Project Profile: Herbarium Building, Kew Gardens

Client
Willmott Dixon
Date of completion
October 2007
Value
£2.4m
Temporary works, Basement Construction, Groundwork?s, RC Frame, Waterproofing & Drainage

Scope of works

 

  • Temporary works

  • Basement construction

  • Groundworks

  • RC frame

  • Waterproofing and drainage

 

Project key points

 

  • Design and installation of temporary works including the cofferdam and false work

  • 1,000m² floor area, 5m deep Grade 3 basement formed

  • 20 metres from the River Thames

  • Temporary steel sheet piling was installed to form the basement, with one level of propping, using silent, vibration-less techniques

  • Four-storey RC frame constructed above with fair-faced finished concrete

  • Bespoke in-situ concrete staircases