Oran Pre-Cast were delighted to be involved in the design and construction of the concrete structure of this unique and architecturally striking building in central London.

CLIENT	London School of Economics
MAIN CONTRACTOR	Osborne
ARCHITECT	O'Donnell & Tuomey Architects
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER	Horgan Lynch

A number of precast products were used in this building including twinwall, lattice flooring and hollowcore.

The distinctive folds and inclines of the superstructure required an accurate 3 dimensional model of the concrete frame. True views of all of the concrete surface planes were created, from which individual production drawings for each precast element were created. A robotic plotting machine then plotted the outline of each unique panel shape onto the steel production beds.

A finite element structural model of the inclined surfaces was created by the in house design team, to assess the reinforcement required in the precast members.

 

Oran Pre-Cast's expertise in the following areas contributed to a successful concrete structure: