PROJECT
QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY STUDENT CENTRE
Photos: Gareth Andrews Photography.
QUB PROJECT IS THE HEARTBEAT OF CAMPUS LIFE
FOH DELIVERS A HOME AWAY FROM HOME FOR QUB STUDENTS…
P rincipal contractor, Felix O’Hare (FOH) delivered the impressive Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) Student Centre project, known as One Elmwood. The 11,000sqm of flexible space houses the Students’ Union bars, a Spar shop, cafe and Student Services along with Mandela Hall, a multi-purpose music and events venue. Prior to construction FOH completed the enabling works which saw the demolition of the existing QUB students’ union building within a conservation area (originally opened in 1967). The enabling works comprised site boundary establishment, demolition and the design, supply, and installation of heating main diversions.
The existing QUB Students Union building was enclosed on three sides by busy road networks with the fourth elevation enclosed by Queens University existing ELTC and NIE buildings. This was challenging as only one access and egress point served the site. FOH was appointed by QUB to complete a pre-construction service which involved the management and full delivery of RIBA stage 4 technical design with the QUB design team, resulting with a construction-ready project to an agreed target cost sum. This approach ensured that QUB had an active engagement throughout the delivery process. “Stage 4 was a significant challenge,”
said Paul Maginn, Design Manager and Contracts Manager, “which involved end user engagement, building control continual reviews, fully co-ordinated technical design, design delivery in excess of 100 architectural packages plus all other design packages whilst in parallel agreeing Value Engineered solutions with the client team to assist the target cost objective / forecast. We led every meeting, produced and managed each micro-programme to ensure the readiness of all design information for tender release.” FOH managed the tender process for the client and was responsible for producing tender reports for each package. The firm also took on the role of Information Manager and delivered this BIM level 2 project.
“We had a strong team of conscientious people and that played to the strength of the project and its successful delivery.”
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