The Deep Hull project involved an £6 million extension to enhance exhibition space, educational facilities, and amenities. The design aimed to align with the original structure, utilizing piled foundations and a steel framework. The first-floor exhibition area features a significant main tank and lightweight concrete panel walls leaning out at 8 degrees.

1. Consulting Civil & Structural Engineers
Project Managers & Building Surveyors
The Deep
- Hull
Project:
The Deep
Location:
Hull
Client:
EMIH
Consulting Engineer:
Alan Wood & Partners
Architect:
Birdjohnson Associates
Project Value:
£6 million
Description:
Due to the success of The Deep millennium
project EMIH where able to secure additional
funding to extended the facility to provide
additional exhibition space, educational
facilities, offices, reception area and
restaurant.
The extension concept was to extend the
building in a manner consistent with the
original design, which meant infilling the
space between the existing main building
and the car park. This area was previously
an old slipway.
The building is supported on piled
foundations with the piles extending 28m
below ground level. The superstructure
consists of a steel frame work and cast in-
situ concrete floors and a Kalzip roof. The
first floor exhibition area is designed to carry
tanks with a 10m x 5m x 3m deep main
exhibition tank central to the display. The
external walls are rendered lightweight
concrete panels tied back to the main
steelwork due to the walls been designed to
lean out at 8 degrees.
Alan Wood and Partners were originally
employed directly by the client and were
then Novated to the Building Contractor to
complete the project.