Introduction Your construction company has won the contract for the structural concept and scheme design of a new student accommodation with restaurant facility. The client, The University of Durham, has appointed

KP Consulting Limited to be their representatives in assessing the designs and to provide pre-submission comment and advice to your construction company for both the concept and scheme stages of the design. Outline Brief • Site location: The student accommodation venue will be on the Leazes Road site in Durham as shown in Figure 1. The precise location on the site is to be agreed with the client based on a range of considerations addressed in module KB6012 in Semester 1. Bellasis Whinne Hill Maiden Cas Wood 1000 • Student accommodation venue requirements: Matan -Castle MCE | Department Education Board FB Wood DURHAM Old Durham Old Durham Farm Figure 1: Proposed site location (College of St Hild and St Bede location) Gilesgate Moor • Access to the site: Road access to the site will be required for both construction and operation and is likely to be a constraint. Sustainable transport options are to be considered for users of the student accommodation. Figure 2 shows that three storeys student accommodation. Bent H Far The client would like the student accommodation venue to be 3 storeys It is to have accommodation rooms, restaurant facility, meeting rooms, kitchen, etc. Outline planning permission is available for the venue with a maximum allowed building height of 8.0 m with a maximum footprint of 50 mx70 m. The design must be inclusive for different stakeholders and users and any professional ethical issues must be considered. Figure 2: Three Storeys Student Accommodation Version 2.0 | Page 2 of 5 In response to the Climate Emergency, a net-zero carbon design is desired. • Ground conditions: The site is a geotechnically difficult area and appropriate foundations and other stablilization works may be necessary as part of the design. Further geotechnical information is available via the client's representative but will require specific requests of the details required.