Haven Holiday Park, Skegness

Overview

Mason Clark Associates (MCA) were contracted by Bourne Leisure to provide structural calculations for building regulation approval at Skegness Holiday Park which was undergoing redevelopment.

This is a leisure facility with Auditorium, Bar and Restaurant areas, together with a Swimming Pool complex and ancillary external facilities.

Challenges and Solutions

The redevelopment of Haven Holiday Park Skegness presented several engineering design challenges. There were no archive details available which showed the structural framework or foundations to any buildings on the site. MCA arranged for extensive opening up works to the existing buildings to confirm the format of the existing construction. Regarding foundations MCA arranged for a ground investigation exercise to confirm the existing format and also the nature and strength of the underlying subsoils.

The ground conditions comprised of soft clay strata. This complicated the foundation options available for the remodelled building. The proposals for the main building involved extensive alteration and demolitions of existing internal walls resulting in additional loads being imparted to the residual structure thereby increasing load on existing foundations. Due to the poor ground conventional underpinning techniques were unsuitable, mini piled designs were considered expensive and therefore several non-conventional reinforced concrete solutions were adopted.

In The Auditorium, restaurant and bar areas the proposals involved the introduction of suspended lighting rafts requiring capacity checks on the existing roof structures.

MCA's Contribution

We played a vital role in the successful delivery of this project. Our team provided comprehensive civil and structural engineering design services, ensuring that the new leisure centre met the highest standards for sustainability and functionality.

Our key contributions included:

• Structural design: designing both the substructure and superstructure to ensure long-term stability and adaptability for future uses.
• Sustainability integration: adopting a principled approach to sustainable construction, balancing environmental impact with practical considerations for the longevity and maintenance of the building.
• Construction Phase: attending regular progress meetings and carrying out compliance checking of all superstructure alterations, underpinning of the existing walls and reinforcement assemblies for all new external activity facilities.

Results

The Haven Holiday Park, Skegness redevelopment was completed on time and with budget, much to the satisfaction on Bourne Leisure.

The holiday park is now the newest member of the Haven family bursting with fresh new facilities.

The new redeveloped food areas, entertainment and activity facilities included an Outdoor Piazza and Bark Yard, Kart Hire, Marina Bar and Stage Entertainment venue, family restaurant ‘The Richmond Arms’. Papa Johns, The Arcade and much more.