Water

When you think of a building, a masterplan or a regeneration project, water resource management sits at the forefront of the design process as a key element.

However challenging the project or environment is, our water engineering specialists are skilled at finding innovative solutions to the most complex problems. Our fresh approach to flood mitigation, river and coastal engineering, water resources and waterfront developments have helped us engage with the client to bring their vision and aspirations to life. Sensitive and sustainable planning is fundamental to our approach.

Our specialist engineers provide the necessary expertise to deliver both high quality products whilst also supporting our wider design teams to innovate – fostering creativity and ensuring sound engineering.

Our links within the industry and academia ensure that we are at the forefront of our field in a rapidly developing industry.

Our skill sets and knowledge include the following:

  • Flood Risk Assessment
  • Hydrological and Hydraulic Modelling 
  • Temporary & Permanent Flood Defence 
  • Coastal Structure design (breakwaters, harbours and beach management structures etc.) 
  • Marina Planning and Design 
  • Amenity coastal edge design 
  • Water Quality modelling 
  • Groundwater and hydrogeological modelling 
  • Water balance assessment 
  • Marine Environmental monitoring 
  • Sediment Transport Modelling 
  • 2D and 3D Hydrodynamic Modelling
  • River wall survey and remediation Historic structures restoration (lakes, canals, harbours, control structures etc)
Buro Happold

Event

16/04/2013

Internationally renowned water expert Alan Travers will be discussing how the regeneration of the Wadi Hanifah wetlands in Saudi Arabia has made a profound effect on the social, economic and environmental wellbeing of Riyadh and...

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News

10/05/2013

A gravity-fed waterfall and 'raintubes' that reveal the journey of water from roof to cistern, a building dashboard that displays data about water capture and reuse, and an integrated system that diverts 100% of site runoff for...

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Happold Consulting

Project

04/04/2013

Working closely with architects SOM and our colleagues based in the UK, USA and China, our team prepared a detailed economic strategy to support a concept masterplan for the proposed JingJin New Economic City.  

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Buro Happold

Blog

25/02/2013

Delivering clean and reliable water supplies in urban environments is a major challenge that many African nations are facing today. In small towns across Malawi the current problem is not actually the supply itself but how to...

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Happold Consulting

Project

20/11/2012

Perched on the eastern edge of New York City, the Jamaica Bay parklands cover more than 10,000 acres of land surrounding one of the most bio-diverse urban estuaries on the Atlantic seaboard. Historically, sections of the parklands have been separately owned and managed by the federal National Park Service (NPS) and the city Department of Parks, with limited collaboration in land management and provision of services. Numerous other organizations ranging from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to non-profit land trusts are involved in advocacy for, and conservation of, various sections of the parklands.

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Happold Consulting

Project

19/11/2012

Dar Es Salaam faces some key social and economic challenges as one of the poorest countries in Africa, with growing inequality despite GDP growth of 5-6% per year. There is a growing backlog of urban infrastructure requirements and transportation relies primarily on privately provided mini-buses. Water and electricity household connections remain low and 80% of housing is ‘informal’. In the past, masterplans for the city have not been implemented due to a lack of coordinated planning and inadequate resources.

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Happold Consulting

Project

15/11/2012

Ad’Diriyyah represents a series of stunning historic oasis settlements situated in Wadi Hanifah, itself an area of outstanding natural beauty, in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s capital city, Riyadh. The site is both the location for the founding of modern Saudi Arabia as well as the birth of the Wahab school of Islam (the “Oneness Movement”).

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Happold Consulting

Project

15/11/2012

Jeddah is facing the challenge of sustainably managing its growth for the coming 20 years. During this period, the city will be required to create nearly 1.2 million new jobs and develop around 50,000 new homes per every year.

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Buro Happold

Blog

24/08/2012

Water expert David Palmer recounts his tales of the riverbank

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Buro Happold

Project

11/05/2012

Inspiring minds through nature and science Formed by the merger of three museums, the 5-storey 180,000 square foot Morphosis-designed building will serve as the new home for the Perot Museum of Nature and Science. The new museum will provide expansive space for exhibitions and educational activities, including an outdoor area, auditorium and visitor amenities.  

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Buro Happold

Project

31/05/2011

The Sahl Hasheesh International Resort Community is located on the Red Sea coast some 30k south of Hurghada. The development covering 41km² is designed to provide a fully integrated resort and residential community through world...

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Buro Happold

Project

26/05/2011

The site of the Sabah Al Ahmad Sea City development is adjacent to the Arabian Gulf coastline, 85km south of Kuwait City. From two environmentally impoverished hyper saline creeks, an ecologically rich waterway city is growing....

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Buro Happold

Project

05/05/2011

Wadi Hanifah is a 120km long, 4500km2 watershed that passes through the capital city of Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. Located in the middle of the Najd Plateau it has been labelled the most significant natural feature in the region.

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Buro Happold

Project

05/05/2011

Hayle Harbour was constructed in the mid 18th century and until the 1970s served as one of Cornwall’s major industrial harbours. Located within the Hayle Estuary on the southern side of St Ives Bay on the north-west...

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Buro Happold

News

25/11/2010

Engineers win award for restoration of Wadi Hanifah in Riyadh International engineering consultancy Buro Happold is celebrating winning a highly prestigious, world renowned Aga Khan Award for Architecture for their...

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Buro Happold

News

05/11/2010

Warsaw’s Copernicus Science Centre opens on the banks of the Vistula Thirteen years after the concept was first mooted, Warsaw’s newest attraction, the Copernicus Science Centre, has celebrated its opening with a...

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Buro Happold

News

06/08/2010

Yorkshire Forward commissions consultancy as part of environmental studies team Situated on the east coast of north England, the Humber Estuary is the UK’s largest port complex, handling on average 40,000 ship movements...

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