Engineering response
Partial basement and hybrid roof structure
A partial-footprint basement was designed to accommodate M&E plant, requiring excavation, temporary works, and retaining wall detailing within a restricted site boundary. Above the third floor, JMS designed a lightweight two-storey steel-framed mansard roof structure, carefully coordinated with the concrete frame below to manage differential stiffness and load transfer. The hybrid RC and steel solution was developed to optimise material use while maintaining flexibility for varied occupancy and architectural layouts.