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The main hall is a large open-plan space,
formed with two 20m-long roof trusses
that create a column-free zone. One large
1,200mm-deep plate girder positioned at
the underside of the second floor towards
the front of the hall also spans the hall.
Weighing 16.5t, the plate girder also acts
as a transfer structure supporting the
rear perimeter column line of the three
residential floors, which are positioned
directly above the front of the building.
In order to further minimise columns
in the main hall, one end of the plate girder
supports a 914 × 419 UB balcony edge
girder via a hanging column.
“Installing this part of the steelwork
required temporary propping to support the
914 UB and all connecting beams at that
level, which would not have been accessible
once the plate girder was installed,” explains
TSI Structures’ David Williams.
“While the main building was erected
using the site’s tower crane, we had to hire
in a 70t-capacity mobile crane to offload
and erect the plate girder along with the
20m-long 914 UB section as they were too
heavy for the tower crane.”
Summing up the scheme, project
architect Brimelow McSweeney Architects
says Dundonald is a mixed-use community
scheme that provides 18 homes, which are
seamlessly integrated into a contemporary
new-build church. The design focusses on
creating a modern church facility that will
be a social hub for locals. A new carefully
detailed façade offers a holistic signature
building that enhances the street scene and
displays the vibrant activity within.
The Dundonald Church is due to be
complete by Spring 2021.
Religion
“It's a brilliant scheme
for a fantastic client,
but also challenging as
the site is tight, which
means it is ideally suited
to steel construction for
its programme benefits.”
Steelwork provided
a lightweight
solution and a
quick construction
programme.
The front portion of
the structure extends
upwards to the
maximum five-storeys.
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