Ibis Hotel, Glasgow
Woolgar Hunter undertook the Civil and Structural Engineering design on the new IBIS Hotel in Glasgow City Centre. The development is one of our latest refurbishment projects, repurposing a tired and redundant 1960's office block to create a modern hotel, providing 129 bedrooms over seven floors, and including a licensed bistro and coffee shop at ground level.
Client: AccorHotels
Architect: ICA Architects
Ibis Hotel, Glasgow
Woolgar Hunter undertook the Civil and Structural Engineering design on the new IBIS Hotel in Glasgow City Centre. The development is one of our latest refurbishment projects, repurposing a tired and redundant 1960's office block to create a modern hotel, providing 129 bedrooms over seven floors, and including a licensed bistro and coffee shop at ground level.
The building is located at the junction between Waterloo and Douglas Streets. The original structure consisted of a seven-storey reinforced concrete frame, with downstand beams and precast 'hollow-core' slabs, all stabilised laterally by a reinforced concrete lift and stair core. As the site slopes toward Waterloo Street, part of the ground floor is in semi basement. The building has piled foundations.
The refurbishment works involved construction of a part two storey 'infill' extension on the northwest corner of the building, utilising a new steel frame perched on the existing building, and hence requiring careful assessment of the capacity of the existing structure. The building was entirely reclad, requiring the necessary trimming steelwork and secondary structure in order to accommodate the new curtain walling system. New service risers within the building required assessment and new steelwork framing, and new rooftop plant required roof grillages and screening structures. A new underground drainage system was designed to comply with the current standards.
Due to its original design and use, the refurbishment works presented a number of structural challenges which were successfully resolved, allowing the creation of a new building asset In a cost and carbon efficient manner.
The building is located at the junction between Waterloo and Douglas Streets. The original structure consisted of a seven-storey reinforced concrete frame, with downstand beams and precast 'hollow-core' slabs, all stabilised laterally by a reinforced concrete lift and stair core. As the site slopes toward Waterloo Street, part of the ground floor is in semi basement. The building has piled foundations.
The refurbishment works involved construction of a part two storey 'infill' extension on the northwest corner of the building, utilising a new steel frame perched on the existing building, and hence requiring careful assessment of the capacity of the existing structure. The building was entirely reclad, requiring the necessary trimming steelwork and secondary structure in order to accommodate the new curtain walling system. New service risers within the building required assessment and new steelwork framing, and new rooftop plant required roof grillages and screening structures. A new underground drainage system was designed to comply with the current standards.
Due to its original design and use, the refurbishment works presented a number of structural challenges which were successfully resolved, allowing the creation of a new building asset In a cost and carbon efficient manner.
Client: AccorHotels
Architect: ICA Architects