Final design agreed and an outline Planning Application was achieved in October 2005. The finalised layout generates a high quality, high density, sustainable community

Tully De'Ath was also involved in reviewing and advising the UDF (Urban Design Framework) for the greater Acton development Phases 3, 4 and 5. This review was completed prior to Christmas 2004

Tully De'Ath's involvement in this ongoing major regeneration - a mix of three-storey housing and multi-storey blocks of flats - continues apace. Phase 2 is complete. Phase 3 is in construction, with Phase 4 due to commence design in 2006

Solutions have included hot-rolled steel, loadbearing brickwork, composite concrete floors and an RC flat slab frame

Under a PPC 2000 Contract we have contributed to three phases so far involving timber and concrete frame superstructures

The scheme has featured a thin piled raft to remove the need for excavation of existing foundations as well as river frontage designs

The seven storey timber frame in Phase 3 will be groundbreaking

Winner of the 2005 Brick Awards -
Best Public Housing Development

Historic Site
The redevelopment of an historic site in Islington

The scheme involves the demolition of 5&6 storey blocks of 1960's flats with underground parking. These will be replaced by modern houses and flats up to 6 storeys high

Construction is over 3 phases with Phase 1 built whilst the site is still occupied. Residents will then decant into Phase 1, prior to phases 2 and 3 being constructed

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Our contribution included masterplanning advice and the delivery of a superstructure solution featuring major clear span areas of ground and basement level

It resulted in the highly successful management of a complex, multi-phased (10 years) project involving local residents, 4 housing associations, Contractor / Consultants and the Free Form Arts Trust

Multi-storey
The official topping-out ceremony for this RC framed building took place on 30th September 2004. Incorporating a complex structural design of interwoven walkways, the development is a multi-storey structure comprising seven floors of 'key worker' residential units over ground-floor commercial properties

Part of the "Arsenal on the move" project, the close proximity of the Piccadilly Line underground railway tunnels,  meant that no load could be placed on the soil above a certain level. Tully De'Ath adopted an innovative "sleeving" of the foundation piles to ensure that the tunnel did not bear any of the weight of the building

Restrictive ground conditions and flood defences were surmounted by a buoyancy raft foundation with the lightweight superstructure

High density
This Stepney scheme involves 7 blocks of 4 storey flats

It's located on the site of a former gasworks, is of timber frame construction over basement car parking and provides 532 units. Piling for the basement car parks has been designed to span over the massive foundations of the gas holders, which remain in the ground

As the site is adjacent to the Regents Canal section of the Grand Union Canal, all sub-structural works have been carried out below the water table

Advanced computer analysis software was used to assist with the production of economic frame concepts for this mixed use development in the vibrant West Street

The scheme is shoehorned between existing Victorian buildings which has led to careful boundary detailing

The development involves a feature landscape podium deck above ground floor parking and an unusual covered entrance under which several commercial units are situated

Evaluation of the optimum layout arrangements and the economics of various structural forms were part of the early engineering process

Brownfield Site
A high density and multi-storey development on a tight, brownfield city site

The scheme featured a 10 storey flat slab superstructure on a significant slope with a major basement car park in high shrink clays below the water table

Working at a 'live' site we delivered civil and structural engineering solutions involving flat slab analysis on a 10m grid with soffit of slab left exposed for natural thermal cooling

Following this development further phases are now planned involving changing facilities and an Open Learning Centre

Nursey and Infant School
A new nursery and infant school development to add to the existing facility

Works carried out adjacent to a fully operational school and involved fast track pre-fabricated timber cassette construction involving recycled newspaper insulation, as well as being timber framed for low maintenance

The scheme also involved the use of other recycled materials

Community College
Tully De'Ath delivered an exposed structural steel frame design solution together with a curved building form, on plan, to significantly improve the aesthetic appearance of this new campus building

Work was delivered during term time resulting in noise level and safety considerations

Primary School
This school project involved both new build and refurbishment and occurred during term time

As the school continued to remain functional during the works, safety, noise control and general disruption were priorities successfully managed

The final design featured exposed trusses together with a large glazed north facing window which were universally well received

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Village School
Masterplanning redesign of a village school

Involving two new developments the design materially improved the infrastructure and value of the site and was overseen by our Chairman, David Tully, as an active Governor.

Work was delivered during term time and therefore the 'live' environment called for precise project management, particularly focusing on minimising disruption and noise level, and ensuring the observation of safety standards

Primary School
A new build project where Tully De'Ath significantly contributed to the development process to ensure the delivery of a 21 st Century school

The engineering solution involved structural steelwork and loadbearing masonry

Drainage and ground modelling were required to ensure value engineering

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Controlled Travel
In summer 2003 Tully De'Ath went international, providing services to the Home Office as part of a Term Agreement with Turner Townsend

The project involved the design of buildings to house scanning equipment for use by the Immigration Services at six sites in Northern France: Le Havre, Cherbourg, Dieppe, Roscoff, Cocquelles and Dunkerque. There will be at least one heartbeat scanner per port, and at some ports scanners using the latest passive millimetric wave technology to assist in the detection of illegal immigrants

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Two recent schemes include a tensioned steel cycle footbridge over the River Colne at Ebury and a landmark solution for a cycleway crossing at Camp Road, St Albans

Infrastructure
A large part of successful estate regeneration includes the realistic and safe design of the residential road layouts. This incorporates best use of available open space, to provide safe driving and pedestrian routes, parking provision and public transport access

Coupled with Highway Authority requirements for adoptable roads and highway drainage, this can require considerable ingenuity on behalf of the highway designer

Outline planning permission obtained for Addington Heights, Coleby Court, Heaver's Farm and Langley Oaks involving some 193 residential units and 120 day centre places

The new homes are to include fitness centres and internet suites and are expected to be completed by June 2009

Staff accommodation
Creation of 220 units including forty 1 and 2 bed self contained flats together with 152 car park spaces, estate management office, launderette and a 35sq m retail unit

Currently at the tender stage with detailed planning in and due to start in 2006

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The project provides secure areas for patients, landscaping and car parking for visitors and complies with Planning, Building Regulations and Health Technical Memorandum Conditions

Existing site sees new build and modernisation to existing facilities, and features 2 and 3 storey nursing home blocks

This involves 20 bedrooms with en-suite and communal facilities, 24 hour nursing staff and resultant separate staff accommodation

The original Passmore Edwards Cottage Hospital was retained as part of the new scheme. All other areas of the existing hospital were demolished. The new development provides general care and psycho-geriatric care facilities

The scheme has provided training for local job seekers in catering services and care work and has become a major employer in the area ensuring long term community involvement

The scheme was successfully completed in April 2003

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Specialist
A 10 year rolling programme of extension and refurbishment works on a listed building together with feasibility studies for further construction phases

Re-development of a Day Hospital and Gymnasium site resulting in the conversion of the existing Day Hospital into a single bed ward, and the creation of a new three-storey building, also including further bedrooms, on the adjacent Gymnasium site

Construction involved an RC frame with ward and administration facilities as well as below ground parking

Market Estate
£40 million
Southern Housing Group, Higgins Construction, HTA, Philip Pank Partnership

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