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10 — New-Build Structures

New-Build Structural Design

Structural design for new-build projects, from feasibility through to construction-stage support — for architects, developers and private clients across London and Kent.

What this covers

New-build structural design carries fewer of the constraints an existing building imposes, but no less responsibility for getting the fundamentals right — buildability, efficiency, and a structure genuinely suited to its site and use.

Feasibility & options appraisal

Early structural options, tested against site constraints, cost and buildability before a scheme is committed to.

Full structural design

Structural design through to construction issue, coordinated with the wider design team.

Foundation & ground engineering

Foundation design responsive to ground conditions, including where a site has constrained or variable geology.

Construction-stage support

Site inspections and technical support through to practical completion.

Efficient structure, developed alongside the architecture

New-build projects give structural design more freedom, but that freedom is only useful if it's exercised in close coordination with the architectural and services design — a structure that's efficient in isolation but awkward for the rest of the design team to work around isn't actually a good outcome.

We test structural options against site constraints, buildability and cost from the earliest feasibility stage, so decisions taken early don't quietly close off better options later in the design.

Local coverage

New-build structural engineering across London & Kent

New-build instructions in London tend to be infill and higher-density urban schemes on constrained sites; in Kent, they more often involve larger-plot dwellings and edge-of-settlement development, with more freedom on layout but greater variability in ground conditions. We provide new-build structural design from our offices in London and Kent, serving projects across the UK and internationally, for architects, developers and private clients. Where a new-build scheme sits alongside or within a historic setting — a conservation area, or adjacent to a listed building — that design is informed by the same conservation-accredited expertise we bring to our heritage work.

Frequently asked questions

Do you design new-build structures within conservation areas?

Yes — this is a common context for new-build work in both London and Kent, and we design with the constraints and sensitivities of the surrounding historic setting in mind from the outset.

Can you advise at feasibility stage, before a site is committed to?

Yes, and this is often where structural input adds the most value — testing a site's structural feasibility and likely cost before significant design fees are spent.

Do you handle foundation design for constrained sites?

Yes, including sites with variable or challenging ground conditions, where foundation strategy needs to respond directly to what a ground investigation actually finds.

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