Key details
| Project Scope: | EHAAT New Hangar Facility |
| Client: | Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust |
| Architect: | Hurley Porte & Duell |
| Contractor: | Barnes Construction |
Key features
- Superstructures provided structural and civil engineering design services from inception to completion of the project
- Two storey building comprising hangar facility, offices and visitor centre
- We carried out complex assessments of the wind loading performance of the building as a result of the shape, location and downdraft effects from helicopters.
- The curved section of the roof utilises curved principal beams
- The large open plan Hangar adopts cellular beams and a 15m long lattice truss to keep the area column free
- Helipad landing area designed with minimal falls and incorporates trace heating ensuring the area remains clear of frost and snow for increased functionality
