Self-Build Projects
As soon as you can. For new self-build projects circa 28-33% of cost is in the ground hence it is vital to ensure that the project is led right from the early design stages. Our typical process involves liaising with the homeowner and their architect at early stages to indicate the scope of geological investigation.
Yes. We will provide you with guidance regarding structural aspects of your dream home and design necessary elements. Over the years, we have worked with the majority of Structural Warranties and Approved Inspectors in the UK to ensure compliance of our clients' projects.
We can lead the project from concept design and advise towards the design direction through Building Control drawings up to on site monitoring and site visit during the construction process.
We operate on flat hourly rates and flat site visit rates. Please
contact us for further information.
New Build Developments
We specialise in New Build Developments up to 50 units and 6 storeys offering design for all 5 RIBA stages including but not limited to :
- Pile design
- Pile caps, ring beams
- Basement design
- Strip/trench foundation
- Substructure
- Steel connection design
- Composite connection design
- Concrete frame design
- Steel Frame design
- Fabrication packages
- RC detailing
- IFC (Insulated Concrete Frames)
- Superstructure; masonry, glulam elements, timber elements, steel elements, reinforced concrete, composite timber-steel elements.
Yes, our Managing Director worked with the second largest Structural Warranty provider in the UK and knows the Structural Warranty standards insight out.
For this particular project:
- RIBA Stage 3 - 2 weeks
- RIBA Stage 4 - 5 weeks
Apartment Blocks
- Pile design
- Pile caps, ring beams
- Basement design
- Strip/trench foundation
- Substructure
- Steel connection design
- Composite connection design
- Concrete frame design
- Steel Frame design
- Structural and architectural metalwork
- Reinforced concrete detailing
- Superstructure; masonry, glulam elements, timber elements, steel elements, reinforced concrete, composite timber-steel elements.
Yes, we work closely with AIs and LABCs. We have vast experience in compliance for New Build Schemes, designing, inspecting and signing off thousands of plots in the last 5 years. We will take care of structural design for your scheme and will let you know potential moot points of using certain technologies for example IFC (insulated concrete frames) for basements or Secant Piling for basements swimming pool.
We specialise in apartment blocks up to 6 storeys designed in :
- Reinforced concrete
- Structural steel
- Masonry
- HCP panels
- Posi joists
- Traditional timber
In the United Kingdom we focus on London and the South of England however occasionally we design large single family homes and villas in Europe and the Middle East.
Engineering Structures
We specialise in reinforcement detailing, retaining structures, and piled foundations.
Reinforcement detailing is designing and detailing reinforcement rebars so they can be easily ordered from a fabricator and delivered to a construction site ready for installation. Usually reinforced concrete structures are designed without reinforcement detailing up to RIBA Stage 3. Contractor then employs us to provide detailed reinforcement drawings which are very important in the process as they detail i.e shearing links to slabs around columns which prevent slab collapse.
Retaining structures are usually vertical structures used to retain soil or material and surcharges associated with vehicles. Depending on the type of retained material, site constraint we design brick retaining walls, reinforced concrete retaining walls, sheet piling, stone masonry walls.
Piled foundations are deep foundations formed by long elements made of structural steel or reinforced concrete. They transfer vertical loads from the structure to the soil at the right level. Piled foundations are used because of various reasons, in the residential sector, piled foundations are usually used to prevent differential settlement due to heave or shrinkage of cohesive soils or to transfer large loading to the deeper soils with greater load bearing capacity.
Structural design for Swimming Pools and Outbuildings
Usually it is reinforced concrete slab with reinforced concrete walls for a pool depth of 1.0m and more. For shallow pools, below 1m reinforced concrete blocks can be used along with reinforced concrete slab.
The pool structure can be the same as for an outdoor swimming pool. The structure of the pool enclosure can be (depending on the pool span), masonry walls with beams (glulam, timber, steel) or steel structure with a mix of timber and masonry infill.
Yes, you need a structural engineer to design a swimming pool in the basement. Swimming pools in the basement require special design consideration due to inward and outward pressures and also due to structural waterproofing consideration.
Warehouses and Commercial Structures
We want to find out the exact use case of the building to estimate the right loadings for load bearing elements. Along with the architect, we provide initial 3D designs showing how structural elements will fit within the space. Next stage includes the detailed design of connections and structural members. The last design step is manufacturing drawings for steel fabricators.
Yes, we have helped clients to redevelop their projects in Watford, Croydon, Waltham Cross by providing consulting services, structural design drawings, calculations and fabrication packages.
All the warehouses are modelled in BIM to achieve full control over the project. Steel connections are designed in IdeaStatica using cutting edge optimisation tools. Fabrication packages are created in Tekla and Advanced Steel.