Underpinning. Ha, you ain’t seen nothing

[joe90]

I came across this on the iplayer, interesting watch!

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001gqn8/the-mayfair-hotel-megabuild-series-1-episode-1#xtor=CS8-1000-[Promo_Box]-[News_Promo]-[News_Promo]-[PS_IPLAYER~N~m001gqn8~P_TheMayfairHotelMegabuild_SEG_PNC]

[larry]

Isn't it just! Absolutely bonkers!! 

[joth]

Thanks for the recommendation! I finally got around to watching this. Incredible. 

That French interior designer seemed a right knob but the rest of the team seemed a really solid crew. Bearing in mind it's all put on for tellie, Paddy McKillen especially came over really well, so hands on - sad to see he's now in a multiyear billion dollar battle with Qatari Royal Family over it all, but hey - it's tough at the top.

 

I've been trying to find info on their new plant room architecture. Like how 5 floors below ground does Aircon work - do they still have roof mount chillers or do they dump heat to ground? Or to pre-heat incoming mains water? etc. What else does the CHP feed? What is their mix of gas vs electricity? So many questions!

 

Searching around there's a few promo articles from suppliers e.g. on the BIM tools and recounting the impressive dig out, but not much else.  It'd be fascinating to see much more into how it now all runs.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/tech-stack-behind-epic-renovation-claridges-hotel-uk-steffen-waite/

https://www.newcivilengineer.com/innovative-thinking/ingenuity-behind-claridges-five-storey-mega-basement-01-08-2019/

https://kanegroup.co.uk/case-studies/claridges-hotel <- Promo video from M&E installers

https://committees.westminster.gov.uk/documents/s20607/ITEM 04 - CLARIDGES HOTEL 47-57 BROOK STREET MAYFAIR LONDON W1A 2JQ.pdf <- the original planning app decision

Edited Friday at 15:48 by joth