Credit: Timothy Soar
A 1970s concrete-framed former council office has been reinvented as a boutique hotel
Before construction work began on the Standard Hotel on London’s Euston Road, structural engineer Heyne Tillett Steel (HTS) tested the capacity of the structure, foundations and ground to reveal their spare capacity. Once complete, they were confident that the concrete frame and under-reamed piles could be pushed to allow the conversion of the building and a three-storey extension to be added to the structure.
To support the required three additional floors that start at level nine, new supporting steel perimeter columns from the first-floor transfer slab was the preferred option. Adding the three storeys, a 30% increase to the weight of the building, only required discrete strengthening to four existing columns.
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