JMS Engineers provided structural design for the ‘Cart & Horses’ development at 1 Maryland Point, London - a complex mixed-use scheme combining heritage preservation with new-build construction. Works included a new basement formed beneath the existing historic pub structure, requiring careful sequencing and temporary works to maintain stability during excavation and underpinning.
A lightweight rooftop extension was added to the pub, designed to minimise load impact on the existing building. Adjacent to the pub, JMS designed an eight-storey reinforced concrete framed residential block, also incorporating a basement level. Coordination of foundation design, load transfer and interface detailing between old and new structures was critical in delivering the scheme within tight urban constraints.
