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RAIL INTERCHANGE
BUROHAPPOLD ENGINEERING
OUR EXPERIENCE
BuroHappold Engineering has over 15 years of international experience within the rail sector, ranging
from strategic planning within and around stations to traditional building design and specialist
consulting which enhances the passenger experience. We have aligned our sector expertise and
experience with our clients needs in five key areas:
Unlocking sites, creating space and driving economic
regeneration
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Enhancing passenger
experience and comfort
and creating a memorable
rail environment.
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BuroHappold has been providing world class solutions to urban development challenges across
the globe for over 20 years, integrating visionary strategic consulting, masterplanning and EIA
services with engineering design, creating environmentally and economically sustainable new
cities as well as regenerating existing urban space.
The question BuroHappold poses around engineering is no longer how can we? but what if?.
Enhancing the rail environment is a
fundamental catalyst for regenerating
existing urban land, underpinning the
success of new developments and
regional growth as well as providing an
essential city to city transport system.
As an entry point or gateway to many
urban environments, rail stations can
also represent a source of civic pride and
attract future economic prosperity.
Our strategic consulting team specialises
in the economics of regeneration and
development; and together we are
able to provide a holistic approach to
maximising the commercial and economic
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ST GILES CIRCUS
London, UK
Facing compulsory purchase of a large
swathe of extremely valuable London land,
Consolidated Developments Ltd were at
risk of significant financial loss as Crossrail
and large scale construction works were
given the green light to proceed around
Tottenham Court Road. Our response was
to develop an innovative, technical and
contractual solution that would create
a win-win situation for our client and
London Underground.
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SAINSBURYS WHITECHAPEL
London, UK
LEA INTERCHANGE
RAILWAY SIDINGS
London, UK
Part of the EDAW consortium and commissioned by the London
Development Agency, we were appointed to undertake a
feasibility study for a potential railway sidings relocation that
would free the land adjacent to the proposed Olympic stadium
and form part of the Lea Valley regeneration programme.
Infrastructure, including underpasses, extensive retaining
walls and new bridges for four proposed rail layouts on the
Lea Interchange site were identified. Outline construction
programmes were made for each option with costs, alongside
detailed programme delivery schedules for the entire scheme
including the rail infrastructure works.
Working with the UK retail giant and the RG Group, our team
provided the engineering that would support the transformation
of the existing Whitechapel store and allow the construction of a
new Crossrail station. Occupying half of the stores car park during
construction, the effect of the Crossrail works on Sainsburys
business was potentially huge. To combat the effect of the works
Sainsburys proposed the construction of a three-level car park
linked to the store via a three-level glazed atrium.
This posed a number of engineering challenges; in particular the
interface of the new atrium with the existing store at foundation
level. Principally we needed to design a structure that could
accept the large settlements that would be created once the
Crossrail tunnels were bored. Working with all stakeholders our
team led the discussions and approvals for the foundations on
behalf of Sainsburys with Crossrail a time consuming and
delicate process.
Client Sainsburys Supermarket Ltd
Architect Unit
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Heuston Station
Dublin, Ireland
First built in 1844, Heuston Station still
stands as an impressive entrance to
Irelands capital city. Originally designed
by John Benjamin McNeil, the roof of the
stations Train Hall which provides shelter
for waiting passengers required replacing.
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Category of damage:
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COPENHAGEN
UNDERGROUND ME TRO
Copenhagen, Denmark
BuroHappold was retained by one of the tendering construction
consortiums to provide geotechnical and structural advice for
the Copenhagen Underground Metro project. Our engineers
evaluated the ground movement effects to above ground
structures and categorise the anticipated level of damage to the
structures and to provide mitigation measures for the structures
including remedial foundation options.
In particular our team undertook the damage risk assessment
to the above ground structures along the Metro route, which
included modern and old traditional built structures, together
with major buildings of historical importance in the centre of
Copenhagen.
There were some 1500 buildings above the 13km Metro route
which were required to be considered. The ground movements
were likely to be induced by the construction of twin tunnels each
of about 6m in diameter, 17 station boxes up to 135m in length
and four shafts up to 10m wide.
The maximum depth below ground level of the station boxes
was approximately 28m and the deepest shaft was 40m.
Client Contractor Consortium Confidential
Ultimate Client Metroselskabet
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Passenger Experience
We believe that it is important to
optimise the balance between passive
environmental techniques and active
environmental conditioning in order to
maximise both passenger comfort and
operational efficiency.
Traditionally, rail interchange stations
were unconditioned and frequently open
to the environment offering, at best,
covered shelter from the rain, with little
protection from cold, wind or direct sun.
Although this exists as a legacy in stations
throughout the world, we understand
that not only does the modern traveller
expect more, but that improvements in
interchange environment can be directly
linked to passenger expenditure and
repeat custom.
Our engineers are experts in
understanding passive control techniques,
whether this be solar shading, protection
from wind or taking advantage of
natural resources. Primarily, it is critical
to understand the project climate
before undertaking design of mitigating
measures as these have great influence on
the preferred solution.
We believe that interchange projects
are made up of a number of transitional
zones, through which passengers dwell or
pass, and we apply this paradigm to our
projects.
Passengers entering a station dwell
for long enough to purchase tickets or
in some cases pass through security
procedures. It is important at this stage
that the station provides a welcoming
environment, optimising opportunities
for retail and creating a memorable
impression to maximise repeat custom.
These areas should be well lit, well
ventilated and above all, should focus
on clear and intelligible way-finding.
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Avatars
EU Project on Rail Terminal Modelling
AVATARS is an ambitious project to
produce design guidelines and next
generation software tools that allow the
testing and validating of rail terminal
designs by using models to simulate the
circulation movements of passengers
within rail or metro stations.
BuroHappold has provided the valuable
design and simulation advice to the
consortium, including accurate data
capture and analysis, identification of
worst case scenarios, passenger surveys,
behavioural model development, and case
study definition and evaluation.
The evaluation of the developments is
carried out under a series of case studies,
developed throughout the project. These
take real world information from operating
terminals and trains and produce
complex, multi-event scenarios capable
of evaluating the abilities of the AVATARS
software.
POPLAR STATION
London, UK
Poplar Station is a major transport hub on the Docklands Light
Railway (DLR) in London. BuroHappold was appointed as MEP
and environmental engineer to conduct an options study and
assessment for the redevelopment of the station to improve the
facilities at Poplar and generally enhance the facilities provided for
passengers. A major part of the brief was to produce elements of
refurbishment that could then be installed across the DLR network
as a major part of the station refurbishments ahead of the London
2012 Olympics.
Due to the nature of the DLR as an elevated light railway, shelter
and environmental comfort were an important part of the study.
Proposals were developed as a part of the study to provide shade,
wind protection and a rain-screen that could be constructed
off-site and installed around an operational railway, during short,
overnight possession periods.
Sustainability was an important factor in the development,
and the proposals included integrated photovoltaics and wind
turbines. Despite becoming screened and covered, the platforms
also retained a high proportion of natural daylight.
A final key area of the study was to reduce the clutter on the
platforms by unifying platform fixtures and equipment into
common modules. These were developed into a family of
key components that could be provided as modular platform
furniture, incorporating security systems, lighting, rubbish bins,
signage, vending, driver aids, etc.
Client Docklands Light Railway
Architect Grimshaw
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Allied with increased urbanisation and growth in rail usage is the necessity and expectation for
greater integration of transport systems, often within existing congested urban space.
BuroHappold are market leaders at
providing quality multi-disciplinary
engineering design solutions for
interchange projects in the UK and
overseas, intelligently integrating
multiuse rail, bus and aviation users with
commercial retail aspirations and other
end users.
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AR TIC
Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center, Anaheim, CA, USA
HOK and BuroHappold Engineering are
designing this major new, iconic, transit
center in downtown Anaheim that will
form a hub for Californias future high
speed rail network, as well as for Amtrak,
commuter rail and other regional transit
lines.
The station will accommodate passenger
arrivals, departures and transfers with
supporting retail, restaurants and
passenger services within the building.
BuroHappold is providing mechanical,
electrical, and plumbing engineering as
well as sustainability and LEED consulting
services.
The grand hall of the facility features the
largest expanse of ETFE pillow in North
America to form a unique, dynamic
building envelope that responds to the
environmental conditions by adapting
the amount of daylight and solar gain that
enters the building. The project will form
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Moscow, Russia
Slough,UK
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From planning through to construction, providing delivery assurance to our clients is our core
business. Our projects demonstrate our successful experience at multi-stakeholder engagement
in a myriad of environmentally sensitive and challenging projects, creating win-win solutions.
We recognise the critical importance of
fully justifiable design decisions that can
stand against detailed scrutiny within
the planning and approval process.
Careful integration of core and specialist
engineering services is second nature to
our people. As leading edge practitioners
of engineering technology tools such as
BIM / GIS and Finite Element modelling,
we also understand the key benefits such
tools bring under the right circumstances.
We have worked with a number of major
contractors providing design and build
engineering services on rail related
projects, particularly in relation to rail
buildings, bridges and underground
stations, tunnels and shafts. We believe
in partnering in the truest sense, often
working in co-located design and
construct teams to provide rigorous, value
engineered and well built solutions, on
time and programme.
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Modular Construction
BIM
BIM has become routine for our teams in
terms of our own information production
and full collaboration with our design
partners. Integration of the design has
realised major benefits for us in terms of
the efficiency of the design process and
cost and time models allow decisions to
be made earlier in the process with greater
accuracy. Design options can be more
accurately assessed and appraised at a
stage when less work is required so that
detailed design is carried out on a scheme
that has greater cost and design certainty.
Programme data can take any form that
the construction team want to portray
including data on design, procurement,
fabrication, delivery and construction
dates.
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London, UK
Hong Kong
Griffith House
London, UK
As part of an extensive upgrade, London Underground have
commissioned a large new substation building to supply power
to the improved rolling stock on the Metropolitan, Circle, District
and Hammersmith and City Lines. The Bulk Supply Point at Griffith
House, a congested central London site, will be home to hundreds
of tonnes of transformers designed to improve the connection
between the Underground and the National Grid.
BuroHappold is providing engineering design services to
contractor BAM Nuttall and within a site surrounded by live
tracks, a major road, a bridge and an occupied building, creating
the right structure for this site was vital and to capitalise on the
available space. With this in mind our team selected a sheet
piling system for the retaining structure and an innovative fibre
reinforced concrete to provide both the four hour fire protection
and waterproofing integrity, clearing more space inside the
building, speeding up construction and saving the client money.
Operational requirements meant that we had to adhere to
an incredibly tight live load deflection limit of 1mm. With five
transformers weighing up to 140 tonnes each inside the building,
this was no easy task. By using large slabs and beams across all
the floors and creating a forest of columns in the lower basement,
where the switchgears and cables are routed, we were able to
achieve this target whilst still making the best use of the available
space.
London Underground had already commissioned a Conceptual
Design Statement from another consultant when we were
appointed for this project. By reviewing and updating this we
were able to both improve and ease the construction sequence
for the site and retaining structure, resulting in a faster build.
Nestled between Edgware Road station and Chapel Street, the
Bulk Supply Point in the west of London is a perfect example of
an ingenious solution to a constrained site. When finished, it will
provide power to the upgraded tube lines for years to come.
Client ABB / BAM Nuttall Ltd
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KINGS CROSS
REDE VELOPMENT
London, UK
BuroHappold acted as temporary works designers for
Scanmoor Ltd, who were employed by Costain / Taylor
Woodrow JV, at the Kings Cross redevelopment site in
London. This work involved the temporary works design for
two deep excavations associated with the enabling works
for the enlarged underground ticket hall. One shaft was
7m deep, located in a congested area of the site and to be
excavated immediately adjacent to both a new Thames Water
manhole and the existing Thameslink Tunnel. The second
shaft was 5m deep.
In both cases the solution involved phased construction
utilising proprietary sheeting and propping systems.
Services provided by BuroHappold included design of
support system, submissions and approvals from Network
Rail (then Railtrack) and London Underground, Formwork
and Falsework design for permanent concrete works,
advice on reinforcing requirements, and response to client
requirements for buildability.
Client Scanmoor on behalf of Costain / Taylor Woodrow JV
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experience
and comfort
Passenger
capacity High
Speed Rail
and elegant
iconic gateways
Assured
delivery
Interchange
London, UK
Enhancing
CUSTOM HOUSE
CROSSR AIL STATION
A rrival on time
Unlocking sites,
creating
space and
driving
economic
regeneration
A rrival on time
HS1 Framework UK
Poplar Station UK
Taunton Station UK
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S ervices
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SER VICES
INTEGRATED MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ENGINEERING
INDEX
Featured Project
Transport planning
PLANNING
Structural engineering
Civil engineering
Building services
Geotechnical and geoenvironmental
engineering
Energy and utilities engineering
Bridge engineering
Facade engineering
BIM / 3D visualisation
EIA
Energy and utilities
Strategic planning and determination of
uses
Infrastructure planning
Asset strategy
Economic and Social Impact Assessment
Economic strategy and regeneration
strategy
Business modelling
Project stakeholder and interface
management
Waste management and logistics
Sustainability
B U R O H A P P O L D O N rail interchange
Anaheim Regional 38
Transportation
Intermodal Center
Anaheim, CA, USA
AVATARS 28
EU Project on Rail
Terminal Modelling
Cardiff Central Station 33
UK
Copenhagen 20
Underground Metro
Copenhagen, Denmark
Custom House Crossrail Station 46
London, UK
Dresden Main Station 22
Germany
Dulles Airport Metroline 36
Washington, D.C, USA
Griffith House 45
London, UK
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Lea Interchange 15
Railway Sidings
London, UK
Lewisham Extension
Docklands
Light Railway (DLR)
London, UK
23
Strathclyde Partnership 32
for Transport
Glasgow, UK
Heuston Station 18
Dublin, Ireland
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RAIL INTERCHANGE
Justin Phillips
Rail Interchange Sector Director
Tel: +44 (0)1225 320 600
Email: justin.phillips@burohappold.com
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