GROUP 5 INTEGRATE

The client has commissioned your professional design team to prepare a

of Technology Sligo and to evaluate the feasibility of the proposal. The c
Design Brief Introduction Figures 1 to 3, into a landmark faculty building. The new faculty building
will consist of a two-level basement with six storeys over. However, there

Project Composite Requirement

1. A desk study for the proposed redevelopment of an existing town cent

Geotechnical Engineering I maps,
A specification for a site investigation for the proposed redevelopment of

Soil Structure Interaction;Basement design Develop and design a basement system for the new building referred to

a) Consideration of at least two distinct and viable structural arrangemen

Design of Building Structures
b) A clear recommendation to the client on which scheme should be sele

a) Consideration of at least two distinct and viable structural arrangemen

b) A clear recommendation to the client on which scheme should be sele
c) A detailed structural analysis and/or design of the critical structural ele
semester.
Project Aim
d) Prepare a site investigation desk study and a specification for a site in
e) A detailed geotechnical analysis of the basement retaining walls in bo
f) A detailed geotechnical analysis of a foundation system required to su
g) A scheme design for a retaining system required to allow vehicular as
 GROUP 5 INTEGRATED DESIGN PROJECT 1
your professional design team to prepare a preliminary structural and geotechnical evaluation and design for the repurposing of a part of an e
aluate the feasibility of the proposal. The client intends to redevelop the existing site and Block F, shown in
k faculty building. The new faculty building will accommodate all necessary teaching and student facilities, offices, research and teaching labor
ement with six storeys over. However, there is to be flexibility in your design for a change of use in later years.

Requirements

sed redevelopment of an existing town centre building indicated as a shaded area on the attached
2.
tigation for the proposed redevelopment of an existing town centre building.

ent system for the new building referred to in the Interdisciplinary Project Brief

wo distinct and viable structural arrangements for the building.

the client on which scheme should be selected, with reasons for your choice.

wo distinct and viable structural arrangements for the building.

the client on which scheme should be selected, with reasons for your choice.
is and/or design of the critical structural elements for the recommended scheme, which include the core(s) and other selected critical elements

n desk study and a specification for a site investigation for the site of the proposed structure.
alysis of the basement retaining walls in both the temporary and permanent state.
lysis of a foundation system required to support the structure.
ining system required to allow vehicular assess to the basement.
on and design for the repurposing of a part of an existing building in the Institute
ock F, shown in
udent facilities, offices, research and teaching laboratories, etc. The new building
use in later years.

Responsibe Person Review and Comments

Michael Donoghue

Samuel Yeko ALL

Patricia Ferreras Gonzalez- Steel and

Composite Structural System
Daniel Deery- RC Structural System

ude the core(s) and other selected critical elements to be agreed later in the