structural engineer:…

A largely unloved ‘citadel’ of modern architecture in Covent Garden is undergoing a thorough overhaul by Lendlease that will transform its unwelcoming presence Client: Northwood Investors Development manager: Platform Architect: Gensler Main contractor: Lendlease Contract value: £120m Contract type: JCT Design & Build Construction start: 1 Jul 2021 Construction completion:…

In a sea of concrete and glass, Skanska is working on London’s tallest limestone-faced building since St Paul’s Cathedral Scheme: 20-22 Ropemaker Street Client: Old Park Lane Management Development manager: Co-Re Architect: Make Architects Main contractor: Skanska Contract value: £250m Contract type: JCT Design & Build Construction start: March 2019…

Crossing a busy road and several waterways, building HS2’s Colne Valley Viaduct has prompted some novel approaches. Ben Vogel finds out how the Align JV is taking on the challenge Project: Colne Valley Viaduct and Chiltern Tunnels, both part of HS2 Phase One Central 1 (C1) Client: HS2 C1 overall…