E&Co are the structural consultants for the new-build 400-seat concert hall and cinema complex commissioned by the Shetland Arts Centre on the harbour front in Lerwick. The original design proposed building the external envelope first to mitigate the prevailing weather conditions and then to construct the separate sound-proof boxes for the various venues and studios within it. Piles through the made-up ground down to rock provide a stiff foundation necessary for its acoustically sensitive use.
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