Commercial
Trinity Square
Gateshead
Project overview
Trinity Square is a large mixed-use regeneration scheme in Gateshead town centre, replacing the former multi-storey car park on the site with a major retail store, commercial units, student accommodation, leisure space and a new public square. The development transformed a prominent and highly visible town-centre location.
Structurally the scheme is characterised by large-format retail and podium construction supporting residential accommodation above, together with long-span roof and canopy structures over the public areas. Steelwork of this type demands early coordination between the fabricator, the design team and the contractor: transfer members are heavy, connections are highly loaded, and erection has to be planned around a town-centre site with limited storage and restricted delivery access.
Carl contributed to the structural steelwork engineering and delivery of the project while employed at William Hare Group, supporting connection design and the fabrication interface.
Project highlights
- Mixed-use town-centre regeneration
- Heavy transfer steelwork over retail
- Long-span roof and canopy structures
- Highly loaded connection design
- Constrained erection and logistics
Project snapshot
- Sector
- Commercial
- Location
- Gateshead
- Employer at the time
- William Hare Group
- Structural form
- Structural steelwork to retail, podium, residential and public realm structures.
- Engineering services / scope
- Structural steelwork engineering, connection design and fabrication support.
Engineering challenge
Heavy transfer steelwork carrying accommodation above large-format retail, combined with long-span public-realm roof structures and a town-centre site offering little room for storage or erection.
Prior professional experience
Experience gained while employed at William Hare Group, prior to the formation of Bebbington Engineering Studio Ltd.
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