February 7th, 2018
Huhtamaki needed more storage on their existing site near Lurgan. Two steel-framed, clad buildings with pass doors, each with a purpose built racking system, were constructed and linked to existing production facilities. Due to proximity of the existing factory and concerns regarding fire the new buildings were to be protected by sprinklers and have…
September 14th, 2016
This development consists of a tourism transport hub located at Teelin, Co. Donegal to facilitate visitors to the cliffs and walkways of the Sliabh Liag tourist region. The Hub consists of a café, reception, toilets and ‘double-height’ exhibition space, with associated picnic areas and car/bus parking areas provided by the Council. Taylor & Boyd…
September 14th, 2016
These new-build three-storey premises were designed for construction on a vacant infill site within a commercial terrace at the centre of Crossmaglen. A steel frame with pre-cast concrete floors are supported on traditional strip and pad foundations. The roof structure is cut timber on a steel truss with purlins which allows a wide columns…
July 15th, 2016
The scheme comprises a 10-storey, 190-bedroom hotel and 13-storey apartment superstructure incorporating 96 apartments. A double-storey basement car park was also provided to hold 300 cars. Taylor & Boyd was responsible for the Civil and Structural engineering design. The main superstructure comprises a reinforced concrete flat slab, shear wall and column frame. An additional…
July 14th, 2016
Taylor & Boyd provided structural engineering consultancy services for the redevelopment and extension to the existing hotel. The scheme involved the construction of a new entrance foyer with glazed façade. The glazed frontage features three inclined two-storey frameless glass bays hung off the cantilevered roof structure.
January 22nd, 2016
A 2-storey hospital extension provided two additional operating theatres with ancillary accommodation and recovery beds. The state-of-the-art facilities include the Swedish Maquet modular system, which offered a gold standard in operating theatres through the creation of complete, sealed units. The steel walls incorporate the anti-bacterial qualities of silver to inhibit bacteria. The modular system…
April 19th, 2018
Major extensions to an existing school that included a new assembly hall, sports hall, 6th Form centre, library, canteen, teaching areas, link-bridge, access roads, parking, drained pitches; and general site works with a new access road into and round the site to ease an extremely tight entrance and steep embankments.
July 14th, 2016
This major extension and re-configuration of a school in Belfast included the renovation of a grade B1 Listed convent building for conversion into modern classrooms. General classrooms, a lecture/drama theatre, a library, a staffroom, specialist suites for art, business studies, careers, home economics, information technology and music, a canteen and Sixth Form centre were…
June 8th, 2017
Modifications to the church were subtle, but significant. The direction of the stairs was changed to open up the entrance and relieve the congestion that usually occurred when the congregation exited the nave and gallery. The entrance was repositioned on the building’s main axis to create a welcoming external reception area – of particular…