Client: Threesixty Developments Ltd
DBFL provided full Civil, Structural and Transportation Engineering for this project which included the civil and traffic input required at planning stage. This included full SUDs measures introduced with attenuation on site, hydrobrakes to control the discharge of surface water into the public system and the provision of green roofs as referred to above.
This development consists of the construction of a student accommodation facility of 14,500sq.m. on a brown field site in central Dublin off Thomas Street. The facility provides 470 No. bed spaces which is achieved with 95 cluster units over 10 floors. Because of the 6m fall across the site there is a partial basement accommodating plant and 41No. parking spaces. A courtyard is provided at first floor level for private open space serving the development and roof terraces are used to achieve the green roof requirements.
In order to fast-track the programme much thought went into the introduction of bathroom pods. The pod chosen was a lightweight pod which had a plate floor requiring only a nominal recess in the concrete flat slab.
The structure of the building is in-situ reinforced concrete frame with reinforced concrete flat slabs at each floor. The flat slab arrangement enables services to traverse the ceiling void without interruption from downstand beams. External walls are constructed with an outer facing brick and an inner hollow block.
DBFL provided full Civil, Structural and Transportation Engineering for this project which included the civil and traffic input required at planning stage. This included full SUDs measures introduced with attenuation on site, hydrobrakes to control the discharge of surface water into the public system and the provision of green roofs as referred to above.
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