Progress on Site
March 2011
During December and January we incurred delays due to the snow, cold weather and rain. However, we have persevered and are now substantially weather tight with the flat roof waterproofing membrane nearing completion and the “green roof” commenced.The curtain walling glazing and wall cladding is progressing well. Internally we are progressing with the fire protection and the rooms are now starting to take shape with the floors screeds and internal walls being constructed. We have also commenced the external works with the new access road from Burgoyne Road being constructed in phases so as to maintain access to the existing East point Centre.
October 2010
The main structural frame is now complete with secondary steel being installed to support the building cladding system; installation of the building pre-cast concrete floors is well advanced and shall see two thirds of the floors installed by the end of October. Brickwork has commenced to the ground floor and external block work walls to the upper floors.
September 2010
Progress on site has been good with the completion of Pre-Cast Concrete Lift Shafts and foundations, the installation structural steel frame has now commenced and shall continue to develop over the coming weeks, September has also seen the commencement of the installation of Pre-Cast Concrete Floor slabs.
Turf cutting - June 2010
A turf cutting ceremony took place in June to celebrate the official start of work on site at Southampton’s exciting new facility - the Eastpoint Conference and Community Centre. Contractors Kier Southern joined trustees of the centre for the ceremony which saw Eastpoint company secretary, Jean Roost, deliver an introductory speech about the history and valuable work of the Eastpoint Centre before ceremoniously cutting the first piece of turf to commemorate the start of the project.
The new £10m, three-storey development will provide 3,770sq m of bespoke training and conference space as well as meeting rooms for community groups, a social club and a restaurant area. The new centre will be located within the grounds of the existing Eastpoint Centre which has occupied an old school building since its conversion to community use 26 years ago. Many of the current users will transfer to the new building, with new groups welcome next summer when the doors to the new centre will open.
Commenting at the turf cutting, Eastpoint company secretary, Jean Roost, said: "We have been working to support local residents for over 25 years as a charity and we are now building this new centre to secure the next 25 years."
Kier Southern director Martin Orr added: “Kier Southern is very pleased to be working with Eastpoint Centre Ltd on this very exciting and distinctive project. We are particularly pleased for the team of enthusiastic and dedicated people who have worked hard bringing the scheme to fruition and will now see their efforts transformed into such a fantastic local facility.”
Construction works
June 2010
Works started on site in June 2010 with the removal of topsoil and vegetation, the erection of site hoarding to protect the public from site activities, the installation of site offices and welfare accomodation, and the diversion of an existing storm water drain.
July 2010
July saw the construction of a recycled aggregate mat to support the piling operations, which also started in July and have now been completed. The building loads are supported on 254 flight augered piles
August 2010
August has seen the completion of pile caps and ground beams which will support the structural steel frame and the installation of prefabricated concrete lift shafts. We have used prefabrication to improve the quality of the product and reduce waste on site.
