KGK Scaffolding was entrusted with delivering a comprehensive scaffolding and temporary-access package at Murray Edwards College, Cambridge, supporting wider construction and roofing works across the site.

Murray Edwards College is one of Cambridge’s most architecturally distinctive university complexes. Its original 1960s buildings are Grade II listed and were designed by Chamberlin, Powell and Bon — the architects behind London’s Barbican Estate* — featuring distinctive Modernist forms, exposed concrete, varied roof structures and interconnected buildings.

The architecture and building configuration created a number of challenging access requirements, particularly across the elevations and roof areas. KGK delivered a combination of traditional independent scaffolding, suspended access systems, temporary weather protection and mechanical lifting equipment, with each element carefully coordinated around the existing structure.

Access arrangements had to accommodate the college’s varying roof levels and architectural features while providing safe and practical working areas for the construction and roofing teams. Temporary protection and lifting arrangements were integrated into the wider scaffold package to support the works efficiently throughout the programme.

Working within such an architecturally significant Grade II listed environment* required a considered approach to planning, protection and installation, demonstrating KGK’s ability to deliver technically demanding access solutions around sensitive and complex building structures.