Resumen de Engineering HQ: the new home of structurel engineering
Bruce Martin, J. Ratcliffe, Chris Mills, Alessandro Maccioni
A 1960s offi ce building in central London has been reinvented as the new headquarters of The Institution of Structural Engineers. Structural interventions were focused in specifi c areas to control costs, limit material use along with associated embodied energy, and shorten the construction period.
A large opening was formed in the fi rst fl oor to create a new atrium linking the members’ areas at ground and fi rst fl oors. The precast concrete planks forming the fi rst fl oor were strengthened using carbon-fi bre reinforcement to maintain diaphragm action around the atrium and to strengthen the library fl oor for book storage. A horizontal-cantilever stair was installed in the atrium. The stair is a minimalist reinterpretation of traditional cantilevered stone stairs and creates a structural engineering feature.
