Worse, because of the way ductwork is made, the extraction actually takes place about 15cm from the floor, which would allow the cold nitrogen to completely miss the extraction and bleed out into the room..
Our first job was to look at all sorts of options about where they might build a new refinery, from the UK to Europe to Asia.For a number of reasons, the UK was the best option.
Then of course we had to find a suitable location in the UK and masterplan the site.The conclusion we came to was to knock down a series of existing buildings close to the current facility.This would allow us to build the new refinery while keeping the old one going for as long as possible, before transferring operations to the new one.. As you can imagine, a refinery is a hugely technical building and the M&E element is the most significant part of the project.
We designed the building, it went out to tender and is currently in construction.It’s due to be completed later this year, with commissioning taking until 2023.
We are continuing to work on the project as Design Guardian.. A complete mechanical and electrical engineering solution.
Over the years, design and build of complex facilities has become piecemeal.No-one will want to be an architect if it’s boring.
But architects’ potential impact on the built environment is constantly smothered because they have to do a ton of boring stuff and can’t focus on what they want to be doing and where they can add the most value; which is the clever, creative stuff.. Software next.The software we use in the construction industry is designed (as for every industry) to appeal to a wide audience and to deliver functionality to the largest number of users.
This means it will often support mainstream design behaviours but it won’t push the boundaries of the possible.It is not the place to find the future of design.