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CONSULTING STRUCTURAL + CIVIL ENGINEERS

Histon House, Cornelscourt Village, Dublin 18. Tel: 01 2897260 Fax: 01 2897280 Email: [email protected]

PRACTICE PROFILE

Contents:

• Introduction to Firm • Details of Directors & Design Team • Design Team Organisation chart • Summary of relevant projects

November 2010

INTRODUCTION The McKenna Pearce Practice is a firm of Consulting Structural and Civil Engineers with expertise in Project Management. The McKenna Pearce Practice was formed in 1996 by the amalgamation of Pearce Associates, Consulting Engineers (est. 1981) and T.A. McKenna & Partners Consulting Engineers (est. 1978). As an experienced structural and civil engineering consultancy we have gained experience over the years acting for clients making insurance claims or taking cases to court. We were employed directly by individual clients, loss adjustors or solicitors to carry out both initial structural inspection surveys and further indepth structural investigations. The McKenna Pearce Practice has implemented a Quality Management System which seeks to provide practical building solutions appropriate to our clients’ needs within agreed budgets and time constraints. The McKenna Pearce Practice enjoys a reputation for excellence in experienced engineering design. All directors and consultants are chartered structural engineers. The range of projects located throughout Ireland includes:

• Commercial Developments including Retail and Office Complexes • Residential Developments including Multi-Storey Apartments • Hotel, Leisure and Sports Complexes • Building Refurbishment and Conservation • Industrial Developments • Aviation Projects

The practice provides the associated civil work to all of the above, and promotes the use of sustainable urban drainage design. The scope of business of The McKenna Pearce Practice is:

• Structural Engineering Design; • Civil Engineering Design; • Industrial Design; • Building Enclosure Design; • Fire Safety; • Health & Safety; • Feasibility Studies, • Planning; • Project Management.

Memberships of the relevant professional organisations have been achieved and maintained, these include;

• Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland • The Institution of Structural Engineers • Engineers Ireland

Quality Policy

The Practice originally achieved accreditation to ISO 9001 standard in 1997. We continually update our Quality Management System and have recently achieved accreditation for ISO 9001:2008 with Certification Europe.

It is the aim of The McKenna Pearce Practice to provide practical building solutions appropriate to our clients’ needs within agreed budgets and time constraints.

The McKenna Pearce Practice actively seeks to:

• Provide our clients with a safe, sustainable and economic structure consistent with the design concept.

• Provide a structure that is serviceable and durable at the lowest reasonable cost consistent with the brief.

• Promote good communication and teamwork within the practice and with other professionals

• Produce designs which are both functional and aesthetically pleasing. • Employ suitably qualified staff to carry out our structural brief. • Provide appropriate training for staff to develop their skills and to function as a team. • Maintain appropriate technology and information systems to support our input in the

design process. • Promote a suitable working environment. • Exceed our clients’ expectations.

In order to consistently achieve these quality aims The McKenna Pearce Practice has implemented a Quality Management System. This management system complies with the requirements of ISO 9001:2008 and actively seeks to continually improve the level of service provided to our clients.

CURRICULUM VITAE Name Colin Macartan PEARCE Nationality Irish Date of Birth 24.01.1945 Profession Consulting Civil and Structural Engineer Position Director Key Experience Forty two years experience in design, management, construction and site supervision of structural and civil engineering projects. He has a wide range of experience, working at a senior level, including 6 years as the Associate Partner in a large firm of Consulting Engineers in Ireland for 11 years prior to forming Pearce Associates. His experience in earlier years included 2 periods as resident engineer on 2 major construction projects in Ireland including a 13 storey hospital building. In 1981 he formed Pearce Associates, Consulting Engineers, which merged with T.A. McKenna & Partners in 1996 to form The McKenna Pearce Practice. He has been responsible for the design of a wide range of structural engineering projects over a 42 year period. Projects include: o Pavilion Commercial & Residential Development Dun Laoghaire o Marine Road Development Dun Laoghaire o Cork Airport Air Traffic Control Tower for IAA o Cork S Radar Facility at Tullig Mor Hill for IAA o Residential Development in Milltown, Dublin, for Jesuit Order o Various Convents and Schools for Loreto Order in Ireland o Various development for Henkel Ireland Ltd. (formerly Loctite Ireland) o Numerous branch offices and other developments for EBS Building Society Qualifications and Memberships

Bachelor of Engineering, BE(Civil), NUI, 1966

Chartered Engineer Chartered Member of the Institution of Structural Engineers Chartered Member of the Institution of Engineers of Ireland Member of the Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland Registered Consulting Engineer Diploma in Management for Engineers, Trinity College, Dublin, 1976

CURRICULUM VITAE Name Jonathan Andrew O’NEILL Nationality Irish Date of Birth 30.11.1972 Profession Consulting Civil and Structural Engineer Position Director Key Experience Fifteen years experience in design, management, construction and site supervision of structural and civil engineering projects. He has a wide range of experience including 4 years working with 2 large firms of Consulting Engineers in Ireland prior to joining The McKenna Pearce Practice. His experience in earlier years included major civil and structural developments including several phases of Wexford Main Drainage, civil and structural design for the brown field development of the Blood Transfusion Service Board new National Headquarters in St. James Hospital. Other projects included the Helix Centre for the Arts, Dublin City University consisting of a concert hall and flytower theatre Since joining The McKenna Pearce Practice in 1999, he has been in charge of, among others, the redevelopment of Clery’s Department Store, O’Connell St., the refurbishment and redevelopment of the Westenra Arms Hotel and Nightclub, Monaghan and the site redevelopment for Oman Moving and Transport. Recent projects completed include a Medical Centre in Donaghmede, convent building for the Disciples of the Divine Master and the extension and refurbishment of an existing Victorian building to form a Creative Centre for Peter Mark. He has general responsibility for overseeing the associated civil elements of projects including the recent Airport Traffic Control Tower in Cork. The advent of SUDS policies now necessitates the consideration of sustainable drainage in all projects no matter how small. Projects include: o Redevelopment of Clery’s Department Store o Civil design of Cork Airport Air Traffic Control Tower for IAA o Westenra Arms Hotel and Nightclub, Monaghan o Medical Centre in Donaghmede Qualifications and Memberships

Bachelor of Science(Engineering), Dublin University, 1995 Chartered Engineer Chartered Member of the Institution of Structural Engineers Chartered Member of the Institution of Engineers of Ireland Member of the Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland

Registered Consulting Engineer Postgraduate Diploma in Project Management, 2001

Thomas A. McKenna - Consultant BE, CEng, MIEI, FIStructE, RConsEI Tom McKenna has practised Civil and Structural Engineering in Consulting Engineering and multi-discipline practices since qualifying in 1961. He established T.A. McKenna & Partners, Consulting Engineers in 1978. His main areas of practice are building refurbishment, commercial development and leisure developments. T.A. McKenna & Partners have undertaken Structural and Civil Engineering projects in Ireland, the U.K. and the Near East. Ciara Halloran – Project Engineer BA, BAI, CEng, MIEI In 2000, Ciara Halloran qualified as a Civil and Structural Engineer. Prior to joining the McKenna Pearce Practice she worked as a project engineer for a large consulting practice and as a site engineer for an international timber framed company. Since joining The McKenna Pearce Practice she has designed the structure of various commercial and residential multi-storey developments including Milltown Institute, Clontarf Tennis Club, Lenehans Capel Street and a new warehouse in Kill for Beverly Smith Moving and Storage. She has also designed the civil work on various projects including the Irish Aviation Authority Air Traffic Control Tower Cork Airport and the Milltown Institute. Joseph Johnson – Chief Technician Joe has vast experience as a draughtsman/technician since 1974 when he joined Rooney McLoughlin Associates and subsequently with McCullough Associates where he detailed much of the huge Haifa Street development in Baghdad, Iraq. He also worked on various Middle East projects with Abalkhail Consulting Engineers including a number of sports stadia. Since joining Pearce Associates (later to become the McKenna Pearce Practice) in 1983, Joe has both detailed and overseen the detailing of numerous significant projects, including both stages of the Pavilion mixed development in Dun Laoghaire, the new Air Traffic Control Tower for Cork Airport, the Lodge Medical Centre and a mixed commercial and residential development in Capel Street for Lenehan’s Hardware. Project architects form various practices with whom we have worked, including the prestigious Scott Tallon Walker, have praised his exceptional attention to detail and his appreciation of the importance to them of aesthetic and other architectural requirements.

Pavilion Development, Dun Laoghaire

This prestigious €35m mixed development in the heart of Dun Laoghaire was developed in two phases. It includes 3 multi-storey apartment blocks which enjoy spectacular views of Dun Laoghaire Harbour. This development houses a municipal theatre, a major health and fitness centre, bar, restaurant and retail units with two storeys of basement car parking. It also includes two multi-storey apartment buildings containing 100 apartments. Structural innovation utilised the columns projecting above the theatre roof to suspend the ceiling beams and give the building a nautical look while minimising the number of internal columns.

Client The Pavilion Group

Floor Area 22,000 m2 circa

Value €25m approx

Architect Scott Tallon Walker

Cork Airport Air Traffic Control Tower Visitors will see that Cork Airport has recently undergone modernisation and upgrading. As part of this changing process the Irish Aviation Authority employed Scott Tallon Walker and The McKenna Pearce Practice to design their new Air Traffic Control Tower. The 20m tower is situated behind the old airport building. The 360° visibility control cab sits on a complicated reinforced concrete shaft with stairs and lift. Fortunately good bearing soil eases foundation design. The base of the tower is surrounded by general offices and equipment rooms. This uniquely designed tower has a reinforced concrete floor to the control cab with built in void areas for the supply of services. The steelwork around the glazing and supporting cab roof was designed and specified so that it could be assembled in large components at ground level and lifted into place. It is worthy of note that the entire steel supporting structure is external to the control room with the circular hollow section columns being external to the glazing.

Client Irish Aviation Authority

Floor Area 475 m2

Value €3.5m approx


Peter Mark, South William Street

The new landmark facility for Peter Mark designed by Douglas Wallace incorporates the original Victorian three storey over basement bank building which has been modified and extended to the full footprint of the landlocked site to provide a new modern hair salon and training facility for the client. The project belatedly received planning for an additional third floor. This additional floor was accommodated by increasing the capacity of the steel structure and the use of light weight construction. Townlink Construction Ltd. worked to complete the final stage of the project which was re-tendered after the original contractor ceased trading.

Client Peter Mark

Floor Area 1,500 m2

Value € 3.3m

Architect Douglas Wallace Architects

Divine Master Convent, Newtownpark Avenue The new residence for the order of the Disciples of The Divine Master on Newtownpark Avenue is a unique architectural concept designed by Chris Ryan Architects. The building is composed of multiple concentric and intersecting circles, constructed using masonry and precast concrete floors.

The main feature of the building is an inverted conical reinforced concrete wall with large window opes which helps to provide an interesting facade to the structure. The roof consists of steel primary members with curved PFC purlins, which help to create the impression of a smooth curving surface.

Client Disciples of the Divine Master

Floor Area 1,200 m2

Value € 3.3m

Architect Chris Ryan Architects

Lodge Medical Centre, Donaghmede

This unique three storey building is designed with the end user in mind. The contemporary design of the façade reflects the modern approach to medicine and provides abundant natural light to the open internal spaces. The simple concrete column and flat slab structural solution allows easy interface with the sophisticated façade cladding and enables economical servicing of the building, while the lightweight steel roof provides cost effective construction.

Client Dr. Jennings & Dr.

McDonnell

Floor Area 1,500 m2

Value €4m approx


Marine Road Development, Dun Laoghaire This prestigious €35m mixed development in the heart of Dun Laoghaire was developed in two phases. It includes 3 multi-storey apartment blocks which enjoy spectacular views of Dun Laoghaire Harbour. This development consists of a flat slab building with full curtain walling erected on the brown field site of an old service station. The new 7 storey high building with a double height basement is founded on white granite rock. The building consists of three storeys of retail below a transfer structure which carries five residential storeys.

Client The Pavilion Group

Floor Area 13,000 m2 circa

Value €10m approx


Milltown Campus Development, Dublin 4

The architecture for this curved four storey building of in-situ concrete slab with a flat soffit on RC cross walls was developed by Scott Tallon Walker. A requirement for maximum ceiling heights demanded minimal downstand beams. This Phase 1 building is part of the overall campus development for the expansion and modernisation of the House of Jesuit Studies. One of the main challenges of this project was utilising the curved plan arrangement of the building to provide lateral stability for the structure.

Client House of Jesuit Studies

Floor Area 3,850 m2

Value €11m approx


Westenra Arms Hotel and Forum Nightclub, Monaghan

The complete renovation and restoration of this existing historic hotel included a large function room incorporated into the old Council Chamber, a restaurant in the hotel building and a new public house built to the rear. A further new building housing The Forum Night Club, a four storey venue, was built to the rear of the site and opened in September 2004.

Client Corvally Enterprises

Seamus McEnaney

Floor Area 3,350 m2

Value €12m approx

Architect Chris Ryan Architects

Easons, O’ Connell Street

An infill 3 storey retail development of the internal courtyard over first floor level. The buildability was compromised due to a lack of on-site storage for construction material. The works were achieved with the implementation of a “just in time” management system where the structural steel was erected directly from the delivery trucks via a tower crane designed to sit on the lift shaft. All work was carried out without affecting trading in the store. Following this success we were engaged to design the substantial renovations to the Eason store on Nassau Street.

Client Eason’s Ltd.

Floor Area 740 m2



Clerys, O’ Connell Street

Clerys have been redeveloping this landmark city centre store since 1998. This North Earl Street Elevation has been completely renovated including an infill of the first floor, originally set back from the northern facade, with clear span floors providing additional retail space. During these works the entire ground floor and basement remained open for trading. The renovation was completed in October 2004.

Client Clerys Ltd.

Floor Area 14,800 m2

Value € 15m


Mary Street Development, Dublin 1

Surrounded by the contiguous piling for the Jervis Street Shopping Centre, this office and retail development was erected on a raft foundation with 100% site coverage resulting in the usual inner city construction problems. Provision was made in the design for a further storey and for escalators to the basement and first floor. The building has a composite brick and pre-cast concrete façade that require close tolerance and careful site monitoring.

Client Mr. John Keating

Floor Area 1,800 m2


Architect Gilroy McMahon Architects

Histon House, Cornelscourt

Using the planning application drawings prepared by Joseph Doyle Architects on the site of an existing dwelling we project managed this development to the letting stage. This is a two and three storey development on a sloping site with standard strip foundations and concrete floors. The structure is stepped to suit the slope of the site for practical and aesthetic purposes and the pitched roof is tailored to accommodate office space. This development now currently houses the offices of The McKenna Pearce Practice.

Client Histon Partnership

Floor Area 1,000 m2

Value €2m approx

Architect Joesph Doyle Architects

Foster Motors Co. Stillorgan

This finely detailed car showroom was built on the extended footprint of an older warehouse. Only the original concrete frame was retained. The external walls were replaced by glazing panels stabilized by stainless steel cable bracing. Freestanding internal offices were introduced at roof beam level leaving them to appear to float in space.

Client Foster Motors Co.

Floor Area 380 m2

Value €2m approx

Architect Scott & MacNeill Architects

Office and Electronics, Sandyford

We initially project managed the construction of the original warehouse and offices for the O & E Group. When their necessity for an overflow warehouse unit with an incorporated loading-bay became apparent our services were again required. From our appointment, through planning and fire certification, the completion of this inexpensive portal frame and insulated panel building was 15 months. Our client was extremely satisfied with our cost effective and time conscious approach to this project.

Client Office and Electronics Group

Floor Area 900 m2

Value € 0.6m

Architect Francis Heaney

Office Development at Foley Street, Dublin 1

This was a difficult inner city brown field site on which to build, however as Project Managers we drove this project from the demolition of the existing buildings to final fit out. This reinforced concrete framed building is founded on piles and has a setback glazed fifth floor with stunning views over the City and an inner courtyard. It is part of the Dublin revitalisation scheme, this area which was once the run down backlands of yards & alleys off O'Connell Street is now a thriving business area.

Client Mr. Brendan Harvey

Floor Area 2,950 m2


Architect Bradfield Devlin Architects

Omni Centre, Santry

This development consists of a shopping centre, office & ancillary buildings, cinema and mega store. The internal mall is crowned with a large atrium as shown here. We also designed the site development works and entrance with circulation road system.

Client Sheelin Homes

Floor Area 25,000 m2

Value €12m approx

Architect Keane Murphy Duff

Pim Street Development, Dublin 8

Planning conditions demanded that the 9.0m high original 18th Century granite and brick external walls of the original storehouse were retained while the five storey apartment block was being built inside them. Poor ground conditions required piling and the final steel framed structure was also used as temporary works making substantial cost savings. We formulated an integrated demolition and erection programme to achieve this.

Client Townlink Construction Ltd.

Floor Area 4,700 m2


Architect Paul O’Toole Architects

Portland Lock, Dublin 1

This development of five apartment blocks was built along a long narrow site beside the Royal Canal. The difference between road level and canal level demanded two retaining walls that could only be of minimal size so as to maintain adequate underground car parking space. A public open space was provided at ground level by erecting a deck over the 45 No. basement carpark spaces. A difficult detail was required to wrap the incoming ramp around a column and give head clearance to the structure above.

Client Walsh Maguire & Co. Ltd.

Floor Area 3,950 m2


Architect O’ Dwyer & Associates

Student Accomodation, UCD, Belfield

We were pleased to work with Pierce Contracting on the design of this student accommodation in the campus of U.C.D., Belfield for which we were the recipients of a Structural Excellence Award. As this project consisted of a number of repetitive buildings the brief was to propose a simple economic solution which was also required to be aesthetically pleasing. We also produced the site services design for this project.

Client University College Dublin

Floor Area 4,500 m2

Value €8m approx


Clontarf Lawn Tennis Club

The renovation and extension of Clontarf Lawn Tennis club was carried out to improve the clubhouse facilities and floor area. The works consisted of the demolition of the existing single storey part of the building, the extension of a roof over the balcony area, internal renovations to the remaining existing building and the addition of a 235 sq metre two storey extension. The new building is constructed of a timber roof on concrete blockwork walls with a precast first floor slab. The architectural glazing is supported on a structural steel frame. A new car park area was laid in permeable paving with infiltration directly into the ground in compliance with Dublin City Council’s guidelines and sustainable urban drainage systems.

Client Clontarf Lawn Tennis Club

Architect Salmon Hynes Architects

David Lloyd Riverview Tennis Club and Swimming Pool, Beech Hill

This is a tennis facility with 8 No. indoor courts, squash courts, large gym and changing rooms. It also accommodates a bar, restaurant, offices and a retail outlet. It was designed to be fully flexible with all demountable partitions. A unique steel design using double portal frame design accommodates natural uniform lighting of the courts. The facility incorporates a 25m indoor swimming pool with Jacuzzi and plunge pool.

Client Riverview Tennis Club

Architect Horan Cotter Architects

Ballybunion Golf Club

Built on a sand dune over looking the 18th tee and weathered by the Atlantic winds we carried out the structural design for this golf club. The structure consists of internal architectural timber and steel composite roof trusses on exposed masonry on a services undercroft. The building is designed to blend into the landscape and rests on a composite raft foundation.

Client Ballybunion Golf Club

Floor Area 1,250 m2

Value € 3m

Architect Reg Chandler Architects

Old Conna Golf Club

The architecture of this alpine style club house located in the Dublin Mountains was designed for the Old Conna Golf Club by Quinn Barnwall Architects. The timber and steel pitched roof composing the bulk of this building is supported on a Reinforced concrete structural frame. Circular columns are positioned around the perimeter of the façade to blend with the general aesthetics of the structure and allows extended eaves to provide additional shading to the ground floor. Full height ground floor windows give an optimal view of the surrounding golf course landscape.

Client Old Conna Golf Club

Architect Quinn Barnwall Architects

Ballykisteen Golf & Country Club

Phase I of the Ballykisteen Golf and Country Club development in Co. Tipperary, which extends to 1,200 sq. m., was built in 1993 along with the construction of the 18 hole full length golf course. The structure is a mixture of reinforced and precast concrete floors with load bearing block masonry walls and a steel framed pitched roof. Designed to accommodate the club members in a relaxed environment while using aesthetics that blend in with the surrounding landscape.

Client Ballykisteen Country Club

Architect Elliott Maguire Partnership

Floor Area 1,200 m2

Thomas Davis, GAA Club Astroturf Pitch

On this GAA pitch our Civil Works specification cut the cost of imported fill. The Teram mat and crushed stone base was compacted and graded ready to receive the Astro Turf Playing Pitch. Stone fill gabion baskets were used as an economic perimeter retaining wall. The soakaway design was certified to BRE Digest 365 standard.

Client Thomas Davis GAA Club

Architect Fergus Carey & Associates

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