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Civil & Structural Engineeringby BDP

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BDP designs and creates inspiring places for people. With

international teams of architects, engineers, designers, and urbanists,

we work from studios throughout the UK, and in Ireland, the

Netherlands, the UAE, India, and China, on projects around the world.

Founded in 1961, BDP is now the largest interdisciplinary design-

led firm in Europe and has won over 750 awards for design quality

from international and national bodies.

Our designers focus on designing buildings and environments for

the future to confront the reality of a finite planet. We challenge

ourselves to create better environments for everybody using five

goals as our starting point for the design process:

• toactasclimateshaperstocreateprotectiveandpositive

environments for people to enjoy

• totakeacreativeapproachtoenergy,withnaturaland

technological methods for the use and reuse of energy and

resources

• todesigninauser-inclusivestyle,engaginginalearningcentred

approach with the occupiers of our buildings and places

• tocross-fertiliseourknowledgefromdifferentcultures,

maximising the advantages of being international,

interdisciplinary and multi-sector

• topromoteandcreateliberatingbuildings,placesand

communities for people to use and adapt over time.

Creating Placesfor People.

B&Q Store Support Office,

Hampshire, UK.

Exemplifying B&Q’s

sustainable approach, this

BREEAM ‘Excellent’ open

plan office supports all the

B&Q stores nationwide.

When engineer and architect really

understand one another and speak the

same language, amazing results can

be achieved.

Our civil and structural engineering

teams bring unparalleled experience

working collaboratively with architects

and urban designers. We advise clients

from the earliest conceptual stages

through to the completion of award-

winning, landmark projects.

We are renowned for our commitment

to innovation and creativity, whilst at

the same time delivering buildings of

outstanding value to clients.

We have experience in all building types

and work across all sectors. The scale

and range of our resources means we

can meet the most demanding briefs.

Our engineers work with our own

architects on BDP interdisciplinary projects

and also many other leading architect

practices, on projects throughout the UK

and in many other countries worldwide.

Our approach is not limited by tradition.

We endeavour to raise the bar and seek

ways in which we can add value through

creative innovation.

We keep abreast of the latest

developments in engineering and

construction technology and we are

world leaders in the application of IT

and BIM in design and project delivery.

The BDP Civil and Structural

Engineering Directors

Integrated holistic design

CraftTo work and shape materials with precision in a manner demonstrating great care and ingenuity.

At Wellington Academy in

Wiltshire, UK, the design

responds to microclimate,

maximises natural ventilation

and utilises sustainable timber

construction to create strong

connections with the

surrounding landscape.

Left: A titanium

wrapped timber

gridshell ‘egg’ encloses

the lecture theatre

at Napier University

Business School,

Edinburgh, UK.

Far right: Concrete

as the defining

architectural aesthetic

– BDP Studio,

Manchester, UK.

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Left: Laminated structural

timber defining the

architectural concept for

Essex Business School, UK.

Below: A laminated, partially

glazed, structural timber dome

spans 37m over the central

atrium at Abraham Darby

Academy, UK.

Opposite page: Three dimensional tubular

steel ‘tree’ structures add a dynamic

context to the central atrium, Teddington

School, UK.

This page: Creative pedestrian and road

bridge concepts, UK and China.

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Kiev Women’s and Children’s

Hospital, Ukraine. Parametric

simulation delivering elegant

and efficient forms through

digital tectonics.





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Advanced Digital Technology

Advanced digital technology enables

creativity, yet ultimately drives

efficiency through analytical rigour.

Below left: The structural model

is part of a full interdisciplinary

building information model of

Appleton Academy, developed to

allow for fast track project delivery.

Top right: Major project delivery

in BIM. Qatar Academies Project,

Qatar, UAE.

Bottom right: BIM modelling

delivering design efficiency for

high rise structures - Jumeirah

Towers, Dubai.

“AT BENTLEY SYSTEMS, OUR COLLEAGUES

HAVE SEEN BDP’S WORK FIRST HAND,

AT THE FOREFRONT OF FULLY LEVERAGING

BIM TO DELIVER TRULY INTEGRATED

PROJECTS, RESULTING IN BETTER

PERFORMING FACILITIES.”

Greg Bentley, CEO, Bentley Systems.

Above: Delivering integrated building

solutions coordinating architecture,

building services and structure for

Dixons Allerton Academy, Bradford, UK.

Below: Defining the structural concept

in BIM for Zhenhu Lake Visitors Centre,

Jiangsu Province, China.

Inspired places for learning

Enterprise South Liverpool

Academy for 11 to 18 year olds,

Liverpool, UK.

Enterprise South Liverpool

Academy (ESLA) is a new

specialist school that serves as

a national centre of business

and enterprise. A full BDP

interdisciplinary team designed the

£23m building which opened to

staff and pupils in March 2014.

The Ebbw Vale Learning Zone

for post 16 year olds, lies at the

heart of the regeneration and

redevelopment of the former

steelworks site at Ebbw Vale,

South Wales UK, and features

dramatic timber framed atria

spaces. A sports and leisure

centre, also by BDP, also features

on the site.

Dramatic cantilevered learning ‘pods’

punctuate the atrium space at the Ebbw

Vale Learning Zone, UK.

“I BELIEVE WE HAVE SUCCEEDED IN CREATING

A BUILDING WHICH PUPILS AND STAFF - INDEED

THE WHOLE COMMUNITY - WILL ENJOY USING

AND BE PROUD OF. THE FLEXIBLE SPACE

ACCOMMODATING ENTIRE SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES

WILL ENCOURAGE A STRONG SENSE OF IDENTITY

AND SHARED PURPOSE.”

Roger De Haan, Chair Of Governors (Marlowe Academy).





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Marlowe Academy Kent.

Through early and

collaborative engagement

with the fabricator we

rationalised the roof

concept to suit the

manufacturing and

prefabrication methods.

This resulted in

in a structurally

efficient yet dramatic.

toroidal timber gridshell

that spans the academy

heartspace.

World class designWon through an

International design

competition, the Nanjing

Medical University, Jiangsu

Campus Development

of 150,000sqm - which

is currently nearing

completion on site -

provides teaching and lab

accommodation as well as

conference and exhibition

space.

BDP engineers developed a unique

‘folded plate’ structural concept for the

main glazed roof to the teaching building

heartspace.

Qatar Academies, a project

currently under construction

for the Qatar Foundation,

comprises two academy

developments for 2 to 18

year olds, at Al Khor and

Al Wakra. Each facility

is circa 70,000sqm and

comprises community leisure

facilities as well as teaching

accommodation.

Recently completed shopping mall at

Wuxi, China, with original conceptual

design model (inset).

More for LessQuite simply we design...

Victoria Square, Belfast,

UK. Creative yet economic

design solutions, ensuring the

commercial viability of city

centre regeneration.

Opposite: Temporary works

sheet piling creates a permanent

solution to the basement car park.

This page: Fully glazed geodesic

dome creates a landmark feature

to the Belfast skyline.

“AS A PRACTICAL AND TANGIBLE STATEMENT, THE

MANCHESTER HQ OF BDP IS POWERFUL.”

Tony Juniper, environmental campaigner and former Chief Executive Of Friends Of The Earth.

BDP studio, Manchester, UK.

Low Carbon Environments

Sustainability is the sum of many parts from climate change, minimised impact on resources and designing for future flexibility – all need to be considered by the engineer in creating places for people.

“THE INTEGRATED APPROACH OF THIS PROJECT

SHOWS HOW STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING,

BUILDING SERVICES AND ARCHITECTURE CAN

WORK SO WELL TOGETHER.”

ACE Engineering Excellence Judges.

Engineers can use their creativity and innovation to respond with sustainable solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing our world.

BDP’s commitment to a sustainable

built environment is demonstrated in the

design of the BDP Manchester studio at

Piccadilly Basin.

A derelict brown field canalside site

became home to Manchester’s first

BREEAM ‘Excellent’ naturally ventilated

office building, which features an entirely

exposed concrete frame which thermally

regulates the workspace, negating the

requirement for air conditioning – thereby

considerably reducing energy demands.

Integrated Thinking

The synergy of architect, environmental engineer and structural engineer, working in close collaboration, and with common goals, enables ‘simple’ solutions to complex problems.

Integrated thinking from concept to construction

– BBC Mailbox in Birmingham, UK, features

suspended gondolas which exploit lightweight

‘monocoque’ technology with fully integrated

servicing routes for power and data.

Bridge Academy, London, UK - a

unique structural design incorporating a

wishbone hoop to hang the inner edge

of the main building to create a column

free space at ground level. This hoop also

provides the primary framework to the

inclined ETFE façade.

Creative concepts in architecture

BDP engineers work in close

collaboration with architects,

and helps shape creative

concepts for a range of projects

around the world.

Below right: An integrated

conceptual design in development

for a confidential headquarters

laboratory building.

Left: A complex roof form which

replicates the wings of a dragonfly

for the Suzhou Tourist Distribution

Facility, Suzhou, China.

CommunicationThe essential tool to express our ideas.

Inspired innovation through creative

application – a BDP paper folding class

encourages engineers to experiment in

expressing their ideas.

Above: BDP engineers refining

their sketching skills through

structured training.

Right: Rather than being

a sobering influence on

architecture, BDP engineers

communicate innovative

concepts of structure and form

through creative technique.

“BDP ENGINEERS INTEGRATE CONVERSATIONAL

SKETCHING INTO THEIR PRACTISE - THIS

ENABLES A SUBTLE AND FREQUENT EXCHANGE

OF IDEAS AT ALL STAGES OF THEIR DESIGN.

THIS CLEARLY MATTERS TO THEM”.

Trevor Flynn, Director of Drawing At Work and lecturer at Central St Martin’s College and the Architectural Association.

PHOTOGRAPHERSDavid Barbour

James Bruce

Chris Hill

Ros Kavanagh

Rory Moore

Rui Morais de Sousa

Matthew Short

Eamonn O’Mahony

Jason Randall

Charlotte Wood

Paul Zanre

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