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‘Aurora'
wins ‘ Commercial Development of the Year'
‘Aurora',
the latest office development in Glasgow's International
Financial Services District, has been awarded ‘Commercial
Development of the Year' at the Property Week Scottish Property
Awards.
The
project involved the demolition of an existing 1960's building
on Bothwell Street and the reconstruction of 180,000ft2
of ‘Grade A' office space. Occupying the entire length of
a city block and 10 stories in height, the development includes
two full levels of basement carparking which utilise carlifts
for access.
As the Structural Engineers
on the project, one of the most challenging aspects was the
excavation of the basement to allow for the car park. These
works were further complicated by the steep rise in Douglas
Street, giving a basement excavation of some 14m at the rear
of the site. Our solution was to use a full profile contiguous
piled wall, which is braced in the temporary state prior,
with large diameter steel tubes.
-May
2007-
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