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Discovery Point

Dundee
Awards: 

Dundee Institute of Architects – Best Interior Design – Winner
IStructE Scottish Awards – Best Refurb of a Modern Building – Highly Commended

Client: Dundee Heritage Trust
Architect: AIM Design
Completed: 2022
Value: £1.1m
Status: Complete

Home / Discovery Point

Project overview

Construction of a 17m high viewing platform within an existing atrium space.

The additional space and viewing gallery, which we provided structural and civil engineering input towards, will attract more visitors, and help spread their messages on climate change more widely.

The project required detailed FEM analysis to model various construction and end usage stages, coordination with specialist stair and lift designers and extensive temporary propping work to facilitate erection in a very confined space and at height.

For the reasons above, namely the messages about climate change which the structure ultimately helps to promote, and the complexity of the analysis and design versus the simplicity of the basic principles, this is a special project.

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Jonathan Narro

Senior Associate

Meet Jonathan Narro
Jonny is a Chartered Associate Engineer and head of our Stirling office.
MEng (Hons), CPEng, MIPENZ

Ben Adam

Managing Director

Meet Ben Adam
Ben is Managing Director of Narro and a Chartered Structural Engineer.
BEng(Hons), CEng, FICE, FIStructE, Conservation Accredited Engineer

Michael Stewart

Senior Engineer & Deputy Section Leader

Meet Michael Stewart
Michael joined Narro in 2018.
BEng (Hons)
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