Duke Street

This project was for the extension for student accommodation on top of an old, well-known building in Liverpool City Centre. The project added three storeys on top of an old, irregular shaped building. SticX system had to take account of many technical engineering challenges including disproportionate collapse and complex fire strategies during and post construction. SticX had to incorporate bathroom pods within our design and install them with the erection of our frame. During the process of the build, it was identified that the timber superstructure was extremely close to the surrounding buildings, putting those of residence in danger should a fire have started on site. To overcome this the design of the timber frame was specified to satisfy the requirements of the separating distances during the construction process. This project was mainly a success due to the great design collaboration and SticX’ flexible and attentive management during the construction process..