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Camberwell College of Arts Project

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The Project:

The Camberwell Campus are looking to construct a new ‘L’ shaped building to include studio space, classrooms, design workshops and student accommodation. The building will be 5 to 10 stories, consisting of a single basement level.

The Challenge

Ground conditions were predominately granular in nature consisting of poor quality Made Ground and Interglacial Lacustine Deposits overlying the more competent bearing strata’s of the Taplow Gravel and then the Thanet Sands formation.

The Solution

Based upon the excellent bearing properties of the Thanet Sands at depth and the high column loads, the most applicable solution would be a piled option through the weaker upper ground to penetrate the more competent strata at depth. Due to the cohesionless nature of the underlying ground conditions, CFA piles were considered to be the most economical and programme efficient solution over the alternative bentonite rotary piles.

A maximum excavation depth of 8m and the desire of the client to have a fully cantilever solution with minimal pile diameters, to suit both programme and basement space proved a difficult situation to overcome. Our highly skilled technical team developed a cantilever contiguous piled wall using 600mm diameter piles in conjunction with a tight excavation and monitoring system which provided an ideal solution to meet the requirements of the project.

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About us

Franki Foundations UK Ltd, have over 20 years’ experience in foundations solutions for the construction industry.

We specialise in CFA (UP TO 1200mm dia), LDA Rotary (up to 2400mm dia), steel cased driven (for both open and heavily restricted sites), retaining walls, restricted access & mini piling solutions.

Our experienced and fully trained team works hard to bring your project together, with each member making a unique & significant contribution.

Franki Foundations have built foundations for major leisure complexes, residential homes, cinemas, hotels, footbridges, colleges & much more.

Why choose us?

Work is carried out safely with excellent health and safety record
Provide a non-contractual collaborative approach
Offer early subcontractor involvement providing Value Engineering through talented in-house resource
We provide you with a competitive edge through our in-house design
Offer efficiencies though our strategic partnerships
The comfort of knowing we are backed by a billion pound international main contractor
Fixed price/all-risk schemes considered