Project Reports

A blend of building methods is speeding up the construction of a new centre at Colchester Hospital. Colin Marrs reports Project client: East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Total cost: £50m Contract type: JCT (two stage via NHS SBS Framework) Main contractor: MTX ContractsArchitect: IBI Structural engineer: Rossi…

A ‘no-blockwork’ strategy means every detail needs to be planned accurately on the construction of Everton FC’s new riverside stadium. Watch the video tour below... Project client: Everton Football Club Total cost: £555m Contract type: Bespoke design and build Main contractor: Laing O’Rourke Concept architect: MEIS Architects Delivery architect: BDP…

A £90m regeneration project near Stockport’s rail station aims to bring new life to the town centre Lead clients: Transport for Greater Manchester, for Greater Manchester Combined Authority Additional stakeholders: CityRise and Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council Main contractor: Willmott Dixon Customer lead consultant: WSP, working with BDP Contractor architects: Leach…

In the biggest construction programme undertaken so far by Oxford University, the city’s skyline is being pierced by a major new science hub Project client: Oxford University Development partner: Legal & General Investment Management Total cost: £200m Contract type: JCT Design & Build Main contractor: Wates Architect: NBBJ Structural engineer:…

A largely unloved ‘citadel’ of modern architecture in Covent Garden is undergoing a thorough overhaul by Lendlease that will transform its unwelcoming presence Client: Northwood Investors Development manager: Platform Architect: Gensler Main contractor: Lendlease Contract value: £120m Contract type: JCT Design & Build Construction start: 1 Jul 2021 Construction completion:…

In a sea of concrete and glass, Skanska is working on London’s tallest limestone-faced building since St Paul’s Cathedral Scheme: 20-22 Ropemaker Street Client: Old Park Lane Management Development manager: Co-Re Architect: Make Architects Main contractor: Skanska Contract value: £250m Contract type: JCT Design & Build Construction start: March 2019…

Crossing a busy road and several waterways, building HS2’s Colne Valley Viaduct has prompted some novel approaches. Ben Vogel finds out how the Align JV is taking on the challenge Project: Colne Valley Viaduct and Chiltern Tunnels, both part of HS2 Phase One Central 1 (C1) Client: HS2 C1 overall…

With limited space, Gilbert-Ash is transforming a former multistorey car park site into a hotel, commercial and office space. Paul Thompson reports Scheme: 68-86 Farringdon Road ‘Clerkenwell Hotel’ Client: Whitbread Group Architect: Sheppard Robson Main contractor: Gilbert-Ash Overall construction contract value: £45m Overall development value: £90m Construction start date: March…

Ian Weinfass visits the Manor Road Quarter in Canning Town to see how Morgan Sindall is tackling Newham’s tallest building Project: Manor Road Quarter Contractor: Morgan Sindall Construction Client: English Cities Fund Project value: £107m Contract type: JCT (amended) Start date: September 2021 Phase one completion date: autumn 2024 Project…

Now that the sporting circus has left town, Luke Haynes hears how a flagship venue is being renovated for use by local communities in the West Midlands Project: Sandwell Aquatics Centre Client: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Project value: £85m Main contractor: Wates Construction Contract type: NEC Project start date: autumn…