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Our design projects

At Solve Structural Design Ltd, we have undertaken various 3D BIM modelling, detailing and design projects. Based in the North West of England, we serve clients in London and across the UK.


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Marble Arch Place, London


Marble Arch Place is a mixed-use development opposite the famous London landmark, Marble Arch at Hyde Park, consisting of a 5 storey basement, topped off with an 18 storey residential tower, containing 54 luxury apartments, and a 7 storey commercial building, containing 95,000 sq. ft. of office space.

The project was situated on an awkwardly shaped plot and the basement was constructed top-down from the ground floor, while at the same time constructing the superstructure towers above.

The concrete frame contractor realised that having all of the reinforcement in the 3D model would be extremely beneficial and save time and money on costly delays due to bars not fitting, or details not working during construction.

During the detailing process, problem areas were identified and flagged up for review with the main consultant. This would then be followed by a design review meeting either on site or via skype with the 3D model as the main focal point, which would allow the issue to be visualised much more easily, and would then also allow a solution to be discussed and agreed while looking at the model.

By having every bar detailed on the project, the contractor also able to visualise and plan out pour sequences much more easily, identifying any areas that would be difficult to install, and spotting potential buildability issues that would not have been flagged up by traditional 2D RC detailing. 3D models were issued alongside every 2D drawing and made available to all parties involved.
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Battersea Power Station Phase 2 (BIM level 2)

Solve provided BIM level 2 reinforced concrete drawings and models for phase 2 of the £600m Battersea Power Station redevelopment in Chelsea.


The redevelopment will consist of thousands of high-spec new homes, as well as new commercial space and garden areas. The site includes 8.5 million square feet of space. The Northern Line of London Underground will be extended to the area with two new stations. The American Embassy will relocate from Grosvenor Square to Nine Elms as part of the area's regeneration.
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Woolwich Crossrail station

Solve produced all 3D RC details, drawings and models for the prefabricated diaphragm wall cages at the new £100m Woolwich crossrail station project.


The main contractor decided very early on that, due to the size and complexity of the cages, it was essential that 3D reinforcement detailing was used on this project to ensure minimum disruption during the manufacture and installation of the prefabricated cages - each weighing as much as 25 tonnes.

Wood lane studios case study

Wood Lane Studios will regenerate the run down Woodlands site at 80 Wood Lane, W12. Construction is now underway and the first phase will provide high quality postgraduate studio accommodation and key worker apartments to meet the growing demand from Imperial College postgraduate students. The structure consists of four high rise blocks of concrete frame construction connected at lower levels by communal spaces.


All reinforcement detailing for the project was produced in 3D using Allplan Engineering. There are numerous reasons why ISG selected 3D Reinforced Concrete detailing services over the traditional option of 2D flat reinforcement drawings, all based around the traditional parameters of time cost and quality.

Allplan 3D RC detailing BIM software allowed the modelling of every single reinforcing bar supplied on the project producing a full prototype of the reinforcement cages within the concrete frame. This allowed a high degree of clash detection to protect the construction site from unnecessary problems and delays.

3D PDF files of selected areas of the structure were produced to allow site staff to examine the reinforcement cages to be fixed before any reinforcement is delivered to site. Site staff can get a better understanding of any lifting or access issues at such an early stage in the project that reinforcement details can be fine tuned to suit site preferences before any bars are in production at the bar bending factory.

3D PDF files are particularly useful to contractors wishing to prefabricate areas of the reinforcement on a project, as this makes the planning of the reinforcing fixing even more important.

Once optimum details were established to suit any site preferences or site specific issues, the Allplan software then printed standard format drawings and schedules for use on site in the traditional manner. An important point is that the actual reinforcing bar construction drawings and 3D PDF files are produced from the same input data whilst producing the BIM model, so the 3D PDFs really are a visual check on the exact reinforcement that will be delivered to site for fixing.

All the above meant that site Request For Information (RFIs) relating to reinforcement detailing were practically non-existent.

The use of BIM in the above manner in relation to the reinforcement detailing helped to achieve a four week shortening of the running construction programme.

From the BIM model, built primarily for reinforcement detailing, a weekly colour coded 3D PDF was produced for ISG showing the status of all construction elements: whether design intent had been received, whether various elements were awaiting drawings, had RC details been issued for approval, or indeed were signed off and at construction status. This produced a very current and visual tool which quickly showed any areas which might be endangering the project delivery date.

In summary, the use of BIM for RC detailing on this project helped to avoid site errors and unnecessary cost, save time, increase the quality of information delivered to site for construction and ensure programme delivery.

St Helen's & Whiston Hospitals

Over 2900 tonnes of reinforcement detailed, including pilecaps, pits, in-situ slabs, retaining walls, beams and columns.


For the detailing of the slip formed cores we liaised closely with the frame contractor to optimise detailing to improve steel fixing access and speed.

St. Botolph's, London

Commercial office development.


Basement raft foundation with over 500 tonnes of reinforcement, split between prefabricated carpet reinforcement and cut and bent loose bar reinforcement. We also detailed all elements of superstructure, including carpet roll reinforcement, incorporated in the project.

Alpha Hospitals, Sheffield

35 bed medium secure unit in Sheffield.


Project made feasible by the design of a basement retaining structure, up to 8m deep in parts, excavated into the hillside. Project complete with load bearing masonry, pre-cast floors and timber frame upper storey.

Skerne Road, London

A residential 11 storey development, constructed using a braced reinforced concrete frame.


Significant reduction in the reinforcement needed in all floor slabs and columns, due to our methods and use of software in the design & detailing. This helped to bring the project in on budget for Foundation Developments Ltd.

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0151 294 3210

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