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24/02/2011

Mitchell-Horton - Consulting Structural Engineers

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LOCK KEEPERS

Queen Mary University of London

A victorian canal side cottage renovated and converted to provide teaching space for the Faculty of Arts with a contemporary extension

A steel skeleton with trussed cantilevered framework support a timber envelope, first floor and roof

LINES AND COLOURS

Angled lines and use of strong colours form a stricking contrast to the classically proportioned brick facade of the original Lock Keepers Cottage.


St MARY BREDIN

Canterbury

Re-ordering the church for an active and community based congregation

A clear span extension with exposed glulam timber beams linking the churches community centre, opens into the church with large openings in the north wall formed using rigid steel framework.

Additional accommodation provision of offices and a quiet room in a side chapel was constructed utilising timber construction

PV CELLS

Albion Square, Woking

A civic structure incorporating P V Cells laminated into the glass roof of the new canopy. This technology is generating renewable electrical energy to the national grid.

ALBION SQUARE

Woking

Architectural form and function to the centrally masted structural steel framework covers a landscaped urban space, which forms the new gateway to Woking from the main line railway station.
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GOOD FOUNDATION

Column base plate fabrication at the works, ready for site delivery.

HISTORIC TIMBER

A craftmans mark in history.

TIMBER BARNS

Drama and grace from old oak frames.

These engineered structures find a new purpose and demostrate strength, flexibilty and adaptability in their restoration and conversion into houses and offices.

BAKERSGATE COURTYARD

Pirbright

These former farm buildings were fully restored and refurbished to form compact commercial office and light workshop use in a courtyard setting.

A combination of structures with a timber framed barn, load bearing masonry workshops and garages and an new build office.

CHANDLERS FILED PRIMARY & NURSERY SCHOOL

Multi purpose hall, classrooms, library, kitchen, stores and staff rooms

WEIR COURT

Weybridge

Multistory apartments with basement parking

Constructed using a combination of construction materials; in-situ reinforced concrete, structural steel, pre-cast concrete floors, load bearing masonry and timber trussed roof.

BE-SPOKE HOUSES

Cobham

A new build private residential house.

HOUSE In The WOOD

Hindhead

Classical architecture of this four storey modern family home is constructed using reinforced cast in-situ and pre-cast concrete, structural steel, load bearing masonry and structural timber.

Externally faced with dressed bath stone the house stands in park grounds of the Golden Valley.

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NORTH WARNBOROUGH

Visual inspection survey and schedule for remedial repairs and stabilisation.

FROM THE ASHES

Mews House

After the devistation of a fire this mews house was restored to its former grace.

INVISIBLE SUPPORT

Cantilevered steel balconies to a three storey timber framed apartment building building, provided with creative and co-ordinated structural design.

RESIDENTIAL FLATS

Timber frame structure with a curved steel roof over brick and panel cladding elevations.

CABLE SUPPORT

London Underground

Design of a cable support system for London Underground's power and communication cable track side system.

Developed to significantly improve the rate of installtion of new and replacement cable networks.

ANCHOR POST

Foundation Engineering

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Initially devised for use on London Underground systems the product is finding new and diverse markets.

For further information visit: www.anchorsystems.co.uk

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