Alliance House
Key Project Information:
Location:
Bristol City Centre
Sector:
Historic, Residential
Service:
Civil and Structural Engineering
Status:
In Progress
Project Overview
Originally known as the Dunlop Building, Alliance House was built in 1881 as new premises for Dunlop, Mackie & Co. wine merchants, historically the building was used to prepare goods for transport and fronted directly onto the open port. The historic building has been given a new lease of life and transformed into 44 high-specification apartments with retail space to the ground floor. The new apartments sold-out quickly with over 25% of sales secured on the launch weekend.
Photo Credits:
Morgan Civil and Structural provided civil and structural engineering design services.
Verification of the structural integrity of the existing structure including timber columns from the original build.
Formation of raise floor above the retail space to allow a zone for below slab services to be discharge without compromising retail space below.
Initial design and survey work undertaken during Covid lockdowns with associated restrictions on site access and personnel on site.
– Retention of existing including lead drainage channels at eaves level
– Minimising disruption to live retail space below
– All construction works undertaken in live City Centre location with no storage or lay down areas
