Construction Site Temporary Buildings, Scotland – Hochtief At Loch Ness

Assigned the task of providing 1600m² of site accommodation to house the main contractor and engineers for the duration of the construction works; the design team drew up plans to accommodate both new buildings manufactured to order and refurbished buildings adapted from existing stock units.

A detailed site survey was carried out. A design proposal was agreed upon, with the accommodation divided between the main site complex located on the shores of the loch and an additional satellite office situated on an isolated mountain plateau.

For the construction team, negotiating an access route for delivering the remote satellite office involved transporting the units via a specially constructed road, winding seven miles into the mountainside.

At 345m², the purpose-built satellite office was designed and manufactured by MPH to meet the client specification. Due to the exposed site location, the roof was reinforced to withstand increased snow loadings, whilst insulation levels throughout the building were increased to help combat potentially extreme temperatures.

As a result of utilising available buildings from stock, the initial phase of accommodation for the main office complex was installed on-site within just four weeks from placement of the order, assisting the client in controlling costs and bringing the building programme in on budget and on time.

Comprising four separate buildings, the main complex contained a two-storey contractor’s office (720m²), a single storey site engineer’s office (316m²), a canteen block (144m²) and a first aid room (86m²).