waterman

The residential building has accommodated two primary schools,
King's Cross Academy and the Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children,
on the ground and first floors.
The King's Cross redevelopment in numbers
67
Acre Site
1,900
New Homes
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Acres of open space for parks and squares
2Accesses to 2 Accesses
national mainline
train stations, and
the Eurostar to Paris
6to
6 London
Underground
Lines
Planning obligations dictated that the building should surpass Part L
requirements by a minimum of 5% by passive measures and without
factoring in the carbon benefits of the Energy Centre CHP plant.
Our energy specialists carried out full dynamic simulation, modelling for
daylight and over-heating analysis and advised on façade treatments
to reduce solar gain. As a result, the building used high performance
glazing and enhanced levels of thermal insulation to aid compliance in
conjunction with MVHR ventilation.
Innovative solutions to numerous challenges
This large scale project inevitably presented our engineers with a range
of challenges which they worked hard to overcome with innovative
planning and design.
Working closely with Vital Energy, we considered the building load
profiles for utility services, which included connection to the Energy
Centre heating network. Our engineers also had to ensure that when
the routes passed through the schools, drainage distribution was kept
to a bare minimum. Grey water and rain water harvesting was utilised to
significantly reduce water consumption.
In addition, our team advised on acoustic control measures necessary
to meet the requirements of the Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children.
The acoustic control challenges required a sealed building solution with
chilled beam cooling.
Waterman’s Director Mark Terndrup commented; “We are incredibly
proud to have been involved in this prestigious project which is an
exemplary example of how a collaborative approach between designers
and contractors can deliver real benefits for the client. The Plimsoll
Building typifies the world class residential developments that are being
delivered at King’s Cross.”
The Plimsoll Building won the New London Awards 2014, Housing
category. Its commercial element achieved BREEAM ‘Excellent’ and its
residential element achieved Code for Sustainable Homes 2010 (CfSH)
‘Level 4’ ratings.
The Plimsoll Building was completed in December 2015.
Contact: Mark Terndrup, Director, Building Services
mark.terndrup@watermangroup.com
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