Beech House, London, UK
A bespoke residential development situated on a highly constrained, narrow, and wedge-shaped site characterized by significant topography shifts and an adjacent protected population of mature Beech trees. The complex soil conditions required a specialized structural strategy, blending a reinforced concrete substructure with an integrated system to absorb site level changes. To realize the architectural intent of uncompromised, open-plan living spaces on the ground floor, the superstructure utilizes an intricate matrix of structural steel transfer frames. These elements redistribute loads across varying levels, mitigating spatial restrictions imposed by the site’s tapering geometry. DBSW engineered the initial structural scheme, generating the comprehensive calculation package required to prove the feasibility of the architectural framework.
DBSW ©, 2021.
Capital Interchange Way, London, UK
A large mixed-use residential development in Brentford, west London, comprising multi-storey apartment blocks above ground-floor commercial uses set within an urban regeneration context. The structural challenge centred on the design of transfer structures at the podium level to reconcile the mixed-use arrangement above and below, requiring careful coordination between the reinforced concrete frame and the complex load paths created by the commercial ground floor. Structural engineering contribution was made as part of the Patrick Parsons team across the detailed design and construction information stages.
Patrick Parsons Ltd ©, 2021.
13 Morley Road, London, UK
A rear extension to an existing residential property in London, designed around a minimalist timber structure with extensive glazing to create a light-filled addition that reads as a deliberate architectural counterpoint to the original building. The structural challenge lay in the precision of the connection details – with a largely transparent envelope, every joint and fixing was exposed to view, demanding a level of craft in the steelwork and timber interfaces that goes well beyond standard construction tolerance. The result is a warm, contemporary space where the structural expression is inseparable from the architectural quality of the finished room. The design was delivered whilst working for Meinhardt.
Meinhardt (UK) Ltd ©, 2020.
Beaufort Park, London, UK
Beaufort Park is a large-scale residential masterplan in Colindale, north-west London, delivering hundreds of new apartments across multiple phases of reinforced concrete construction on a former RAF aerodrome site. The project demanded careful structural coordination across phased delivery, managing frame interfaces between completed and live construction zones within a constrained and sequenced development programme. Structural engineering was contributed as part of the Patrick Parsons team during the later phases of this substantial urban regeneration scheme.
Patrick Parsons Ltd ©, 2021.
The Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham, UK
A residential development in Birmingham’s historic Jewellery Quarter, an area defined by its dense grain of Victorian industrial buildings and an architectural character that creates specific constraints on massing, materiality, and planning approach. The structural strategy balanced the efficiency of modern reinforced concrete frame construction with the contextual and heritage-led requirements of a sensitive conservation setting. Structural engineering was delivered as part of the Meinhardt team, encompassing frame design, façade interface coordination, and foundation engineering across the scheme.
Meinhardt (UK) Ltd ©, 2018.
Aberfeldy Village, London, UK
Aberfeldy Village is a major regeneration masterplan in Poplar, east London, delivering over 1,000 new homes alongside retail, health, and community facilities as part of a £250 million phased development on a formerly isolated urban island site. The reinforced concrete frame structures across multiple plots required careful coordination of structural systems, with foundation solutions developed to address the varied ground conditions of the former industrial and residential estate. Structural engineering was contributed as part of the Meinhardt team during a key delivery phase of this long-running regeneration programme close to Canary Wharf.
Meinhardt (UK) Ltd ©, 2019.