We were engaged as the scaffold design consultancy for the first phase of renovation works at Woolwich Town Hall, a prominent Grade II* listed building in south-east London. The scope required extensive access for roofing and structural works, delivered through a full perimeter scaffold and large-span temporary roof.
Our scaffold design included a fully boarded access scaffold wrapping around the building, with a pavement gantry system at ground level to maintain safe pedestrian routes while supporting the access scaffold above. One of the key challenges was bridging across complex roof geometries and fragile areas of the structure — we developed bespoke support frames and bridge beams to span over sensitive parts of the building without applying load to the existing structure.
A large temporary roof was designed to cover the full building footprint, integrated with the scaffold to ensure full enclosure and designed for wind loading, drainage, and phased construction.
Full scaffold, pavement gantry and temporary roof design for Phase 1 of the Woolwich Town Hall renovation. 2D construction drawings, 3D model and structural calculations issued covering the full perimeter access scaffold, bespoke bridge beams over the fragile roof areas, and the large-span temporary roof with integrated drainage and wind loading analysis.