Salthouse Harbour Hotel, Ipswich

• Client: Salthouse Harbour Hotel
• Architect: Barefoot and Gilles
• Market Sector: Hotels
• Services: Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering

Extension and refurbishment of an old malt house to form a new hotel.

Key Features:

• The existing malt house is located in the conservation area of the waterfront at Ipswich docks.
• The new 7 storey vertical extension is formed in lightweight steel frame and flooring.
• To minimize additional land on existing cast iron internal columns, steel plate girders transfer loads from new structures to external masonry walls.
• Glazed elevations at high level provide outstanding views over the waterfront.
• The Environment Agency to demonstrate the complex negotiations with the Local Planning Authority and Environment Agency and the provision of a carefully considered Flood Risk Assessment showing how the scheme would result in reduced Flood Risk, compared with the pre-development situation.

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