Lexham Mews W8

Lexham Mews was a redevelopment and expansion of a terraced property in West London, where a new basement and new second floor accommodation were created. The basement was created by means of traditional hit and miss RC underpinning, and upper levels as a mixture of steel framing and steel shutter concrete and timber floor structures.

The client wanted to proceed with the structural works well in advance of any party wall awards being in place, and to that end MSJ developed a specially tailored temporary works and sequence of events specification. This included for MSJ's own specially designed beam end bearing brackets which allowed for the entire super structure to be constructed whilst being held on temporary props but not bearing into party walls.

Only upon publication of the PW awards, the end brackets were installed and structural beams loaded into the party walls. Whilst the upper level of the project were undergoing installation of services and gearing to completion, the basement was being excavated and concreted and in the end, the product was a very pleasing private residence. The project value was £1.7 million in the architect was Thomas Ruddy architects.