The challenge
Unforeseen issues with the existing ground conditions required us to construct the building backwards; working from the top section down and joining the building in the middle at a later stage. This was a live School environment which meant the site had to be kept safe and secure at all times.
An existing damaged Watercare pipe which ran through the bottom half of the site caused several issues. Being asbestos, we had to take extra precautions when removing it, as well as the depth in which the pipe needed to be installed. The whole site also falls within a flood plain area, thus during heavy rain we had a greater amount of water passing though the site (underground).
Covid-19 lockdowns and the associated material and resource knock on affects impacted the programming of the build.
