A 5 Storey luxury apartment block with underground car parking for Berkley Homes (Southern) Ltd. This was a reinforced concrete framed building with flat slabs at each level. The basement had contiguous bored pile walls and a tarmac parking deck. Metal stud external walls with insulation were screened by terracotta, glazed and rendered finishes.

Part refurbishment and part new-build, this re-development of a non-food retail park provided a much needed, modernised image. Steel portal frames, insulated cladding and “wing like” canopies were utilised throughout. Our client was a pension fund, project managed by Cushman & Wakefield, who recommended our appointment.

This development was designed to replicate the existing water abstraction pumping station that it replaced. Behind the detailed brick diaphragm wall façade there was a fairly standard steel portal frame, stiffened however, to provide adequate stability. The car park was constructed over fully operational water abstraction boreholes, with the consequence of disturbance to the water supply being unthinkable.

Sitting adjacent to the Eastbourne Council owned sports ground, the college campus has been developed in league with the local authority. The colourful sports changing facilities are shared by sports local organisations, whilst many of the local people utilise the college’s campus for more cerebral training. The college’s head office is shown here, but we are currently involved with more buildings, as part of a five year development plan.

A 7 storey block of flats over basement car parking and backing onto the Devonshire Baths site. This building replaces a terrace of Victorian houses that had fallen into disrepair. The façade treatment was rendered blockwork, to a style reminiscent of the original buildings. The structure has been designed to resist progressive collapse, due to its load bearing masonry nature and the height of the building.