Case Study: WSP achieves nearly 40% faster structural modeling and major cost savings for 22 Bishopsgate with Bentley (RAM Structural System & RAM Concept)

WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff Optimizes Structural Design of London Financial District’s First Vertical Village

WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff (WSP) was retained to manage the structural modeling and design of 22 Bishopsgate, a 62‑story “vertical village” in London. The team had to build a much larger superstructure on the unfinished Pinnacle “stump,” marrying a new footprint to existing foundations and three basement levels amid tight budget and schedule constraints, complex inclined-column and load-transfer issues, and demanding regulatory and sustainability targets. To tackle this, WSP used Bentley products (RAM®, RAM Concept, RAM Structural System, and Integrated Structural Modeler) integrated with Revit and Fabsec.

Using Bentley’s interoperable RAM tools, WSP modeled and optimized raft and pile-cap adaptations, inclined-column solutions, and horizontal transfer systems to preserve and adapt the existing substructure. The approach enabled WSP to reuse 100% of the Pinnacle foundation and salvage 50% of the basement, reduce engineering and modeling time from 70 to 43 weeks (nearly 40% faster), produce a structure 15% lighter with 30% more floor area, and realize cost savings including lower fire‑protection assessment costs.

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Andrew Woodward

Director