We calculate the quiet things: the load path no one sees, the connection that holds when everything else is moving, and the structure that will still be standing when the conversation is over.
Demonstration model. Simplified UDL check; not a design. A qualified engineer must verify every structure.
A structure is a set of decisions held in equilibrium. These are a few we are proud to have made.
01 / CultureTwo new light wells cut through a 12-storey concrete frame, with a 21-metre transfer beam carrying six floors above.
02 / HousingCross-laminated timber over a two-storey concrete podium; 96 homes and a public colonnade.
03 / PavilionA 32-metre clear span in glulam, held by two concrete blades and a very patient foundation.
Not the brochure photograph. The Tuesday when the wind is up, a delivery van is on the pavement and somebody has hung a plant from the wrong beam.
If we cannot draw the load path in one continuous line, we do not understand the structure yet.
Every primary element is checked for its own removal. Redundancy is not a luxury; it is a second chance.
We prefer connections that yield before they fracture. A warning is worth more than a hidden reserve.
A structure you cannot see is a structure you cannot maintain. Access is part of the engineering.
MONOLITH is a 31-person structural engineering practice working between Rotterdam and London. We work on public buildings, adaptive reuse and structures that need to last longer than the lease.
