Projects / Structural Engineering

Glanville provided Structural & Civil Engineering design for the construction of a specialist, world-leading Institute of Development & Regenerative Medicine (IDRM) medical research building and ancillary plant/support building.

The 6,000sqm, 3-storey building will include laboratory and write-up spaces for each of the three research themes, cardiology, neurology and immunology, with shared meeting/seminar rooms and specialist/ancillary labs for the purpose of life sciences research.

The surrounding buildings are sensitive, including the adjacent Innovation Building which houses laboratories for the BioEscalator and Novo Nordisk Research Centre Oxford which cannot be disrupted.

Glanville has been working alongside Berkeley Homes since the preliminary design stage in March 2018 providing Civil Engineering planning guidance and design. Our Structural Engineers joined the project in June 2019 and have been providing detailed design services.

Planning was approved for the 12.3 acres site in November 2019. Sensitivity to retaining the heritage of the site, creating green spaces, biodiversity and a community of homes are key features of Berkeley Homes’ design.

The application approved over 1,000 new houses of which a significant number will be affordable homes along with the restoration of the iconic factory building, chimney and clock tower into luxury flats.

Glanville is involved with Phase 1 of the build to create 4 blocks of flats using reinforced concrete frames, construction of a block of town houses and the refurbishment of the old factory. Phase 2 is subject to detailed planning but the current application includes a further 3 blocks of flats, and 2 town houses.

The project has presented a particular set of challenges through the refurbishment of the existing factory where the design features a large atrium and basement construction. This has required detailed design to calculate wind loadings and justify the over stability of the building. In addition, the site sits on top of several underground water sources which has further complicated the structural design.

Glanville was appointed by Shanly Homes for the civil and structural engineering design of the recently completed Bridge House, a development of 35 apartments on a brownfield site in Walton-on-Thames. The development comprises of 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments in blocks up to 5 storeys high that entailed engineering challenges to provide a cost-effective solution sufficient to comply with Part A3 (disproportionate collapse) of the Building Regulations.

In addition to the structural challenges our civil engineering team had to coordinate drainage and services to utilise existing outfalls and obtain S278 approval for off-site highway works.

Park Drive East is a £24m speculative development at Milton Park in Oxfordshire within the Science Vale Enterprise Zone. The development totals over 110,000 sq. ft. and comprises three separate buildings (141, 142 and 143 Park Drive), and includes a Grade A office building as well as two hi-tech laboratory facilities providing flexible office and laboratory space for Oxfordshire and neighbouring areas.
The buildings are designed and specified with a high level of flexibility in mind to appeal to science and technology companies embarking on research and development activities.

The buildings have achieved a BREEAM “Excellent” environmental accreditation and EPC ‘A’ rating. In developing work spaces suitable for the thriving science and technology sector, MEPC is able to drive job creation and growth in the region. The new development at Milton Park has potential to create 1,000 new jobs, which will support the Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire District Councils' plans to deliver 20,000 new jobs over the next 20 years.
Glanville was appointed by MEPC as civil and structural engineering consultants for the scheme.

Berkeley Homes (Oxford & Chiltern) has now handed over the keys to Green Park, Bath. The project consists of 5 new blocks of student accommodation in the heart of the city.

Providing structural engineering input, Glanville worked on the scheme designing the foundations and steel framework required to support the pre-fabricated modular pods that formed the upper floors. In keeping with the city's visual aesthetic the façade cladding is formed in natural Bath stone which needed structural input for movement joint and support locations.

Glanville continues to provide Berkeley Homes with engineering consultancy services on numerous residential sites throughout the south of England.

Glanville has embraced the Building Information Modelling (BIM) revolution in order to provide clients with innovative civil and structural engineering solutions that facilitate a more efficient project delivery and a faster response to change, and enable more consistent processes and dataflow.

RES, a privately-owned British company, is one of the world’s leading renewable energy developers. Glanville has worked with RES on a wind farm proposal in Carmarthenshire, Wales, which would generate several megawatts of electricity in a sustainable way. This work includes 3D modelling of approximately 5 miles of new unbound access tracks, hardstanding service areas, bulk earthworks and spoil calculations. Glanville assists RES on other wind farm projects where improvements and extensions are required to the existing access track network.

Park Drive Central totals 9.47 acres and is the next phase in MEPC’s ambitious development plans on a site earmarked for redevelopment within the Science Vale UK Enterprise Zone.

The  building will provide a purpose-built laboratory and office building totaling 67,000 sq. ft. for Adaptimmune as the tenant and forms one of four state-of-the-art buildings within the development. Glanville has provided civil and structural engineering design services to both the landlord and tenant for the shell and core as well as the fit out works. Nicholas Hare is the architect.

Planning permission for the building was approved through the fast-track Local Development Order process. Construction is due to be completed in late 2016.

In 2012 Reading Borough Council approved the purchase of a three storey 90,000 sq ft office building as its existing building had reached the end of its design life. Through the IESE framework operated by Hampshire County Council, Morgan Sindall / Overbury were appointed to undertake the £6.5m refurbishment, which included many energy saving measures and benefitted from SALIX funding.

Glanville Consultants collaborated with the design team and contractor, providing structural engineering design solutions to accommodate the internal alterations and support on site during the execution of the project, which was achieved on time and on budget.

Cantay Estates Ltd purchased this 27,000 sq ft commercial property in May 2013 and secured approval under permitted development rights for the development of 27 residential apartments with associated car parking.

Glanville Consultants provided civil and structural engineering services for the internal remodelling of the existing building fabric to facilitate the revised layout with construction being completed in less than 10 months.

Glanville Consultants continue its long-standing relationship with CALA Homes (Chiltern) by providing civil and structural engineering services for Hadley Manor in Hertfordshire. The development comprises 10 luxury two and three bedroom apartments ranging from 1,760 to 2,840 sq ft completed to a very high specification with underground car parking.

We utilised a homogenous reinforced concrete substructure basement to transfer the loads across the lower ground floor which avoided the need for a piled solution. A traditional masonry structure was utilised above ground.

SuDS was employed to drain the hardstanding areas outside of the building footprint.