Educational £1.4 million
Summer 2008 saw the handover of the new Linton Park Methodist School in Maidstone to The Medway Educational Trust. McCarey Simmonds were employed by both the trust for the detailed substructure foundation design and by Build-it-Green, specialists in the supply and construction of pre-engineered structural insulated panel building systems, for the detailed superstructure design. Architecture was by Brighton firm, Folkes Architects.
Educational £1.4 million
51 Bed Hotel with 8 Penthouse Appartments. £3 million
Royal York Hotel opened for business on Valentines weekend 2008. This marked completion of conversion works reinstating it back to it’s formal glory as one of Brighton’s most prominent hotels located at the end of the picturesque ‘Old Steine’ in the heart of the town.
McCarey Simmonds were responsible for the structural alteration and repair works to the main building, most recently used as council records and registary office, bringing it back to it’s original use as a 51 bedroom hotel. The roof structure was modified to form 8 penthouse appartments with stunning views across Brighton and the sea.
Construction is underway on the extension to St Paul’s Church in Finchley, which includes for a Glulam framed hall and adjoining meeting rooms. McCarey Simmonds are responsible for the superstructure design, with Lucking and Clark, who are the client supervising engineers, being responsible for the foundations package.
High quality residential development. £4.2 million
Works near completion to create three storeys of high quality residential roof top apartments on top of an existing five storey commercial and office building at Farringdon Point in central London.
The new construction is a combination of Structural Insulated Panels and commercial timber frame, all specially designed and detailed by McCarey Simmonds to minimise the increase in load on the existing building structure. The structure is fabricated and erected by specialists, Build it Green, for design and build contractors Vector Build Limited all working to a demanding 50 week program for Farringdon Point Limited.
420 pupil primary school. £9.0 million
Construction on site is in full swing as McCarey Simmonds and OFP Timber Engineering, assist Graham Construction in delivering a 420 pupil two storey primary school in Falkirk, Scotland for end client, Falkirk Council.