Project Profile: St Bernard's Hospital

Client
Kier
Date of completion
March 2009
Value
£2.5m
Design and Installation of Temporary Works, Basement Construction, Piling, Groundworks, Drainage, RC Structure & Landscaping.

Scope of works

 

  • Design and installation of temporary works

  • Basement construction

  • Piling

  • Groundworks

  • Drainage

  • Reinforced concrete structure and landscaping.

 

Project key points

 

  • Single storey basement with swimming pool and sub-basement in areas

  • Excavation depth varying between 7 and 9 meters below existing ground level

  • 4,500m³ of soil removed to form 540 of basement floor space

  • Basement excavation formed using a combination of sheet, secant, micro and mini piling techniques

  • Constructed under and around an existing tree which was protected under a tree preservation order