Transformative Design
Unlocking the potential of existing assets

As our industry gears-up to delivering a Net Zero built environment, the re-use of existing buildings, and the materials they contain, will play a vital role in securing a greener future for the UK.

With two-thirds of a building’s carbon footprint resulting from its initial design, procurement and, construction, our engineering experts are focused on extending the lifespan of existing buildings to maximise return on investment and minimise embodied carbon.

Our approach

Our designs are helping to re-invent the UK’s existing building stock to deliver exceptional, user-focused buildings. We harness innovative techniques to release usable floor space through sensitive design interventions, harnessing cutting-edge technology to assess superstructure capacities and analyse floor layouts to maximise their potential and deliver incredible buildings.

Our team of structural experts is helping unlock the potential of buildings across a wide range of sectors, spanning everything from commercial offices to heritage buildings, and from education facilities to residential premises.

We embed circular economy principles in all our solutions, designing for future re-use to ensure material lifespans continue far beyond their initial use. In many cases, we revisit projects multiple times across their lives, giving us the opportunity to use our detailed knowledge of a base build to bring a new lease of life to existing assets, slashing embodied carbon and maximising asset values.