The Retreat, Abridge

We provided our services for a intricate block of five flats built on a very restricted site with complicated party wall and boundary conditions, as well as car parking arrangement.

Project Details

Architect: Paul Saggers

Contractor: SPJ Construction

Client: Unknown

Value: Approx. £1.5million

The Design

The complex site meant the architectural design included cantilevering floors at first floor level that supported the upper levels, which meant challenging steel frame structures to support the floor and transfer loadings back to the ground.

The site investigation concluded that the ground conditions were sufficient, so we were able to utilise large strip footings with encased steel beams to transfer the loadings back to the ground.