Cath Kidston opens at 180 Piccadilly
05/12/2013
The flagship Cath Kidston store opened this morning at 180 Piccadilly, as part of the redevelopment of basement and ground floor for Great Portland Estates. Heyne Tillett Steel advised on the refurbishment, which involved an extensive cut and carve of the existing structure.
Tower crane comes down at Walmar House Regent Street
20/11/2013
Tower crane comes down at Walmar House Regent Street, signifying completion of major structural works. Smaller structural elements are still in the process of being installed on site, whilst the temporary works structure is being removed piece by piece as areas of the building are structurally completed.
The demolition phase has commenced at 77 Shaftesbury Avenue.
19/11/2013
The £12M office refurbishment of 77 Shaftesbury Avenue with Lifschuts Davidson Sandilands has entered the demolition phase with the removal of the steel plant enclosure on the roof. The significant demolition of the RC slabs will commence once the tower crane has been erected.
Whispering Gallery at the Science Museum
11/11/2013
Structure to the Whispering Gallery for the new Information Age Gallery in the Science Museum is nearly complete. A 350mm deep box section spine beam spans continuously over supports at approximately 12m centres to create a 145m long walkway.
Olympic Stadium roof climb
04/11/2013
We followed up the factory tour with a climb over Frei Otto’s tensile roof that spans Munich’s 1972 Olympic Stadium. The two-hour climb over the transparent canopy of acrylic glass panels provided some spectacular views over Munich and out to the Alps.
Last stop of the day was the BMW factory in Regensburg, where it was hard not to be impressed by the scale and efficiency of this 98% robot operated plant.
MERK Timber factory tour
29/10/2013
Our HTS annual staff trip started with a brilliant tour round the MERK Timber factory in Aichach. As we walked around the factory that had supplied the material for the Metropol Parasol we got to see the immense machines that process the enormous modern timber products that are Glulam, CLT and Kerto.
Perforated steel staircase complete
28/10/2013
Work was recently completed on an apartment fit-out project we have been working on with 1508 London in Victoria. The star of the project was a steel staircase which is formed from a folded, perforated steel plate hung off dowels fixed into the wall.
Camden Mews project complete
25/10/2013
Our Camden Mews project with studio 30 Architects is complete. It involved the contemporary extension and remodel of a 1990s building. The building is located over a rail tunnel which provided a significant challenge to our foundation design. Network rail where surprisingly helpful and easy to work with.
East Road's Drake's Opens
24/10/2013
This October saw the official opening of Drake’s, the luxury tie maker’s, new home in East London. They are now in occupation across the lower three floors of our mixed-use East Road project recently completed with Hawkins\Brown. The opening evening was an informative affair with Drake’s employees working late to demonstrate their skills producing hand-made silk ties, pocket squares and knitwear. Their fine goods were also on sale in the newly opened factory shop on the aptly named Haberdasher Street.
Bow Street Hotel Planning Approved
24/09/2013
The Bow St Magistrates Court project has now received planning permission. The project involves the construction of a new luxury hotel with approximately 100 bedrooms on the site of the grade II listed former Bow St Magistrates Court. This will involve sensitive refurbishment of the existing buildings, adding new storeys above parts of the existing buildings and a new basement beneath part so the site, as well as façade retention of one elevation and construction of a new double winged structure within the courtyard adjacent to the retained existing buildings.
The Buckley Building wins AJ Award
12/09/2013
HTS are delighted to announce that our project The Buckley Building has just won an Architects’ Journal 2013 Retrofit Award in the Offices over £5m catergory. Well done Buckley Gray Yeoman!
Walmar House Site Visit
10/09/2013
A contingent from HTS visited the Walmar House site. Demolition was complete, including the removal of a number of internal shear walls, and two significant parts of the building requiring a façade retention to Great Castle Street. The enlarged steel frame was being erected, incorporating new stair and lift cores, and at the time of the visit the steelwork was between the second and fourth floors. The new frames incorporate lightweight concrete slabs on profiled metal decking, interacting with the existing steel frame and clay hollow pot floors across the boundary between old and new.
City Tower Reception Stair Complete
19/08/2013
The steel scissor stair within the new City Tower reception has been completed and handed over to the client as part of the first sectional completion. The stair is a monocoque structure constructed from zig zag cut steel plate stringers and steel top and bottom plate.
Grand Designs Magazine features Mayfly Cottage
02/08/2013
The July issue of the Grand Designs Magazine featured Mayfly Cottage as A Natural Beauty. The article encapsulates the journey Stiff & Trevillion took with the client to build a contemporary house in a Victorian hamlet.
HTS visit the Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2013
29/07/2013
HTS visited the cloud-like structure that is this year’s Serpentine Gallery Pavilion. Sou Fujimoto’s Pavilion was surprisingly interactive and had what every cloud should have – a refreshing Fortnum and Mason’s bar hidden in the center.
Zoo Lates
22/07/2013
Animal appreciation, silent discos and of course a few snaps of Berthold Lubetkin’s iconic Penguin Pool. A great night out was had by all at London Zoo’s ‘Zoo Lates’.
HTS move
09/07/2013
The HTS move went smoothly. We have been settling into the new office and are greatly enjoying the increase in space and AC!
Grand Designs Magazine features Tredegar Square
24/06/2013
July’s issue of the Grand Designs Magazine features Tredegar Square as Most Improved Player. The article gives great coverage to the evolution of the house, along with some fantastic photographs of the completed project.
Winchester University receives a RIBA Award
20/06/2013
We are pleased to announce our project St Alphege Learning & Teaching Building at the University of Winchester has received a regional RIBA Award. Congratulations to the client and Design Engine architects!
BCO Ride Completed!
21/05/2013
Mark Tillett completed a fantastic 3 day ride from Bilbao to the BCO conference in Madrid with 53 other friends from the industry. Snow, sun and rain were all encountered across the stunning plains and hills of northern Spain, raising over £43,000 for charity in the process. Tom Steel joined Mark in Madrid for an excellent, thought-provoking conference.
Google Chrome Lab Award Nomination
19/04/2013
Heyne Tillett Steel worked with Universal design Studio on the Chrome Web Lab for Google at the Science Museum. The exhibition space has recently been nominated for a D&AD Spatial Design Award, the only exhibition in the category.
Palace Street Starts on Site
26/02/2013
This residential project to extend the top 2 floors of a 16- storey tower near Buckingham Palace has started on site. The scheme designed by Victoria Manser Architects introduces a new glazed roof-top studio with spectacular views of the city.
Hammersmith Palais - Basement Complete
14/02/2013
The basement is now complete and the hydraulic props have been removed. Work is proceeding on the first and second floor concrete slabs ahead of the first prefabricated bedroom modules arriving to be installed at the start of March. View >
St Elizabeth School - reciprocal timber roof frame
12/02/2013
The construction of reciprocal timber roof frame has started on site with the steel “tree” columns now installed and the construction of the timber roof is starting w/c 18th Feb with construction time noted as only 6-8 days.
Winchester University Complete
04/02/2013
The construction of Winchester University’s new teaching facility is now complete on site. Works to this new naturally ventilated education block were developed with Design Engine and include the installation of a specialist piece of artwork.
Upper Richmond Road Planning Approved
21/01/2013
This 12-storey RC frame mixed-use development with AHMM Architects has received planning permission and due to start on site in April. View >
Great Portland Street Nominated for BCO Award
17/01/2013
The project has been entered by GPE into the BCO awards, and has been short-listed – judging will take place over the coming weeks / months.
Construction starts at Commodity Quay
05/01/2013
With the installation of temporary steel stability bracing, the existing RC structural cores have been fully removed throughout the 1980s RC framed building. Main Contractors McLaren Construction have now taken possession of the site.
Tredegar Square Wins Wood Award
14/12/2012
This refurbishment and extension of a Georgian terrace in East London has won 1st prize in the ‘Private House’ category at the Wood Awards. The award for our work with David Mikhail Architects celebrates the integration of a glulam roof and stability structure into the 2-storey library extension.
Paris Trip
18/11/2012
HTS‘s annual trip took us to the French capital this month. Our whistle-stop tour took in Parisian architectural must-sees: the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, the Pompidou Centre and began and with a Eurostar trip from our own must-see; St Pancras Station.
IstructE Exam Success
25/09/2012
HTS are proud to announce that 6 of its staff have been successful in their professional exams this year and can now call themselves Chartered Structural Engineers. Congratulations to Kelly Harrison, Robert Knight, James Souter, James Morgan, David Miller and Andrew Blasdale.
Thames Rib Experience - HTS Summer outing
22/07/2012
This year’s outing took place last week with a trip on high-speed Rib boats down the Thames past some of London’s iconic architecture. The evening was topped-off with roof-top drinks at Allies and Morrison’s refurbished Royal Festival Hall to coincide with the laser show celebrating the completion of the Shard.
