Southampton Solent University
Product: Palazzani XTJ32 and TSJ34
Client: Southampton Solent University
The suspended pod-like structure will house an 80-seat lecture theatre and will be linked to the new and existing building via a number of bridge walkways. Southampton Solent University’s new £21.5m teaching building, designed by Scott Brownrigg, is due for completion in December 2015. When completed, the new 9,250 sq m, 7-storey building will connect to the existing Millais Building.
The pod is intended to reflect Southampton’s nautical heritage and the University’s forward-looking ethos. Beneath the pod, a lower atrium will lead to subterranean lecture theatres as well as lower level classrooms, kitchens, offices and a plant room.
Two Palazzani spiders, an XTJ32 and TSJ34, were chosen for the complex construction because of their low weight, compact dimensions and excellent working envelopes. The Palazzani's large rotating cages, on-board generators and 360 degree boom rotation (in all outrigger configurations), made these machines the perfect work platform for this innovative construction.
A Palazzani XTJ32 and TSJ34 are chosen for the construction of the 'Pod'