Wembley

London

At the heart of Wembley town centre and directly above Wembley Central train station, the phase included the construction of new retail spaces, apartments and an 86 room Travelodge hotel.

At the heart of Wembley town centre and directly above Wembley Central train station, the phase included the construction of new retail spaces, apartments and an 86 room Travelodge hotel.

The hotel structure, comprising a hot rolled steel frame, was constructed above the existing railway station, requiring close working co-operation with Network Rail and London Underground throughout.

Forensic examinations were made of the condition and suitability of the existing foundations to establish suitability and justification of the new loading. A load vs settlement prediction model and an onsite settlement monitoring regime was also developed in order to monitor settlement of the existing foundations against predicted levels.

Key project issues included justification of existing foundations for additional loads,foundation settlement prediction and development of monitoring regime, significant interface with Network Rail and London Underground property,form B&C approval process with Network Rail and vibration and acoustic isolation.