World Business Centre 4, Heathrow
Office Development Featuring Basement and Steel-Framed Structure
Sector
Offices
Service
Civil & Structural Design
Completion
2026
Project Value
£40M
Heathrow, Location
London
Client
Architect
Contractor
Project Details
World Business Centre 4 is a commercial office development at Bath Road, Heathrow. The scheme required a practical and efficient structural solution to support basement car parking, office accommodation, and the requirements of a high-profile commercial location close to Heathrow Airport.
We provided full civil and structural engineering services for the project. A key element of our involvement was value engineering the tendered piled foundation solution into a raft foundation solution, providing a more efficient approach while maintaining the structural performance required for the development.
The structure incorporated a reinforced concrete transfer structure to form the car park basement, with a hot rolled steelwork frame above to form the office accommodation. The project required careful coordination of structural transitions, party wall interfaces, basement design, and commercial building requirements.
Services
Full civil and structural engineering design
Value engineering of piled foundation solution to raft foundation
Reinforced concrete transfer structure design
Basement car park structural design
Hot rolled steelwork office frame design
Party wall interaction assessment
Structural coordination between basement and superstructure
Coordination with architect, contractor, and wider design team
