Ward Consulting have been working on the Structure Design on a development of a new build care home on Jockey Road, Sutton Coldfield.
The purpose built 65 bedroom care home has had the groundfloor planks installed, and the blockwork ongoing, with first floor planks due this week. The steel columns and windposts have also been installed.
Our sister company DWA Architects are the appointed architects on this project.
Ward Management are currently acting as Project Manager, as well as the Principal Designer, during the refurbishment of a luxury retirement development in Eastbourne.
The development at Hawthorns Retirement Community consists of studio, one and two bedroom retirement apartments offering independent living. The overall project comprises the refurbishment of the ground floor communal areas and communal corridors to all four floors, as well as the installation of a new lift.
Phase 1 of the work includes the refurbishment of the ground floor communal wc facilities and installation of the new external lift. This phase is anticipated to be complete by Christmas, with further phases following on in the New Year.
We have been providing project management services, working as an employers agent, on behalf of our client.
The project will see the development of a 76 bed care home, located on Badminton Road, Bristol.
Planning permission for this development was achieved earlier this year and the demolition and remediation is now complete with the main contractor due to start on site in the next few weeks.
Our sister Company, DWA Architects, are the appointed Architects for this project and so Ward’s Project Management team have been able to work closely with them, along with other contractors and the client to ensure the project remains on schedule.
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Ward Structure, have been completing the structural engineering for new care home at Kingston Vale.
The Kingston Vale project is to develop a 59 bed care home, set over three storeys with a part basement.
The following photos show the piling is complete and the external ground beam construction is ongoing –
Our team are currently working on the Structural Engineering for a Care Village.
Bournville Care Village is a £60million state-of-the-art care village being built on the former site of Bournville College on the Bristol Road in Bournville, Birmingham.Our Structural Engineering Design team have been working on this project, which is now in phase 3, in the construction of an 80 Bed Nursing and Dementia scheme. The scheme is two storey with a part basement to suit the natural slope of the ground.
60% of the ground floor slab have been installed and the basement construction is ongoing. The scheme includes several cantilevering terrace areas and a curved glulam roof over the main entrance and cinema areas.
More about Bournville Care Village –
Once complete, the overall scheme will feature:
Ward Structure have been working on a scheme which is a traditional load bearing masonry construction supported on strip and pad foundations.
Here are the photos, which shows the first floor blockwork, ready for installation of second floor planks –
Ward Structure – Solihull Care Home 5
Ward Structure – Solihull Care Home 4
Ward Structure – Solihull Care Home 3
Ward Structure – Solihull Care Home 2
Ward Structure – Solihull Care Home 1
WARD Structure were appointed to undertake the structural design for a single storey extension on a residential property in Prestwich, and in the process were able to provide significant savings to the contractor.
Our Structural Engineers designed the steel supports, timber rafters and foundations on the project. They also completed masonry design calculations to justify the size of the masonry wall returns and avoid the requirement for a steel portal frame to the rear elevation, which provided the contractor with significant savings.
Residential property, Prestwich
Residential property, Prestwich
The project at Walshaw Hall, to develop a new build 53-bed dementia care unit, is well on the way.
This scheme is linked to an existing residential facility at Walshaw Hall that was built in 1854 and currently caters for 50 residents.
Walshaw Hall that was built in 1854 and currently caters for 50 residents.
As you will see from the photos below, the ground floor planks to the new development have been installed along with steel columns to the first floor.
Ward Structure project update – Walshaw Hall
Ward Structure project update – Walshaw Hall
Ward Structure project update – Walshaw Hall
Due to continued expansion, we are recruiting for a Structural Engineer, with industry experience, to join our growing team in York.