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Stonework Reimagined by SOLID Structures & Infrastructure

It's not every day SOLID is appointed for all the disciplines of services on offer! On an ambitious residential extension, we achieved just that. Our structural, civil, and stone facade design engineers were all hard at work making Adrian James Architects' vision for a run-down cottage a reality. Explore this pdf to know the real facts behind this design work.

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Stonework Reimagined by SOLID Structures & Infrastructure

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  1. STONEWORK REIMAGINED BY SOLID STRUCTURES & INFRASTRUCTURE

  2. SOLID It'snoteverydaySOLIDisappointedforallthe disciplinesofservicesonoffer! Onanambitious residentialextension, weachievedjustthat! Ourstructural, civil, andstonefacadedesign engineerswereallhardatworkmakingAdrian JamesArchitects' visionforarun-downcottagea reality!

  3. BUILDING'SFLOORPLAN Zion'sHillwasoriginallybuiltastwocottagesin the1700s. Itwassubsequentlyconvertedintoa singlehome. Alargeextensionwasaddedin1958 followedbyaconservatoryin1980. Boththe largeextensionandconservatorywerepoorly constructedandthebuilding'sfloorplandidnot offeracomfortablemodernlivinglayout. CONSERVATORY IN 1980

  4. DOUBLE-STORYEXTENSION Theprojectsawthedemolitionofthe extensionandconservatory. Thiswasreplaced withacontemporarydouble-storyextension, acknowledgingitsheritagewithasetof gabledwalls. Materialsusedreplicatedthe existingwithCotswoldStoneforthewallsand aslateroof. Thewallswereconstructedina combinationofrubblestoneandcutstone.

  5. SOLID STRUCTURAL SOLUTIONS Ofparticularinterestinthisprojectistheuseof oversized, deeplycutasymmetricallysplayed stonewindowreveals. Thestoneedgesinsome instancesareasnarrowas30mm. DirectorSean Dalywasappointedasspecialiststonefacade designerbycontractorWGCarter. Hehadhis workcutouttoprovidesolidstructuralsolutions whilstmaintainingtheslenderstonelinesthat wererequiredinelevation.

  6. READY TO START A PROJECT WITH US? VISIT www.solid-engineering.co.uk 01608690858

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