Taylor & Boyd acted as structural engineers for this award-winning church. The building is divided into three blocks – an 800-seat sanctuary with distinctive semi-circular shape and attractive vestibule; a sports hall, minor hall, library, kitchen and café; and an administration block linking the two. Extensive grounds were provided with landscaping and parking for…
New sports hall and adjoining minor sports hall with associated changing facilities for the school and local community. A site investigation indicated ground conditions requiring traditional pad and strip foundations on ‘trench fill’ concrete to suitable bearing for the entire building. The steep typography necessitated reinforced concrete retaining walls around the building to address…
Refurbishment and development of 25-acre park from 1901 for the enhancement of Derry’s tourist hub. Taylor & Boyd provided engineering to restore the Listed gate lodge, to create a pavilion café, and to renovate a Victorian pond. The scheme provided a walled garden and play area, a horticultural training centre, a centre for contact…
The renovation and two-storey extension of an historic, Listed building. The project was undertaken by cross-community group Merville House Ltd and was mainly funded by the International Fund for Ireland and Ulster Garden Village. The newly restored building provides a centre for economic, community and corporate activity within Merville Garden Village.
This project involved the refurbishment of a listed building, including new floors, roof, wall dry lining, windows, window heads, services and decoration The Works consisted of a full condition survey of the remaining stone walls and structure which were in a poor state of repair following a fire. Temporary propping was provided to maintain…
This Grade “A” building was designed by an award-winning architectural firm as its Belfast base. The scheme required extensive investigative works, with new piles and foundations positioned to avoid existing piles from previous development. Foundations were offset along the boundary to an adjacent building, with temporary shoring of a party wall required during construction….
This 3-storey office block was designed in response to the needs of a community charity and was developed on an uncontaminated, brown-field site at a level area on raised ground in Coleraine. The hub has a floor area of approximately 9000 square feet and comprises offices, meeting rooms, kitchen, toilets, etc. An existing building…
This project comprised the design and construction of a new 3G synthetic pitch with perimeter fencing, ball-stop netting, divisional pitch netting system, floodlighting and other small ancillary works. The new pitch was constructed on a section of the existing basalt dust pitch located within the school grounds. Taylor & Boyd provided lead consultancy and…
With few details specified in advance, Taylor & Boyd contributed significantly to the Design Team’s development of this village library and community hub. It is built in the space resulting from the demolition of two derelict properties on the main street in Lisnaskea and the footprint extends back from the main street and falls…
The structure comprises an eight-storey, reinforced-concrete frame with external cladding of brick/block cavity construction. The building is founded on 600mm diameter continuous-flight, augured piles and reinforced concrete ground beams. Car parking is provided at basement floor level, with the ground floor largely consisting of foyer, bar/dining room areas and kitchens. The first floor contains…
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