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Officially the UK’s Best Office, having been awarded the Best Corporate Workplace by BCO, Sky Central’s new campus houses Sky Central and Sky’s Believe in Better Building (BiBB): a multi-functional space for creativity and learning.
Designed and built in under one year, BiBB was an exemplary project for Arup Associates' “unified approach” and was the first building in the UK to be designed in accordance with emerging Wellness certificate principles.
This mixed-use scheme comprised approximately 41,000 m² of office space (Class B1a), studios, production and research and development facilities (Class B1b). The site was also home to a new Energy Centre, which was a steel frame construction with composite metal decking and a reinforced concrete topping.
We were appointed to deliver the reinforced concrete substructure and superstructure packages including all necessary ancillary and enabling works, plant and equipment.
Structures
The Structure
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The primary structure was a three-storey reinforced concrete frame which we constructed on a piled foundation, with stability being provided by six concrete cores and shear walls distributed evenly through the building. Pile caps were designed as tapered thickenings in the slab and poured integrally with it to reduce overall build time. The use of prefabricated reinforcement cages also sped up the process.
Above level two, the perimeter columns and walls within the core areas extended up to roof level. The roof was a long span structure with primary steel beams spanning 27 m and timber fins at 1.5 m centres, spanning 18 m and 21 m, to support a lightweight roof deck and skylights.
4D Programming
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BIM was central to the smooth running of the project and enabled design and construction to take place within a tight timetable. Arup originated the BIM model as a federated model, which was utilised by the project team for 4D programming to plan logistics strategies on the very tight site.
Sustainability
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We worked with Arup to reduce the impact of concrete by using 40% PFA cement replacement and 100% stent secondary aggregates in the concrete substructure. This reduced embodied carbon by 37% and contributed to the overall sustainability of the building, which exceeded the client’s targets for operational and embodied carbon and achieved BREEAM 2011 excellent environmental rating.
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4D Programming
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BIM was central to the smooth running of the project and enabled design and construction to take place within a tight timetable. Arup originated the BIM model as a federated model, which was utilised by the project team for 4D programming to plan logistics strategies on the very tight site.
Sustainability
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We worked with Arup to reduce the impact of concrete by using 40% PFA cement replacement and 100% stent secondary aggregates in the concrete substructure. This reduced embodied carbon by 37% and contributed to the overall sustainability of the building, which exceeded the client’s targets for operational and embodied carbon and achieved BREEAM 2011 excellent environmental rating.
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4D Programming
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BIM was central to the smooth running of the project and enabled design and construction to take place within a tight timetable. Arup originated the BIM model as a federated model, which was utilised by the project team for 4D programming to plan logistics strategies on the very tight site.
Sustainability
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We worked with Arup to reduce the impact of concrete by using 40% PFA cement replacement and 100% stent secondary aggregates in the concrete substructure. This reduced embodied carbon by 37% and contributed to the overall sustainability of the building, which exceeded the client’s targets for operational and embodied carbon and achieved BREEAM 2011 excellent environmental rating.
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4D Programming
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BIM was central to the smooth running of the project and enabled design and construction to take place within a tight timetable. Arup originated the BIM model as a federated model, which was utilised by the project team for 4D programming to plan logistics strategies on the very tight site.
Sustainability
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We worked with Arup to reduce the impact of concrete by using 40% PFA cement replacement and 100% stent secondary aggregates in the concrete substructure. This reduced embodied carbon by 37% and contributed to the overall sustainability of the building, which exceeded the client’s targets for operational and embodied carbon and achieved BREEAM 2011 excellent environmental rating.
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4D Programming
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BIM was central to the smooth running of the project and enabled design and construction to take place within a tight timetable. Arup originated the BIM model as a federated model, which was utilised by the project team for 4D programming to plan logistics strategies on the very tight site.
Sustainability
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We worked with Arup to reduce the impact of concrete by using 40% PFA cement replacement and 100% stent secondary aggregates in the concrete substructure. This reduced embodied carbon by 37% and contributed to the overall sustainability of the building, which exceeded the client’s targets for operational and embodied carbon and achieved BREEAM 2011 excellent environmental rating.
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