Holland Villas is a six-storey detached villa in Kensington. Croft worked with Intelitrade Developments on the design of the new basement and complete refurbishment of the upper floors. The main challenges we encountered were below ground with a full footprint…
Croft worked with Award Winning Architect Oliver Leech on the radical remodelling of this Victorian terraced house in Camberwell. The house was stripped back to a shell, extended and internally rebuilt. We achieved an open space at ground floor thanks…
This was originally a Victorian semi-detached property damaged during the war and built over with a two-storey detached property. Croft worked with the team at Advantage to fulfil the client’s brief and rebuild the original semi-detached exterior with a contemporary…
This rear extension in Reigate is a wonderful example of mixing old with new. The clients initial thoughts were that of a traditional extension with pitched roofs and bi-fold doors, but after several design discussions we were able to develop…
This property in Wandsworth had already been altered at roof and at ground level by the time Croft were appointed. To increase the habitable space, Croft designed a basement below the footprint of the original building which also extends below…
Croft completed the structural design for a complete reconfiguration of this substantial 3 storey detached property in Wimbledon. This included a rear and side extension and the construction of a single storey basement under the entire footprint of the property. …
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA This Victorian property needed some attention. The project required renovation works to the existing Victorian structure, consisting of walls to be removed and other small changes all of which were minor and not too onerous. The real…
The refurbishment of a 3 storey Edwardian terraced property in Tooting. Croft was appointed by Advantage Basements to provide top quality consultancy services and oversee the project during the construction stage, including the design of additional steelwork. The existing cellar…
The team at Croft are thrilled to have been appointed by KSR Architects on a New Build Housing Development in Notting Hill. Six contemporary 3-bed houses, including basement and private gardens next to Ladbroke Grove Station and bordering on the…
Croft completed the structural designs for a substantial basement development to this 3-storey detached property in Richmond. The basement is 36m long covering the full footprint of the building and extending into the garden. Croft designed a metal deck floor…
Architecture, interiors, design, interior design This substantial 4 storey terraced property situated near Clapham Common has undergone previous internal renovation works. Croft were commissioned by Advantage Basements to complete the structural design for a full footprint basement extending into the…
Croft worked with Mittelman Architects to complete the extensive alterations to this wonderful home in Dulwich. This was a complete refurbishment including new rear extension, extending the loft area and a rear swimming pool. The team at Croft are familiar…
With a little extra thought this rear extension was turned into something special. Jonathan Coombs Architect’s place a sweeping curve to the rear which shield the lines of the neighbours and maximised the garden views. A small canopy hides the…
Croft were involved in this project for 4.5 years; we started with planning information, then took the project through design, costing, cost engineering, detailed design and site construction. The property is situated in the Hampstead Garden Suburb. At the start…
A 1960’s 6 storey office building next to the Underground Station, required a new fire engineering system to meet the most up to date regulations. The works required structural alterations at various levels. Croft assessed the existing reinforced concrete framed…
Croft Structural Engineers were appointed on behalf of Edwins bathrooms, alongside Paper Project Architects to provide the structural design for the complete refurbishment of their Notting Hill Showroom. The new display panels had to be designed to withstand the weight…
Steel framed buildings can suffer from defects leading from moisture causing rusting of the steelwork elements. At a certain point, the steelwork will start to lose some of its cross sectional area. One of the things we can survey is…
Croft Structural Engineers carried out the design for a single-storey rear and side extension with glass roof, including lowering the lower ground floor level. The lower ground floor level boasts a new spiral wine cellar. Croft used Revit to incorporate…
Croft worked with Milk Studio Architects to design a rear extension, including a swimming pool. This large rear addition mixes old with new to create an impressive rear view. Due to the nature of soil and the presence of trees…
Morella Road provided us with some interesting challenges. The whole house was refurbished including a new basement. Later the basement was extended under the rear garden to create a full footprint basement. Lying within the area between Clapham and Wandsworth…
Located between Wandsworth and Clapham, this Edwardian building was altered to suit the standards and expectations of 21st century living.The building was extended to the rear and to the side, involving generous use of external glazing to maximise the intake…
Rocks Lane Sports Centre is one of numerous Sports Centres in West London under the Rocks Lane brand. We were originally retained by the Client to work on the complex foundation designs, less than 2m from the wall retaining the…
A full refurbishment with ground floor side extension and large loft conversion in the ‘toast rack’ area off Wandsworth Common. This building, being at the end of a terrace, was suffering from bowing walls and cracking throughout. We used our…
Working alongside Quartet Architecture, we designed the full reconstruction of the house, including a new basement under the full footprint of the property, and into the rear garden. The original house was knocked down, leaving only the front wall and…
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…
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 construction sequence was particularly tight and to achieve the programme it was not…
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…
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…
This project required a similar design to Victoria with a deep basement under the building. On this project the existing internal layouts were significantly different from the proposed and the entire building was to be rebuilt. Planning constraints were to…
Croft provided the ground works and superstructure temporary works design. The project required the old Victorian property to be refurbished and a new basement 7m deep to be placed around the entire site. To achieve this Croft provided: Temporary works…