RAF MuseumLocation: London, NW9, United KingdomProject Value: £23 millionService: Structural designTeamClient: Royal Air Force MuseumContractor: SDCArchitect: NexDescriptionThismulti-millionpoundredevelopmentprogrammeatthe RAFmuseuminHendoncoincidedwiththeRoyalAirforce centenary in 2018. Theconstructionofthenewtwo-storeysteelframe structuretookplacearounda“SunderlandFlyingBoat” aeroplane that remained in place throughout the project.Project DesignKashecprovidedfullstructuraldesignservicesforthis scheme.Theexistingmezzaninefloorwithintheenvelopeofthe hangarwasdemolished.Wecarriedoutastructural assessmentoftheexistingfoundationsinordertore-use them in the new development.Weworkedcloselywithaspecialisttimbersubcontractorto developastructuralsolutiontosuittheprofileofthe ceiling as designed by the Architect.Images Courtesy: SDC
Location: London, NW9, United KingdomProject Value: £23 millionService: Structural designTeamClient: Royal Air Force MuseumContractor: SDCArchitect: NexDescriptionThismulti-millionpoundredevelopmentprogrammeatthe RAFmuseuminHendoncoincidedwiththeRoyalAirforce centenary in 2018. Theconstructionofthenewtwo-storeysteelframe structuretookplacearounda“SunderlandFlyingBoat” aeroplane that remained in place throughout the project.Project DesignKashecprovidedfullstructuraldesignservicesforthis scheme.Theexistingmezzaninefloorwithintheenvelopeofthe hangarwasdemolished.Wecarriedoutastructural assessmentoftheexistingfoundationsinordertore-use them in the new development.Weworkedcloselywithaspecialisttimbersubcontractorto developastructuralsolutiontosuittheprofileofthe ceiling as designed by the Architect.Images Courtesy: SDC