The Helix, Bristol Road – Student Accommodation
The Helix is an eight storey student accommodation building situated in Selly Oak, Birmingham. The building occupies a prominent location on Bristol Road opposite the University of Birmingham.
- Client:Winvic
- Location:Selly Oak, Birmingham
- Project Value:£15m
- Services Provided:Civil and Structural Engineering Consultancy Services
- Added Value:The use of BIM processes allowed CWA to produce a fully coordinated model of the building to share with other collaborators. This eliminated the risk of potential clashes on site and allowed a fast track delivery of the project.
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Description
The building is approximately 108,500 sq ft of floor area, this includes 350 bed accommodation units, a gymnasium and cinema at ground floor level.
The sub structure comprises a complex system of stepped reinforced concrete ground beams and pile caps supported by CFA concrete piles. The superstructure comprises a braced steel frame with composite concrete suspended floors.
The below ground drainage has been defined to incorporate SuDS principles in order to control the quantity of surface water run-off reaching the public sewer. Flows have been attenuated by incorporating a flow control devise and an attenuation tank to temporarily hold the excess surface water which is released at a reduced rate.
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