SoNAR Base, Quadrant Trading Estate, Almondsbury

Project Scope

The project involved the complete refurbishment of an existing building in North Bristol for the SoNAR (South-west Neonatal Advice and Retrieval) Unit base. The facilities required both Civil and Structural engineering design for internal structural walls to be demolished and replaced with new single storey block and timber structures for new offices, Ops rooms and back of house amenities along with new ambulance parking bays. New openings in the exising perimeter structure required detailed structural design for the replacement of bracing and cladding rails.

Summary

Location: SoNAR Base, Quadrant Trading Estate, Almondsbury

Client: UHBW NHS Foundation Trust

Architectural Design: Stretto Architects

Main Contractor: KP Wilton and Sons Ltd

Statistics

Project Duration: The refurbishment project completed in September 2024

Project Requirements: A new base for a specialist unit that works closely with the Neonatal Intensive Care Units in the South West to ensure that infants requiring specialist care can be safely and promptly transferred to the appropriate hospital.

Image credits: Skeletal Consulting and Stretto Architects