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Bridgend College

Case Studies / Bridgend College

Bridgend College supports more than 7,500 students across three campuses in Bridgend, Pencoed, and Queens Road. Brookbanks have helped construct a £50 million new town centre campus providing 13,000m² of education space spread over two buildings.

Our Role

  • The construction of new buildings that will provide exceptional teaching and learning facilities, including a theatre, hair and beauty salons, recording and dance studios, design workshops, and more.
  • We provided a 750k saving on the original consultant provided tender structure at RIBA Stage 3
  • We were appointed for Civil & Structural designs from concept. Collaborating with planning and detailed design team

The Outcome

  • Creating a modern learning and teaching facilities, combined with community benefits including a 200-seat theatre space, a coffee shop and flexible meeting spaces.
  • The building consists of an 8-storey concrete framed flat slab structure with a steel framed clear spanning theatre.
  • Building built over an existing backfilled quarry. Specialist piling techniques and void spanning foundations were therefore required. 

Project Highlights

  • Architects Rio Architects
  • Value £50 Million
  • Our services Structural Design, Civils Layout and Drainage Design

Sectors

Education Infrastructure

Brookbanks Groups

Civil Engineering Structural Engineering Group

Key Team Members

Group Director for Structural Engineering

Chris Vivian

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Senior Structural Engineer

Jacob James

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