Battersea Power Station is an iconic location in the centre of London and blu-3 was chosen for this project due to its experience in design management. The overall scheme was a multi-billion-pound project developing an old grade II listed building and its 42-acre surroundings into a modern multi-use complex.
Location
Battersea Power Station
Client
Battersea
Power Station
Development Corp
(BPSDC)
Power Station
Development Corp
(BPSDC)
Value
£26.5M
Project Challenges & Solutions:
- Some existing foundations within the power station reached 12m deep. In order to access these foundations in such a tight site, sheet pile cofferdams were installed and machines lowered into the excavation to undertake the break out.
- Major concrete breakout within a listed building presented its own challenges. Constant and thorough vibration monitoring was implemented to ensure no damage to the existing structure was caused.
Scope:
- Reducing the height of existing ground level
- Provide pile probing
- Temporary works design
- Provide surface and ground water management
- Vibration and movement monitoring
- Installation of sheet pile cofferdam
- Breaking out of existing substructure for future pile design for the proposed building
- Disposal of non-hazardous excavated material
- Burn out steel reinforcement and steel supports
- Provide openings for access
- Installation of access ramps and haul routes
- Backfilling of voids with fill material,
- Installation of pile mat
- Provide full BIM as built
