Smith’s Dock is a collection of 24 three-storey modular townhouses, designed by architects ShedKM and manufactured by SIG Building Systems for renowned urban regeneration developers Urban Splash. Each townhouse is constructed from three single storey timber-framed modules, which are prefabricated and fully fitted out in a controlled factory environment, before being transported to site by […]

Brentford Lock West is a mixed-use regeneration scheme fronting the Grand Union Canal, in West London. The phased development provides over 500 high-quality residential family units on a 6-hectare former industrial site. This is another project where getting planning permission was a major challenge. On this occasion we were able to help by managing the […]

The UK’s first pop-up village, the project has allowed a vacant brownfield site to be temporarily used for housing while a long term solution is developed. Working directly for SIG, the specialist manufacturer, Expedition provided the structural engineering design for this four storey modular volumetric timber construction. 64 units were prefabricated and fully fitted out off-site […]

We are part of the masterplanning team for this new development in Cuba, providing engineering and sustainability services. The development will be the first of a new wave of investment into the country. The aim is to raise the quality of tourism Cuba offers and to be an exemplar sustainable development. The site has a […]

We have provided strategic project management in addition to structural and civil engineering design on this mixed use residential development scheme on a former industrial site fronting the Thames. The scheme comprises over 650 residential units, a hotel, leisure and retail facilities regenerating a 5 hectare brownfield site. Construction of the first phase of the […]

The Sde Dov Quarter is a new 12,000 unit residential development on the site of the old airport. The Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality has strong sustainability ambitions for this development. We have been appointed to develop a holistic and ambitious sustainability strategy, helping the new development exceed current targets. Our scope includes developing the sustainability vision and objectives, carrying out technical […]

Expedition was appointed to provide engineering services to develop the masterplan for this 12 hectare site just outside Hartlepool. The aspiration is to create an exemplar sustainable development, with the aims of providing high quality housing for vulnerable members of society, creating a vibrant community and minimising whole life environmental impacts. Initially located within the […]

Working with our sister company Useful Simple Projects, we were appointed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Municipality of Sao Paulo to provide engineering design advice to this 4000 home social housing development. The development will provide much needed homes for communities currently living in dwellings with a high risk of collapse or […]

The structural engineering challenges on this job belies its otherwise small scale. Specifically, we had to solve the problem of transmitting the additional loads from the new apartment onto and through this previously extended and bomb damaged masonry building…and then to demonstrate the adequacy of the proposal to the satisfaction of the building control officer. […]

Expedition worked on behalf of London & Regional Properties with Origin Group housing association and with design & build contractor, Eugena, to deliver 27 residential units on this tricky, brown-field site within walking distance of King’s Cross & St Pancras Stations in London. The scheme provided a mix of one, two and three bedroom maisonettes, […]

This 1400m² Buckinghamshire building feels just like a 21st century stately home….we can easily imagine it being there in 500 years. On this project we fulfil a conventional structural and civil engineering role working with Robin Partington and Hamilton Associates. Apart from the prosaic challenges of building in the ground (wet muck and sweat!)…most of […]

Expedition have been working alongside Harper Downie to deliver this mixed-use residential development opposite the Roundhouse on Chalk Farm Road in North London. The site was previously occupied by a Texaco service station and the piled foundations for the building sit in close proximity to London Underground’s Northern Line tunnels. Expedition developed the design of […]

Expedition worked with JH Architecture to design this glasswalled structure in the garden of the client. The space houses a private art collection and provides a peaceful meditation space in which to practice yoga. The site location and planning requirements called for a structure which was unobtrusive and did not detract from the beauty garden. This […]

With this project we were amongst the first practices in the UK to design a building using the ‘Passivhaus’ criteria. This family home in Highgate has super-insulated walls, triple-glazed windows and heat-recovery ventilation to keep heat loss to an absolute minimum. The marginal energy loss is offset by the energy generated from solar panels and […]

Expedition working together with RPP designed a scheme to link and vertically extend two different adjacent office buildings into one new re-clad modern development on the corner of Dean Street & Richmond Buildings in Soho, London. The new building will house a restaurant at ground & basement and 18 high-spec apartments including two additional storeys […]

Expedition provided structural and civil engineering services for the preplanning design of the new development of Enderby Place on the Greenwich peninsular. The 263 residential units are arranged in two towers: 30 and 21 stories above a landscaped podium over basement parking levels. The scheme also incorporates the on-shore facilities for London’s first international cruise port including […]

The Essex Road development regenerated a run-down corner petrol station site in north London into a hub of modern, spacious apartments and shops. The new building has a contemporary edge, yet complements its neighbours. The fourteen multiple-bedroom apartments focus on commodious living areas, allowing the occupier to enjoy the thrill of urban living with a […]

We acted as structural engineers for this design of David Puttnam’s private cinema. The lightweight stressed skin timber roof was particularly challenging, and essential to establish the correct viewing,and popcorn munching, environment.

Andy and Gill Barnett bought a dilapidated shepherd’s cottage with a vision to create a base for their walking adventures in the Scottish Highlands.The existing stone walled building was in poor condition having been left alone for a number of years. From the start the architectural intention was to retain as much of the fabric […]