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Fire Engineering Fire Engineering Contents Our firm Our expertise Our projects Contact us © Hoare Lea LLP Fire Engineering Our firm Exceptional design, wherever you are We offer the experience and skills of an international consultancy, with the flexibility and care that comes with being local Fire Engineering Our firm Delivering a quality service for over 150 years From 1862… The first Consulting Engineer A strong stable firm wholly owned by the partners Largest firm of MEP consulting engineers in the UK First building air conditioned for human comfort A history of successful, innovative design Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain Sustainable design since the 19th Century A consistent commitment to sustainability BREEAM Outstanding and Excellent projects …to today Fire Engineering Our firm You get the best people Highly qualified Efficiency through collaboration Your project will benefit from our significant resource of chartered engineers and designers. Our Partners will engage directly with you providing you with a personable and tailored service. Our close knit teams collaborate with other design professionals, contractors and specialist suppliers to achieve efficient and successful results for you and your stakeholders. We want to give you the best value for money. Bringing creativity and innovation We encourage creative and original thinking to ensure that the buildings we design for our clients meet the needs of the future. We understand what is important to you - long-term flexibility, functionality, value and energy use. Supporting development We are enthusiastically committed to ongoing professional development. Our accredited schemes ensure we have the best people for the job. The latest technology To do the best job for you, we equip our engineers and designers with the latest software and design technologies. Producing the best results We have an open, flexible and professional culture. You’ll find our staff motivated and committed to doing their best for you. Fire Engineering Our firm Bringing you industry recognised service Fire Engineering Our firm What we can do for you Fire Engineering Our firm Bringing you sector specific knowledge and capability Fire Engineering Our expertise Comprehensive service Fire Engineering design for any project is probably one of the most important aspects, considering life safety and property protection without restricting architectural design and adding additional costs. We offer a full range of services from due diligence studies to the development of fire safety strategies and fire management plans. Our approach has the same underlying philosophy – to work closely with the client, the architect and other team members to develop the most creative engineering solution of the highest quality; on time and within budget. We operate state of the art analytical methods that allow us to develop ideas quickly and to work to the tightest deadlines. We do this in a user-friendly way making use of experience gained over many years from our work on hundreds of prestigious projects. Fire Engineering Our expertise Innovative residential design solutions Fire Engineering for residential developments is now highly sophisticated and requires engineers of the highest calibre with extensive design experience. Hoare Lea Fire Engineering has relevant expertise and experience with state of the art technical and computing support. Our personnel also have the track record to demonstrate they can deliver projects of this size, complexity and importance within cost, quality and time constraints and within a team environment. The key benefits that we can provide to these developments are: • Experience on other prestigious projects; • Minimization of delays in approval; • Peace of mind and confidence in a high level of safety; • Integration of fire safety with other design objectives; • Cost-effective fire protection solution; and • Close working relationship with the design team and fast response to client requests. Extended Travel Distances in Common Corridors Hoare Lea Fire Engineering have had recent success extending travel distances in common corridors using natural and mechanical ventilation with less floor area taken. We have extensive experience in applying varied ventilation systems (natural, mechanical or mix of both) to meet architectural aspirations as well as cost efficient design. Shared Lobby In high value apartments there is a desire to share the common lift lobby with the flat to create privacy and increase net saleable area. We have successfully had this agreed on many schemes in London. Fire Engineering Our expertise Open plan design layouts Open-plan apartments are becoming more popular in the UK as developers realise the potential added value they can bring to a residential development by removing the necessity for underutilised and low value areas of living accommodation such as entrance corridors. The public are also attracted to open-plan apartments which architects have developed to fully take advantage of the benefits of open-plan living such as the freedom gained by the extra space, and the light and airy feel to the living area. In past and current projects Hoare Lea Fire Engineering were able to analyse and develop different fire engineering strategies for residential developments. Proven benefits of detection in real fire scenarios could be used to justify departures from the Approved Document for such issues such as the provision of extended travel distances or inner rooms. Given the life safety benefits of fire engineered ventilation solutions and additional detection or even sprinkler systems we were able to justify non code compliant solutions by increasing benefits (e.g. increase of travel distance, decrease of construction costs etc.) as well as increasing the level of safety. Hoare Lea Fire Engineering has developed a unique tried-andtested scientific methodology which has been developed through a process of discussions with Building Control bodies, the LFEPA (Fire Engineering team) and third party checkers. Our robust scientific methodology has enabled us to gain good reputation amongst developers whom are increasingly proposing open-plan apartments or dwellinghouses. Fire Engineering Our expertise Open plan design layouts The following list provides an example of some recent projects where we have undertaken our open-plan assessment. These developments feature open-plan flats, and have been successfully approved by the local Building Control authority or Approved Inspector (listed in brackets): • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 3 Merchant Square, London (HCD Building Control and LFEPA); 261 City Road, London (Lewisham Building Control and Menzies Partners Ltd); Embassy Gardens, London (Tower Hamlets Building Control and Menzies Partners); 259 City Road, London (Islington Building Control and LFEPA); Neo Bankside, London (MLM Approved Inspectors and LFEPA); Suttons Wharf, Block B (Tower Hamlets Building Control and Menzies Partners Ltd); Douglas House, London (Salus Approved Inspectors and LFEPA); Yeoman’s Row, Kensington and Chelsea (MLM Approved Inspectors); Eagle House, London (Butler & Young, Trenton Fire and IFC); 19 Lowndes Close, Belgravia, London (MLM Approved Inspectors); 63 Shelton Street, London (Premier Guarantee Approved Inspectors); 9 Marylebone Lane, London (MLM Approved Inspectors); 3 Orme Square, London (Assent Building Control); PSB, Cambridge (Cambridge Building Control and Cambridge Fire Service); 4-16 Artillery Row, London (BSB Building Control). Image used with permission of Squire and Partners / Dukelease Fire Engineering Our expertise Our Value Engineering Services Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) Hoare Lea Fire Engineering applies the latest computer modelling techniques to smoke development and evacuation modelling. Computational Fluid Dynamics and Evacuation modelling have the capability to assist in the understanding of the complex internal airflows, smoke dispersal and people movement analysis in the building. Fire modelling analysis and evacuation can be used to justify departures from the standard guidance documents. Hoare Lea Fire Engineering uses the following CFD tools: FDS & Smokeview, ANSYS and CFX. Evacuation Modelling The means of escape provision in large office developments can be difficult to analyse. However virtual evacuation modelling can assist in the prediction of the occupants’ movement. This analysis could lead to the design of a more efficient exit system with significant space savings. Extended travel distances, omitting stair cores or final exits as well as reducing stair and exit widths is possible based on a 4-D evacuation analysis. Using these modern fire engineering techniques, cost saving and outstanding architecture are possible. Structural Fire Engineering There are many different structural fire engineering techniques that members of the Hoare Lea Fire Engineering team regularly use to optimize fire protection requirements in buildings. Many of these techniques are geared towards reducing the amount of fire protection in steel frame buildings however, we are also able to optimize fire protection requirements in timber and concrete frame structures using available design techniques. Fire Engineering Our expertise Innovative design solutions for Office Buildings Single Stair Office Buildings Currently a single stair office building compliant with the current guidance and standards (Approved Document Part B, BS 9999: 2008) should meet the following criteria: • • • • • The building should not have an occupied floor greater than 11m; Maximum of five storeys; Travel distances should not exceed 18m in single direction; Occupancy is limited to 60 people per floor (single exit); If more exits are provided on the ground floor, higher occupancy on the ground floor can be achieved. This guidance has been traditionally taken as set and Statutory Authorities have been reluctant in deviating from this. However, Hoare Lea Fire Engineering have undertaken research and investigations in single stair office buildings. This includes a review of international standards and internal computer modelling (for example 4D evacuation and CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) modelling). In addition to these internal studies, we have been involved in single stair buildings with heights of more than 11m (18m and 30m). The following provides an example of recent projects where we have successfully applied our fire engineering approach for single stair office buildings: • • • • • • • • Bankside, Block E (Five levels; 16.80m) – Approved and built My Place, Luton (Five levels; 19.90m) – Approved and built 13 Stanhope Gate, Mayfair (Six levels; 18.20m) – Approved and built 73-75 The Strand, London (Eight levels; 27m) – Approved and built 12-13 Bruton Street, London (Seven levels; 26.10m) – Approved 145 City Road, London (10 levels; 34m) – Under approval process Fleet House CoL, London (10 levels; 31m) – Under approval process International Building Exhibition, Hamburg / Germany (15 levels; 50m) – Competition Fire Risk Management Journal Our findings of single stair approaches within office buildings have been published in: • • Building Sustainable Design: K. Wallasch, B. Stock ’When one‘s enough‘, Issue 9, Oct 2009; and Fire Risk Management Journal: K. Wallasch, B. Stock ’Single Living‘, Dec. 2009. Example of Evacuation Modelling Fire Engineering Our expertise Best Technical (Fire Safety) Innovation ExCeL – Exhibition Centre London Hoare Lea’s fire strategy won the LDSA Excellence Award 2011 for ‘Best technical (fire safety) innovation’. Phase 1 of the development provided 64,000m2 of Exhibition space for ExCeL. The Phase 2 works aimed to add an additional 36,000m2 of hall space. In addition the Car Park at Level 00 is extended and high quality conference spaces are proposed to further enhance the existing exhibition, conference and supporting facilities available at ExCeL. The work carried out included comprehensive desk and CFD studies to develop an evacuation strategy that complimented the Phase 1 strategies. In addition Hoare Lea Fire Engineering worked closely with the Local Authorities and ExCeL’s management team to deliver a holistic strategy for both Phase 1 and 2. This achieved equivalent or better levels of fire safety than in prescriptive guidance documents that could be incorporated into an established management regime. Hoare Lea Fire Engineering applied modern fire engineering techniques e.g. Computational Fluid Dynamics, Structural Fire Engineering, Evacuation modelling etc. to achieve the architects’ aspiration and a cost efficient design. Fire Engineering Our projects Residential NEO Bankside, London Client Architect Native Land Rogers Stirk Harbour This scheme lies in the heart of the Bankside area of London, where a wide range of cultural, business and residential communities and a diverse and thriving built environment have co-existed in an intricate web of streets dating from medieval times. The site is located close to the River Thames and is directly opposite the west entrance to the Tate Modern and the site of the proposed extension to the museum. The development provides 229 residential units in five separate buildings ranging from six to 24 storeys. Caption Image ©Carillion Fire Engineering Our projects Residential The Landmark Phase 1 & 2, London Client Architect Chalgrove Properties Ltd. Squire + Partners The Landmark includes 853 residential apartments over two towers and commercial space. The complex includes extensive underground car parking, a health and fitness club and ground floor retail spaces. Caption Image ©Carillion Fire Engineering Our projects Residential The Landmark Phase 3, London Client Architect Chalgrove Properties Ltd. Squire + Partners This mixed use development consisting of three towers, including phase 1 & 2. The Landmark phase 3 tower at 75 levels, located on the site of the City Pride public house, includes over 650 residential apartments and commercial spaces. The complex includes extensive underground car parking, a health and fitness club and ground floor retail spaces. Caption Image ©Carillion Fire Engineering Our projects Residential Earls Court Village London, Phases 1 & 2 Client Architect Capital & Countries KPF The transformation of the district based on the concept of four urban villages and a High Street. Inspired by London, the four villages are designed for sustainable urban living and comprise new homes, offices, hotels, work space, education and community facilities as well as a new destination for leisure and culture. Caption Image ©Carillion Fire Engineering Our projects Residential Pan Peninsula, South Quay, London Client Architect Ballymore SOM This mixed use development consisting of two towers of 40 and 50 storeys, was on completion at 180m, the tallest residential development in the UK. Level 50 in tower 1 is provided with a spectacular cocktail lounge with panoramic views. The development provides 850 apartments, 2800m². of retail and leisure use and 200 car park spaces. Caption Image ©Carillion Fire Engineering Our projects Residential Lexicon, 261 City Road, London Client Architect Mount Anvil SOM 261 City Road is a luxury 36 storey landmark building arranged around a landscaped courtyard and overlooking the Regent's Canal. The scheme delivers 307 homes to include a private residents' spa with treatment rooms, a yoga room, a business lounge and private dining and function room within the scheme. 785m² of mixed use commercial space is also provided. Caption Image ©Carillion Fire Engineering Our projects Workplace Baskerville House, Birmingham Client Architects Targetfollow Rolfe Judd Baskerville House is a Grade II listed landmark building in Birmingham City Centre. This major refurbishment will provide just over 200,000 sq ft of high quality office accommodation by the addition of two new floors and extension of the existing floor plates. Fire Engineering Our projects Workplace American Express, Brighton Client Architect American Express EPR American Express lies in an area first developed in Regency and early Victorian times and sits within the ‘Edward Street Quarter’ in the heart of the historic centre of Brighton. American Express is the largest private employer within Brighton, operating there since the mid 1970’s. Their existing building no longer met the current demands of their business, so American Express looked to develop the site adjacent to this existing facility. An important aspect of this scheme was ensuring a more open and welcoming approach with large efficient floor plates that provide maximum flexibility throughout to meet their future business needs. Fire Engineering Our projects Workplace 125 Old Broad Street, London Client Architect Hammerson GMW This 32,000m2 tower is located in the heart of the City of London, arranged over 26 floors, with retail and restaurant accommodation on the ground floor. Caption Image ©Carillion Fire Engineering Our projects Workplace One Bishops Square, Spitalfields, London Client Architect Hammerson Foster + Partners This mixed-use development by Hammerson was pre-let to solicitors Allen and Overy. The scheme includes 100,000m² of office accommodation; 2,000m² of new retail units, the refurbishment of six existing retail units, 14 new and seven refurbished residential units. The development features extensive landscaping to the public realm, including the formation of a new square. Caption Image ©Carillion Fire Engineering Our projects Workplace Microsoft Building, Reading Client Microsoft A new 4 storey office building with a basement car park located in the Microsoft Campus, Reading. The office storeys are laid out in a “U” shape plan around the void. A toilet and lift core is situated at the right of the void with two escape stair cores situated at either side of the building. Fire Engineering Our projects Healthcare Bristol Royal Infirmary Client Architect University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Various Hoare Lea has been involved in a series of modernisation projects at the BRI site in Bristol. We have been the consultants of choice for the main redevelopment projects over the last ten years as follows. Caption Image ©Carillion Fire Engineering Our projects Retail Cabot Circus, Bristol Client Architects Bristol Alliance (Hammerson Plc and Land Securities Group Plc) Alex French Architects Chapman Taylor Benoy Major mixed use, retail led, urban regeneration scheme in the centre of Bristol. Two year enabling works contract totalling £18 million to clear site of utilities. 1,000,000 m2. of retail with House of Fraser anchor store. Other key tenants include Harvey Nichols, Hugo Boss and Reiss. The scheme also includes a 16 screen ‘Cinema De-lux’. 300 residential units, 2,500 parking spaces and public realm works. Caption Image ©Carillion Fire Engineering Our projects Retail Eastgate, Leeds Client Architects Hammerson ACME Space Architects Benoy Gross Max Jerde Architects 92,900m2 of retail including two department stores and roof top parking for 2,500 cars. The streets are naturally ventilating, covered and galleried over three levels. The development also includes 200 residential units and a multiscreen cinema complex. Image©Carillion used with permission of Hammerson Caption Image Fire Engineering Our projects Hotels Art’Otel, London Client Architect Aspirations Squire + Partners The development comprises an 18 storey, 300 bed four star hotel with art galleries, studios, leisure facilities, cinema, restaurants and bars. Located in the East End of London, this signature building has been designed to enhance the local area and recognise the local art community that already exists. Caption Image ©Carillion Fire Engineering Our projects Hotels ExCel, Royal Victoria Docks London Client Architect ExCel Jestico + Whiles A ten storey, 250 bed four star plus hotel in London with bars, restaurants, and leisure facilities. The building is located at the main entrance to the newly extended ExCeL Exhibition Centre. The building takes the form of a ‘wave’ and is designed to provide a eye catching focal point when approaching the centre. Caption Image ©Carillion Fire Engineering Our projects Mixed Use Lots Road, London Client Architects Hutchinson Whampoa Farrell Formation This high quality residential development for Hutchison Whampoa in Chelsea consists of approximately 800 private and affordable residential units plus commercial and leisure / retail spaces, underground car park & public spaces. The development includes two new residential 25 & 37 level towers located on either side of the creek entrance; and the retention and conversion of the Lots Road Power Station building, with the shell transformed into a unique mixed-use community development. Caption Image ©Carillion Fire Engineering Our projects Mixed Use Stone Towers, Cairo Client Architect Rooya Group Zaha Hadid Architects Winner – Bentley Be Inspired Awards 2010 - Innovation in Campuses, Airports, and Military Installations The mixed use scheme comprises 18 buildings in a new development in Cairo, Egypt. The scheme includes 520,000m² of office floor area and one hotel. Retail space is on every ground floor and opens onto a richly developed landscaped area called the Delta. The site is located in New Cairo, on the city’s eastern edge. Caption Image ©Carillion Fire Engineering Our projects Mixed Use One Blackfriars, London Client Architect St. George South London Ltd. Ian Simpson This development consists of an elegant 50 level residential tower and a six level boutique hotel. The Tower, hotel and podium building frame a central plaza. The buildings are occupied by 274 luxury residential apartments and 163 hotel guestrooms, retail space, and a basement car park. Caption Image ©Carillion Fire Engineering Our projects Mixed Use Manhattan Loft Gardens, London Client Architect Manhattan Loft Corporation SOM Located near Stratford International station, the 42-story Manhattan Loft Gardens is situated alongside one of London’s largest and newest transport interchanges. The building contains a 150-room, world-class hotel at the lower levels with a 34-story residential tower above. The 248unit residential tower delivers a unique interweaving of single and loft-style apartments. Caption Image ©Carillion Fire Engineering Our projects Mixed Use Merchant Square, Paddington London Client Architect European Land Robin Partington and Partners The Merchant Square masterplan comprises a large mixed use development with residential and commercial uses within six buildings, as an integral part of a new and vibrant public realm. The development includes an iconic 43-sorey tower containing residences above a four star boutique hotel with a publicly accessible sky bar on the top floor. Caption Image ©Carillion Fire Engineering Our projects Mixed Use Hampton House, London Client Architect St. James Foster + Partners Hampton House is a luxury 34 storey waterfront building arranged around a landscaped courtyard and overlooking the Thames on Albert Embankment. The scheme provides 242 apartments,167 hotel rooms and 500m2 of flexible commercial space at grade for retail and restaurants. Caption Image ©Carillion Fire Engineering Our projects Transport Heathrow Terminal 2A, London Client Architects Ferrovial Foster + Partners Luis Vidal The main terminal building, stands on the site of the old Terminal 2 and the Queen’s Building. Its five floors and 12 aircraft stands provide a bright, spacious and modern home for airlines including those making up the Star Alliance. It serves about 20 million passengers a year. The car park provides more than 1,300 spaces across four floors. A series of walkways connect it directly to the main terminal building. Fire Engineering Our projects Transport Birmingham New Street Station Client Architect Network Rail Advantage West Midlands Centro Birmingham City Council Foreign Office Architects New Street station is transformed into a stunning transport hub for the West Midlands. The project brings major economic growth by creating new jobs and stimulating regeneration. The redesigned station is enclosed by a giant atrium, allowing natural light throughout the station and to all 12 refurbished platforms. The new concourse is three and a half times bigger giving more space for the 140,000 passengers who use the station every day. Caption Image ©Carillion Fire Engineering Our projects Sports Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium Client Architects Crown Prince Broadway Malyan Pattern Located in Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates, the new Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium represents one of the most modern, stateof-the art stadia in the Middle East. As well as providing a new 25,000-seat home ground for the Al Ain Football Club, the stadium forms part of a 500,000m² mixed use development, providing a single sport, leisure and business venue to the region. The stadium’s design has been inspired by the natural landscape of Al Ain, and encompasses both traditional and innovative design. The new stadium is managed and operated by Al Ain Club Investment Company. Caption Image ©Carillion Fire Engineering Our projects Sports South Marsh Community Hub Client Architects Hackney Stanton Williams Architects The new Community Hub at the South Marsh, comprising new changing rooms, a café and an education/sport facility, has been designed in a welcoming, inclusive structure that recognises the special qualities of this place and connects with its wider setting, including the adjacent Olympic Park. Fire Engineering Our projects Leisure ExCel – Royal Victoria Docks London Client Architects London International Exhibition Centre Ltd Moxley Grimshaw The 200 acres site has been developed to provide over 200,000m2 exhibition space, hotels, residential and other support facilities. The development comprised construction of 90,000m2 of exhibition space with under croft parking and associated energy centre. This project formed the centre piece of the regeneration of the east end docklands areas. Caption Image ©Carillion Fire Engineering Our projects Leisure Beirut Souks, Lebanon Client Architect Beirut Souks Zaha Hadid A mega entertainment destination and architecturally avantgarde structure, the project was redesigned featuring more commercial space and introducing a pedestrian link between Allenby and Trablous street. The Entertainment Complex comprises 14 modern cinemas above ground with generous lounges and concession areas, a retail and entertainment zone, restaurants, a multimedia store, a games arcade and retail extending to Khan Antoun Bey Square. 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