Nelson Street Student Accommodation
J & S McKee Ltd are proud to have been part of another exceptional project with GRAHAM Group. “Nelson Place” is a 245,000 sq ft 744 room student accommodation adjacent to the new University of Ulster Campus and tucked in alongside the Westlink.
The scope of J & S McKee Ltd package was to provide a full supply and fix solution to the substructure works, namely;
🔹site clearance and bulk excavations
🔹temporary working platform for piling operations, including piling attendance
🔹reinforced concrete pile caps, groundbeams, liftcore bases and tower crane bases
🔹underground drainage and BWIC
🔹substructure waterproofing package
🔹reinforced concrete ground floor slab
This was a great project to work on and our highly motivated skilled teams completed our scope of works on time with a high quality finish.
260 linear meters of sheet piling around the perimeter of this site and pile caps in for structural steels to carry the building.
Steel in place for reinforced concrete tower crane base.
Reinforced concrete tower crane base completed.
Area being prepared for lift core base.
Waterproofing membrane for ground floor slab and pile caps for uprights.
Reinforced concrete ground floor slab complete.
Steelwork being laid for reinforced concrete floor slab of recreational hall.
Arcitects impression of finished project which will be named "Nelson Place".
The finished project, Nelson Place opened its doors to students in September 2024, complete with running track on the roof!
This state of the art building is also boasts some sustainability tools too-
- 2 blue roofs with attenuation tanks to control the rate at which rainwater run-off enters the drainage systems
- a living green roof to enhance ecological value
- 99% of construction waste was diverted from landfill
All enabling this project to have been the winner of a Green Apple Award 2024, achieve an EPC 'A' Rating and achieved a BREEAM Very Good
