Ryhope Retail Development

Our Approach

We undertook the civil engineering design for the development, including external works, access arrangements and below ground drainage infrastructure. The external works incorporated a combination of tarmac, permeable paving, conventional paving and kerbing, providing the required parking, pedestrian and access areas across the development.

The surface water drainage strategy incorporated permeable paving, with runoff collected and managed through the below-ground drainage network, whilst an attenuation tank was provided to manage surface water discharge, together with a Hydro-Brake flow control device.

The building was designed as a hot-rolled steel frame with masonry infill panels and wind posts, providing an efficient structural solution for the retail unit whilst also accommodating the requirements of the Subway unit. A ground floor slab solution was adopted, which incorporated localised recesses to accommodate freezer equipment.

The design of this had to be co-ordinated with the internal fit-out
requirements and structural arrangement.