SPEEDECK designed & built piled raft foundations for 90 residential units, inclusive of tank room & bin store foundations, lift pits & a foundation for the Tower Crane. The site involved restricted access, meaning the foundations needed to be constructed over two phases to ensure site access could be maintained.
The challenges present on this site which led PDR to reach out to SPEEDECK were:
SPEEDECK identified and mitigated the risks above utilising the following techniques and experience:
Pile lengths & number were iterated to ensure optimum cost & installation speed were obtained, this was particularly important due to the high loads and weak nature of the London Clay. A significant cost saving was achieved by keeping piles to 300mm diameter through.
SPEEDECK’s scope of works consisted of:
SPEEDECK successfully completed their scope of works within programme, delivering the 90 unit apartment block within 11 weeks.
SPEEDECK’s were successfully appointed on this project by demonstrating savings in both time & money.
This was a complex scheme on a restricted site, we used our expertise to minimise the impact of the site constraints by adapting our design, making it easier to build and less costly for the client.
The project is fully complete and signed off by the client and warranty provider.
