The document provides details on the proposed design of a new arts building at 46 Westgate Rd Newcastle upon Tyne. It includes a brief overview of the accommodation required, as well as constraints of the brownfield site which is located between two existing buildings. Laser scanning was used to capture point cloud data of the site and surrounding context. The design features a suspended staircase and pitched glazed roof. Plans and elevations show the layout, with the structural design involving displacement piles, steel columns and beams, and in-situ concrete floors.

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Structural Design

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Project Introduction
Brief:
To design a new building tailored to the Arts, both visual and
auditory. An exploration of vertical space must be incorporated.
Shedule of accommodation:
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Performance Space
Exhibition Space
Dressing Rooms
Studios
Cafe and Bar

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Site Location
The proposed site is located at 46 Westgate Rd Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 1TS
It is a brownfield site situated between two buildings on the north side of the road.
The site is 36m x 18m in size (648m sq)

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Site Constraints
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Fronts onto busy Westgate road (one way system)
Buildings on either side
Windows on office building
Overlooked by residential accommodation to the North
Listed buildings and office area
Access for construction traffic to north (rear) or site.

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Site Constraints
Rail noise
Road Noise

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Laser Scanning
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Paul Burrows from Leica GeoSystems visited to give a tutorial on to use the Leica P20 Laser Scanner.
Scans were taken from three different locations
Scans were registered in the office using Leica Cyclone software

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Point Cloud Data
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Three separate sets of point cloud data were synced together to form one set for the site and surrounding context
This data was imported into Revit where the point cloud was aligned to the existing city model
Once aligned the data could be used to accurately model the adjacent buildings to the site

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Precedent

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Design Development
Main approach perspective
Sectional Perspective
Suspended Staircase

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Design Development
Ground Floor Axonometric
First Floor Axonometric

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Design Development
Exhibition Space with pitched glazed roof and sunscreen
Cafe/Bar with exposed steel frame

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South Elevation

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North Elevation

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Basement Plan

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Ground Floor Plan

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First Floor Plan

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Second Floor Plan

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Roof Plan

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Structural Foundations
Displacement piles are driven into the site

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Basement Construction
In Situ Concrete is poured to form basement floor slab and retaining walls

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Structural Columns
203x203x46 universal steel columns are erected on the pile caps

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Structural Beams
Universal Beams 533x210x82 are added to the columns

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Structural Beams
Universal Beams 356x171x51 are added to the columns

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Structural Beams
Universal Beams 254x146x31 are added to the columns

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Structural Beams
Universal Beams 178x102x19 are added to the columns

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Structural Beams
C channels 152x89 are added to the columns for the lift shafts

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Structural Bracing
Bracing is added to the structure to provide additional rigidity

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Fire Shaft
Insitu concrete is poured to form protected fire stair well

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Concrete Floors
In Situ Concrete Floors are poured to finish the primary structure

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Construction Access

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Navisworks - Clash Detection
We ran a clash detection on Navisworks between the
structural columns and the walls, doors and curtain
walling. Several clashes occurred where the columns and
beams meet the internal walls and the openings have not
been modelled.