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Curiosity
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Curiosity is at the heart of everything we do. In this edition, we look at a selection of projects for curious minds, including a museum and a school science centre, and we examine the innovative spirit that’s driven by our own curiosity.
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Museum at the Gateway Arch
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The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, was completed in 1967 as a monument to the westward expansion of the United States. Designed by architect
Eero Saarinen, and standing 630 feet tall, it’s one of the world’s most recognisable structures. As part of a major redevelopment of the arch and surrounding landscape,
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we provided engineering services for the new curved glass facade entrance to the arch’s subterranean museum. Three-hundred feet long, it uses custom blast-engineered structural glass panels supported on a pre-tensioned cantilever frame.
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Sevenoaks School Science & Technology
and Sixth Form Centres
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Exposed concrete played a vital role in the architectural and engineering conception of this new state-of-the-art building for Sevenoaks School. A striking ribbed precast roof structure is the project’s standout feature,
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while in situ concrete is used in a variety of ways throughout the building and is integral to its function, aesthetics and environmental performance.
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Eckersley O’Callaghan opens Hong Kong Office
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We have opened a new office in Hong Kong as part of our commitment to our clients in the region, supporting projects in the city like the CTF Museum and Tower 2B, Taikoo Place. The new office allows us to build on our relationships throughout Asia.
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Meet…Yanchee Lau
Associate, Hong Kong
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Associate Yanchee Lau leads our efforts in Asia from our newly-opened Hong Kong office. Here, he describes the engineering journey that has taken him to the other side of the world.
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Tower 2B, Taikoo Place
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Swire Properties’ new addition to their Taikoo Place development is a 195-metre commercial tower. The building’s facade forms part of an energy efficiency strategy that will
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set new standards in the city, enabling the project to achieve HK BEAM Platinum and LEED Platinum certifications.
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Queen’s Award for Enterprise
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In 2010, Eckersley O’Callaghan received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: Innovation. Following several years of exceptional growth, with new offices opening around the world, we have once again received the Queen’s Award for Enterprise, this time for International Trade.
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EOC Summer Trip to Oxford
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Every summer we take our staff on a trip to see a selection of inspiring structures and architecture. This year we visited Oxford, where we took in a walking tour of 11 of our own projects, which have played a significant role in shaping the city and its famous university.
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