Contract Details
Client
Client
Wheatley Group Project Value
Project Value
£64.7m Location
Location
GlasgowContract Details
Client
Client
Wheatley Group Project Value
Project Value
£64.7m Location
Location
GlasgowCalton Village, Glasgow
The site at Calton Village has a rich and complex industrial history, which presented a unique set of distinct engineering challenges, These included a large cold store building containing a two storey basement with a tunnel that ran from the site to the (still active) railway line that lies in cutting to the immediate north of the site and variable, and highly contaminated ground conditions.
The proposed development was planned to create a unique new streetscape, which moves away from the traditional design of flats arranged around parking courts, towards a ‘urban village’ neighbourhood and use of public transport and cycleways. The village concept brought further challenges for G3 as the layout sought to remove the dominance that cars with their roads and parking impose on urban environments. To maximise and enhance the green space available, rooftop amenity spaces were also incorporated into the design.
The development also includes the largest residential district heating system in Glasgow, served by an energy centre in the southwest of the site. This involved the installation of a below ground network of large diameter flow and return pipework across the site to serve every property and had to be taken into consideration when designing the shared surface. As part of their appointment, G3 undertook detailed appraisal of not only their layout, but the designs being produced by mechanical and electrical engineers to ensure that there were no clashes between the various services, utilities and drainage that were being constructed in the shared surface.
Services Undertaken:
Civil Engineering / Structural Engineering / Geo-Environmental
Calton Village, Glasgow
The site at Calton Village has a rich and complex industrial history, which presented a unique set of distinct engineering challenges, These included a large cold store building containing a two storey basement with a tunnel that ran from the site to the (still active) railway line that lies in cutting to the immediate north of the site and variable, and highly contaminated ground conditions.
The proposed development was planned to create a unique new streetscape, which moves away from the traditional design of flats arranged around parking courts, towards a ‘urban village’ neighbourhood and use of public transport and cycleways. The village concept brought further challenges for G3 as the layout sought to remove the dominance that cars with their roads and parking impose on urban environments. To maximise and enhance the green space available, rooftop amenity spaces were also incorporated into the design.
The development also includes the largest residential district heating system in Glasgow, served by an energy centre in the southwest of the site. This involved the installation of a below ground network of large diameter flow and return pipework across the site to serve every property and had to be taken into consideration when designing the shared surface. As part of their appointment, G3 undertook detailed appraisal of not only their layout, but the designs being produced by mechanical and electrical engineers to ensure that there were no clashes between the various services, utilities and drainage that were being constructed in the shared surface.
Services Undertaken:
Civil Engineering / Structural Engineering / Geo-Environmental