A lovely little conversion in South East London. Croft were able to help out on this conversion project in two very different ways. We were initially appointed to carry out a Structural survey, which we carry out on frequent basis…
Remodelling 3 high end 5 storey townhouses, Oldbury Place, Marylebone, W1U
Oldbury Place was a complex project converting an existing Victorian industrial building into 3 modern townhouses and incorporating a new two-storey basement under the full premises. The tight site shape and closeness of the surrounding buildings meant the…
Temporary Works Design, Egerton Place, London, SW3 2EF
The restoration of a substantial terraced Victorian property in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The works included retaining only the front and part of the rear façade and the addition of a full basement covering part of the vaults to the front and rear…
Basement & Extension, St Johns Hill Grove, London SW11
This is a lovely renovation that Croft worked on with Jonathan Douglas Architects comprising basement, a large side and rear extension located in a conservation zone. Our expertise in designing basements beneath historic properties came to the forefront on this…
Tregunter Road, Kensington, SW10
Existing structure The property is a semi-detached London town house in the Bolton’s Conservation area. In 2000 the property was significantly extended including a large basement, semi-detached Mews cottage and rear extension to the main house. The basement extends under…
Victorian Renovation, Extension & Basement, Primrose Hill, NW1
Croft’s expertise in residential refurbishment and basements within the Borough of Camden, provided invaluable on the restoration and remodelling of this substantial 4-storey residence, in the sought after location of Primrose Hill.This delightful project combines original period detailing and contemporary…
Domestic Renovation, Dalmore Road, London, SE21
Dalmore Road is a lovely rear extension with a large glazed roof area and glass doors to the extensive rear span. We worked closely with Mittleman Architects to ensure the client’s brief of an open space with no internal columns…
Complete Domestic Renovation, The White House, Sevenoaks, Kent, TN13
As a trusted Structural Engineer of our Client who runs a medium-sized building firm, we were appointed to carry out the tricky structural analysis on this house in Kent. Turner and Hoskins designed a contemporary update to the existing traditional…
Complete Domestic Renovation + Basement, Chelsea SW3
Croft’s expertise in residential refurbishment and basements within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, proved invaluable on this ambitious remodelling of a five-storey Victorian townhouse in Chelsea. We worked closely with the Architect Stephen Fletcher, to achieve the client’s…
Basement & Victorian Refurbishment Leppoc Road, SW4
This lovely project took a Victorian terrace property and renovated the building: A New loft extension to the second floor, a rear extension and a basement. Croft was ideally placed with it local Abbeville and Clapham knowledge, its expertise in…
Commercial Renovation & Basement, Abingdon Road, Kensington W8
This lovely corner shop in the heart of Kensington was to be given a new lease of life by Daniel Gavin Salons. The property is a historic Early Victorian building that was originally built as a corner shop with…
Denman Road, London SE15
A small and wonderfully designed home. A standard Victorian terrace property was converted into a modern open plan home. Croft has its roots in alterations to these small, Historic buildings and this project brought our skill and expertise to the…
East Sheen, Upper Richmond SW14
Croft Structural Engineers worked closely with the Architects, Paper Projects to produce the structural designs to convert this traditional Victorian terrace into a contemporary living space. This slender canopy is a triangular lattice work of aluminium plates, a simple cantilevered…
Elms Crescent, London SW4
We worked closely with Advantage basements to create this largely open plan, with limited opportunities to position the new load bearing structures. As a result of this Croft had to cut out much of the existing concrete foundations from beneath…
Victorian Basement, Richmond Rd, Kingston Upon Thames KT2
This house is a large detached 3 storey Victorian property which has undergone previous internal renovation works. Croft was brought in to design the new reinforced concrete basement for the full house footprint including light wells to the front, rear…
Victorian Renovation Morley Rd, Chislehurst, BR6
The clients had a specific brief of how they wanted to live their life; quiet, light airy, and with little impact on the environment. Stephen the architect from Outside the Box took their ideas and provided beautifully side extension. The…
Bellview Road Wandsworth SW17
Croft Structural Engineers were brought on late to this project as the previous engineers performance was below par. The Party Wall Surveyor had recommended Croft, as he knew that we had the skills and aptitude to see the project through.…
Renovation of 1960’s Office Complex, Croydon CR9
A full renovation of the building was undertaken to bring a new vibrant feel to an old 1960’s building. The front of the building was extended to increase the amount of floor space available for letting and provide a modern…
Colegrove Road, Peckham SE5
A 5 storey concrete framed building was required to infill a very tight site between two existing buildings. The final development would contain 3 duplex flats. The site dictated several of the decisions on the site. With flats either side,…
Dunsten Road, Southwark SE22
The client was having particular problems with their insurer undertaking and admitting that works were required. 20mm cracking was evident even after the insurer had completed minor works. Croft Structural Engineers were initially employed to complete a survey to provide…
Tudor Road, Hackney E9
The site had undergone a recent misfortune, resulting in the collapse of the original warehouse due to a fire. The owner wished to rebuild the warehouse on the site with the funds received from the insurance. Croft Structural Engineers Ltd…
Victorian Conversion, Brixton Road, London SW7
This building was suffering from significant neglect over a number of years. The building fabric was in a poor condition and numerous repairs were required. The design required a new storey to be added to the building. To the rear…
Kings Hall Road, Bromley BR3
It is great to get clients coming back, typically 95% of our work is from repeat clients and recommendations. Kings Hall Road was one such project. Several years before we had provided minor advice regarding a small door opening from…
Commercial Survey, Notting Hill W11
New buildings can suffer from defects. The corroded section to the swimming pool stairs was found on Christmas Eve, and due to the severity Croft sent a Chartered Engineer out the same day. The hole through the primary steel support…
Scar Mills, Huddersfield HD4
Croft is a London based firm willing to undertake projects throughout the UK. Our client, a developer whom we had worked with on several other projects, had acquired an old mill building and renovated the property into 39 flats in…
Regent Street Syndrome
This syndrome has been coined for masonry clad steel framed buildings built around 1920’s. The wrought iron columns and beams were constructed with little or no corrosion protection. Those built into the external façade have been affected by damp and…
Sidney Rd, Beckenham BR3
During routine maintenance the new decorator highlighted to the property owner the poor quality of the steelwork balcony. Croft Structural Engineers Ltd were contacted, and one of the Chartered Structural Engineers completed an initial survey. After this, further opening up…
Bendall Mews, Marylebone NW1
New build construction of a tight inner city site; a new basement and a 4 storey home. A new basement was formed in between two existing buildings, both of which were owned by a private hospital.Site investigations were completed on…