We’re thrilled to see the Mary Ward Centre project shortlisted for yet another award, this time it’s the Structural Awards 2024🤞 Collaborating with the talented team at SD Engineers, alongside the wider professional team, the engineers were able to give all stakeholders confidence in strengthening and reusing the existing building, rather than demolishing it. Together, we transformed Queensway House into the vibrant, flexible space it is today—a place that truly serves its community’s needs. #ConstructionExcellence #StructuralAwards2024 AWW Mary Ward Adult Education Sweco Beadmans LLP #SEEFacades
We're chuffed to bits to announce that Mary Ward Centre is on the Structural Awards Shortlist 2024. Mary Ward Centre is an adult education charity that required larger premises due to their expanding service offering. They secured a loan agreement for the refurbishment and extension of Queensway House in Stratford – a derelict 1970s concrete framed office building approximately 60% too small to cater for Mary Ward’s needs. We collaborated closely with the client, design, and construction team to fully refurbish the building and extend it from four to six-storeys. The recently transformed building provides much needed workspace for Mary Ward's Legal Centre, a new performing arts theatre, cafe, flexible teaching areas, and community spaces. "The engineers played a fundamental role in giving the client and stakeholders the confidence to strengthen and reuse the existing building rather than demolish. Their diligent and determined approach demonstrated a viable future for the existing structure. The project is a substantial retrofit and vertical extension which doubled the building size, achieving a complete transformation with significant carbon savings. The before and after transformation is remarkable." Judge's comments To read more about the project and see the full Structural Award Shortlist, please click here: https://lnkd.in/eP4RVNBN #structuralaward #structuralawards #structuralengineer #structuralengineering #civilengineer #civilengineering #structuralawards24 #awards #shortlist #constructionawards #construction #architecture #socialvalue #retrofit #refurbishment #retrofirst #communityimpact #communityarchitecture Mary Ward Legal Centre AWW Curo Construction ltd Beadmans LLP RBA Acoustics Ltd Featherstone, Project + Construction Management MLM Group Soils Limited Mike Davies Tim Forster Therese Reinheimer-Jones Susan Craggs IStructE Headquarters