B K Structures

The doors to Paradise (SE11) have opened
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Last week, the high-performing mass timber office building Paradise SE11 opened its doors. TDUK staff, including our CEO David Hopkins, were among those attending its launch, and took a tour of this impressive 6-storey structure. Front entrance to the Paradise Building; © Paul Brannen The building takes its name from...
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designtimber webinar
Wrapping up designTimber 2024 – a journey to the frontiers of timber design
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TDUK’s monthly series of free design webinars - providing a deep dive into some of the best examples of contemporary UK timber architecture - have now drawn to a close. Featuring the multi-disciplinary teams behind award-winning timber buildings, the designTimber programme has provided a valuable platform for designers, manufacturers and...
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Retail development balances conservation and refurbishment
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B&K Structures has helped to deliver a high-profile new retail development in London's Pimlico Road Design District, providing an off-site manufactured, hybrid steel and engineered timber package. Newson’s Yard is a high-profile design hub featuring top-end retail outlets and eateries, located in a refurbished and reimagined former timber yard set...
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The curving roof beams at Skelton Lake Services. Images courtesy of B&K Structures.
B&K Structures: 50 years of timber and steel innovation
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B&K Structures are one of the UK’s leading sustainable frame contractors, specialising in the design and delivery of engineered timber and timber-steel hybrids. 2024 marks their 50th anniversary, having begun their journey in 1974 specialising in steel fabrication before adding engineered timber to their portfolio in 2007. Since then, the...
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WorkStack
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Located at the periphery of the Charlton Riverside industrial area in Greenwich, WorkStack provides an exemplary new model for building high density, affordable, urban workspaces.
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GlaxoSmithKline Carbon Neutral Laboratory for Sustainable Chemistry
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Standing prominently in Nottingham University's innovation park, the GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Carbon Neutral Laboratory for Sustainable Chemistry was designed as an exemplar of sustainability in design, construction and materials.
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Hardman Square Pavilion
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With an exposed glulam frame and timber cladding, Hardman Square Pavilion is utterly unlike the surrounding metallic and glass towers that stand alongside it in the heart of Manchester's busy commercial district.
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King’s Cross Sports Hall
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Distinguished by a dramatic saw-toothed roofline, the King's Cross Sports Hall was designed by Bennetts Associates to serve residents of the new King's Cross development.
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Woodland Trust Headquarters
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The Woodland Trust is a charity devoted to the conservation of the UK's woodland. Its new headquarters in Grantham, by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, aims to communicate the mission and values of the Trust and, in practical terms, to accommodate 200 workstations in open plan office space.
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