Welborne Village Centre
Welborne Garden Village is a new community of up to 6,000 homes on 377 hectares near Fareham. We are providing structural design alongside civils layout and drainage design for the circa £50 million Village Centre, the first phase of the community’s heart.
Our Role
Our structural scope covers eight buildings of differing form: five load-bearing masonry structures, two reinforced concrete structures and one steel portal frame.
We have worked closely with Thrive Architects from an early stage, helping to conceptualise the planning drawings and develop efficient, practical structural schemes. Steelwork has been introduced where needed to accommodate non-continuous load-bearing internal walls.
In response to the client’s specification, the design avoids dense concrete blocks, giving economic benefits and reducing manual handling and lifting requirements on site.
The Outcome
Bringing load-bearing masonry, reinforced concrete and steel portal frame construction together within a single development, our designs provide an efficient and buildable structural solution for the Village Centre.
The approach supports the client’s cost and health and safety objectives while giving the architect the flexibility needed for a mixed-use village centre.
Project Highlights
- Location: Welborne, near Fareham, Hampshire
- Architect: Thrive Architects
- Value: circa £50 million (Phase 1 Village Centre)
- Part of Welborne Garden Village: up to 6,000 homes on 377 hectares
- 5 load-bearing masonry, 2 RC and 1 steel portal frame structures
- Dense concrete blocks designed out to reduce site lifting
- Services: Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering