
Oran Pre-Cast worked closely with the main contractor to develop a viable concrete frame for this bespoke school project.
CLIENT | Department of Education and Skills |
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MAIN CONTRACTOR | BAM |
ARCHITECT | McGarry Ní Éanaigh Architects |
ENGINEER | Punch Consulting Engineers |
PRECAST VALUE | €2.4m |
A wide range of products were used in providing a total precast solution to this architecturally striking building. The overall building consisted of 3 wings, separated by movement joints. Approximately 150m of the perimeter wall acted as a retaining wall at lower ground level.
Large expanses of wall elevations, with irregular ope patterns, lead to multi-storey columns of up to 14m in height, and a large number of bespoke twinwall panels. The automated production facility, with its CNC plotting station, was ideally suited to the manufacture of these panels.
Key design features included:
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11.5m high exposed twinwall panels to sports hall,
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14.5m transfer beams,
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Significant lattice floor transfer slab,
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Bespoke beam and wall panels.
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Exposed concrete façade panels
Differences in the architectural layout between levels resulted in a number of significant transfer structures, and cantilevering floor slabs. Finite element analysis software was used in analysing these elements.