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COMPANY PROFILE<br />
KEY PROJECTS: HIGH RISE<br />
Burj Khalifa<br />
DUBAI, UAE<br />
ICC Towers<br />
MUMBAI, INDIA<br />
DESCRIPTION: MIXED USE<br />
DESCRIPTION: RESIDENTIAL<br />
HEIGHT:<br />
OVER 828 M<br />
TOTAL AREA:<br />
1 MILLION SQ M<br />
ARCHITECT:<br />
SKIDMORE, OWINGS<br />
& MERRILL LLP<br />
ARCHITECT:<br />
HAFEEZ CONTRACTOR<br />
SECTOR LEAD<br />
Steven Horn<br />
DIRECTOR<br />
Steven is a Director of B&W with responsibility<br />
for running the Newcastle office. Having spent<br />
four years in the Middle East, Steven has<br />
worked on a number of high rise projects in<br />
Dubai, Qatar and India.<br />
Specific areas of consideration on tall<br />
buildings include:<br />
Early conceptual thermal modelling<br />
and analysis to ensure appropriate<br />
diversities are applied, considering the<br />
different building uses and plant is not<br />
unnecessarily oversized.<br />
Detailed integration of MEP with the<br />
building structure.<br />
Logistics of high rise construction.<br />
Optimum MEP plant space requirements<br />
considering hydraulic requirements,<br />
maximising lettable areas.<br />
Plant, system and component pressure<br />
ratings including surge analysis in<br />
critical areas.<br />
Stack effect / reverse stack effect<br />
mitigation measures.<br />
Key understanding and design of all<br />
fire fighting and MEP life safety systems.<br />
Anchoring and movement of systems.<br />
shorn@bw-engineering.com<br />
Our Director’s previous experience<br />
includes involvement in the world’s<br />
tallest building. The Burj Khalifa<br />
presented a unique challenge which<br />
demanded an innovative, efficient<br />
and technologically advanced MEP<br />
system design.<br />
Black & White undertook construction<br />
supervision through full construction,<br />
commissioning and final handover.<br />
Marine Drive<br />
Cochin<br />
KOCHI, INDIA<br />
DESCRIPTION: MIXED USE<br />
TOTAL AREA: 120,773 M<br />
ARCHITECT: WOODS<br />
BAGOT<br />
The ever popular Marine Drive<br />
in Kochi is a picturesque and<br />
commercially thriving area<br />
facing the backwaters of the<br />
Arabian Sea.<br />
The project will consist<br />
of seven towers and will<br />
include a car park, podium<br />
levels (including retail), and<br />
residential zone.<br />
This luxury residential development is<br />
located in Island City Centre district in<br />
Mumbai, India. When fully developed<br />
ICC will have five residential towers, a<br />
commercial tower, hotel and serviced<br />
apartments development, shopping mall<br />
and high street.
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