Case Study: TWP Consulting achieves efficient engineering and optimized design for The Hux Shard with Trimble

The engineering challenge of The Hux Shard, as seen on Channel 4’s Grand Designs

TWP Consulting Engineers faced a major structural challenge on The Hux Shard, a complex, geometric home with unique shard-shaped timber and glass panels set on an exposed hillside. Using Trimble’s Tekla Structural Designer, TWP had to model the building’s superstructure and substructure, account for wind loads, and manage highly irregular shapes with no uniform angles or dimensions.

Trimble’s Tekla Structural Designer helped TWP efficiently model, analyze, and optimize the design, including automated wind loading, 3D visualization, and easy export into Tekla Tedds. The software enabled the team to check loads, deflections, and stresses quickly, avoid time-consuming manual calculations, and complete the engineering work in just three months.

TWP Consulting

Nick Drew

Director