Broadgate Phases 1-4
Liverpool Street Station, London, UK · 1985-1991 (development started 1985, Phases 1-4 construction around 1989)
The judgement call
Account-gated at launchRenaissance of structural steelwork for office buildings due to speed and efficiency. - American-inspired development concepts, construction techniques, management, and contracting arrangements. - Creation of a new public square used as an amphitheatre and ice rink.
Key engineering challenges
Achieving phenomenally fast construction speed. - Developing a robust design with simple details to meet tight schedules. - Integrating office development with public spaces and pedestrian access.
Project facts
- Client / owner
- Rosehaugh Stanhope plc (developer), British Rail (in conjunction), Stanhope Properties plc (owner)
- Lead contractor
- Bovis/Schal (implied from LinkedIn post, but not explicitly for 1-4 in newsteelconstruction)
- Lead designers
- Arup Associates (Architects and Structural Engineers)
- Project type
- new build
- Scale
- Eight-storey buildings; over 3,560 tonnes of steel for Phases 1 and 2; new open public square.
- Disciplines
- Structural engineering; architecture; construction management; urban planning
- Standards & frameworks
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Sources: https://www.newsteelconstruction.com/wp/20-years-ago-broadgate-phases-1-to-4-1989-eccs-design-award-winner/; https://www.linkedin.com/posts/building-uk_from-the-archives-how-broadgate-was-built-activity-7285290491292614658-bV97; https://catalogimages.wiley.com/images/db/pdf/9781118941188.ch1.pdf (mentions Arup Associates appointed in 1985 by Rosehaugh Stanhope Developments)