Client: Cassidy Group Deakins Place is a landmark student accommodation development located in Radford, Nottingham. This £31.5 million project, developed by Cassidy Group, consists of 703 bedrooms spread across seven storeys. The accommodation includes a mix of cluster bedrooms, arranged in groups of five to eight, and 85 individual studios. The development focuses on providing high-quality living spaces with ample natural light and shared kitchen and living areas designed to enhance the student experience. Services we provided Civil & Infrastructure Engineering Acoustics, Air Quality & Environmental Modelling Geotechnical & Ground Engineering Ground Investigation & Land Quality Structural Engineering Transport Planning & Traffic Engineering Water Engineering & Flood Risk Show More Our Role BWB provided a full range of engineering services for the Deakins Place project, including civil, structural, and geo-environmental engineering. Our team’s role included designing the building’s foundation system and levels to accommodate the floodplain constraints, incorporating a combination of pile foundations and retaining walls. Structural expertise Our structural engineers developed a solution that allowed for the retention and maintenance of the existing sheet pile retaining wall along the River Leen. Our team developed a design that positioned the building above a compensation area, allowing floodwaters to overflow into this area without affecting the building’s structure. Hydraulic assessments We conducted detailed flood risk assessments and hydraulic modelling to inform the design of flood storage areas that would mitigate the impact of potential flooding on the development and surrounding properties. The project’s location within an active floodplain posed significant challenges, requiring careful coordination with the Environment Agency to ensure that all flood risk concerns were addressed. Remediation strategy Our environmental team designed a capping layer solution to safely encapsulate contaminated soils, minimising environmental impact and enabling development to proceed. Our geo-environmental team implemented a remediation strategy that involved burying contaminated soil beneath a clean capping layer, verified through site visits and testing.