Our client purchased an existing house on a steeply sloping site, alongside a golf course to the west of Manchester. The existing house was demolished to make way for a bespoke new detached residence, directly overlooking one of the tees. The site presented a number of engineering challenges, including the requirement to build the lower ground floor into an embankment, complex interfaces with a neighbouring property, strict planning requirements regarding maximum ridge height whilst maximising storey heights, and a number of large open-plan areas. Our structural solution to address these requirements demanded a hybrid approach. The two lowest storeys were constructed using reinforced concrete walls, columns and flat slabs, with a steel and precast floor structure for the storeys above, and a hybrid timber-and-steel roof structure. Cantilevered reinforced concrete balconies incorporated continuously reinforced thermal breaks. A sustainable drainage solution was designed for the surface water, and a pumped system for the foul drainage due to the topography.
This project required close coordination with the architect, the basement waterproofing designer, the client and the contractor.
Photographs: Ben Harrison Photography
Completed: 2024.
