Consulting Engineers
Civil and Structural Engineers
Our Specialities
- Bridge Inspections
- Buildings
- Demolition
- Expert Witness
- Flood Assessment and Drainage
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Highway Structures
- Highways
- Historical Structures
- Industrial and Process
- Nuclear and Seismic
- Power, Energy and Waste
- Product Development
- Rail
- Schools
- Site Appraisals and Structural Surveys
- Traffic and Transportation
Buildings
A close look at any UK city shows that 100 years ago public buildings were often the pride of the local community. Schools, railway stations, post offices and libraries set high standards of building design that the private sector tried to emulate.Improvements in the design of Public Buildings are vital for an "urban renaissance" and reverse the abandonment of inner cities and to protect the countryside from sprawling development. Well designed Public Buildings will enrich the lives of all those that use them and deliver wider social and economic benefits
Factors Wilde Consulting consider important in the design of public buildings are;
1. Accessible to people with disabilities
2. Safety against accidents and fires
3. Pleasurable to use and visit
4. Ease of finding your way around
5. Longevity of the Building
A similar design philosophy is used for Commercial buildings. Better Buildings attract higher calibre staff and create stimulating and attractive working environments. Investment in good design is rapidly recovered by improved staff and customer perception of corporate image
Important design considerations are;
1. Satisfying the market's desire for column-free spaces
2. Structural design to help speed up construction
3. A flexible design that considers future change in usage, to cope with a change of tenants
4. Low energy consumption
Relevant Case Studies...
RidgeHill School SureStart
Client:
This combined community and SureStart facility was built within the grounds of the Ridge Hill Primary School. Close liaison with the school was required to allow construction activities within a congested school site. An early enabling works phase created a level site within previously sloping ground, following the installation of 40m len...
Aldwyn Primary School
Client:
This single storey expansive new primary school was designed to accommodate two existing schools, being built on the site of one of them. Sustainability featured highly in the Client's brief, requiring a number of special design features:
- a green roof to attenuate roof run off and give thermal mass and efficiency.
- a buried site att...
St Peters School SureStart
Client:
The site for this facility had been cleared of previous buildings approximately ten years ago, leaving a legacy of buried foundations/cellars and limited ground contamination. Existing roads bounded the site on three sites, requiring careful project planning. The single storey timber framed structure followed an environmentally sustainabl...