Nov 9, 2023
< return to projects Deflection and water ingress Curtain Walling – UK This matter involved the refurbishment of a 1960s office block in Glasgow. Significant issues had been identified over a number of years, including deflection and rotation of curtain...
Nov 9, 2023
< return to projects Fire safety issues Building Conversion – UK This matter involved a fire in a former mill that had been converted into a large number of flats and some retail units. The building owner alleged that the architect’s design of the passive...
Nov 8, 2023
< return to projects Water ingress Shopping Centre – UK This matter involved the refurbishment of a 1960s mixed-use retail, residential and cinema development with basement car parking in central London. Various issues including ponding and water ingress...
Nov 8, 2023
< return to projects Leaking basement Hotel – Abu Dhabi This project involved the construction of a new hotel in Abu Dhabi, consisting of a reinforced concrete frame with a single-storey basement. The basement experienced water ingress from the time of...
Nov 8, 2023
< return to projects Elastomeric bearing deformation Commercial Property – UK This project involved a supermarket building which had been constructed on a bridge structure over a main line railway in the Midlands. 60No elastomeric bearings had been installed...
