If engineers and architects would go back to construction sites out of sheer interest, Lamont says, we could get back to the beginning of what we’re doing and achieve more human results.
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.
Contracts are split up between designers and contractors, and everyone tries to minimise or pass on risk.Over the last decades, the profession has been fragmented and whittled away – losing influence and impact and getting tied up in bureaucratic systems and approaches that have more to do with easing procurement and dispersing risk than with getting the best results for clients.. We believe that the role of the architect is – or should be – pivotal to the success of built environment projects.
That’s what the job is – or should be – and architects should be allowed to do their job to the best of their abilities.We shouldn’t be packaged up and commoditised.
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