WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff's IoT-Driven Structural Design Optimization for London's First Vertical Village
Technology Category
- Drones - VTOL & VTOL Hybrid Drones
Applicable Industries
- Buildings
- Cement
Applicable Functions
- Product Research & Development
Use Cases
- Building Automation & Control
- Structural Health Monitoring
Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff is a leading global engineering professional services firm. They were retained to manage the structural modeling and design, as well as provide multi-disciplined engineering services for the 22 Bishopsgate project. The project was set to be the United Kingdom’s second tallest building next to the Shard skyscraper, and the first vertical village in London's Financial District. The building was conceptually designed by PLP Architecture and features 120,000 square meters of office space, retail shops, fitness centers, educational facilities, restaurants, and an open viewing terrace and observatory. The project aimed to promote the health and well-being of its 12,000 occupants.
The Challenge
WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff was tasked with the challenge of efficiently and sustainably delivering a 62-story, 278-meter glass-clad tower in the heart of London’s Financial District. The project, named 22 Bishopsgate, was to be built on the site of a previous unfinished building, the Pinnacle, where the foundation, basement, and partially constructed core of this structure, called “the stump,” remained. The new tower needed to incorporate the former Pinnacle’s foundation and three stories of basement structures. The challenge was to marry the superstructure, which did not correspond to where the foundations were. In addition to the site constraints amid several high-rise buildings, a tight timeline, and budget requirements, the project also aimed to achieve a BREEAM excellent rating and be the first in London to adopt the WELL Building Standard promoting the health and well-being of the building’s 12,000 occupants.
The Solution
WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff used RAM Structural System and RAM Concept to provide an integrated BIM solution to structurally design an efficient building that would be larger than and completely different from the Pinnacle design. They worked cooperatively with local structural specialists to analyze the interaction between the new design and the existing basement and foundation structural elements to determine what could be salvaged. The team determined that if they added new raft and pile caps to adapt the existing supports to transfer the structure’s weight, they could establish the additional foundation capacity for the bigger building, while still using 100 percent of the former Pinnacle’s foundation. To design the floors and determine the optimal shape of the overall structure, WSP linked RAM Structural System with Fabsec and Revit. This integrated approach accelerated the structural design process, reducing engineering and modeling time from 70 to 43 weeks, a reduction of nearly 40 percent.
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