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The Evolution of Commercial Properties: Elevator Retrofits Contemporary commercial properties are no longer exclusively constructed from scratch. The trend has shifted to retrofitting and redesigning pre-existing structures. Although these modernizations offer unique design opportunities, they also come with their own set of challenges. Installing modern amenities in facilities not originally designed for these mechanisms, can be a formidable obstacle to overcome. Partnering with an experienced contractor is essential to the success of your facility’s modernization project. LIBERTY BKLYN: A $100 million renovation project was completed on the eight-story LEED Certified Industrial loft building at Brooklyn's Industry City in the Liberty View Industrial Complex. Covering an area of 1.2 million sq.ft. and boasting three stunning new lobby entrances, this 1920's property underwent a significant modernization. Liberty Elevator Corporation was responsible for the installation or renovation of all 21 commercial and freight elevators. The main entrance features the custom installation of twin glass hoist way lifts, providing access to the first two retail floors. Our in-house engineering department and design experts collaborate to incorporate your brand's design concept and intended equipment operation. Liberty Elevator excels in designing custom applications that complement the building's space and conceptual vision. When NY, NJ, PA and FL businesses choose Liberty Elevator for their elevator upgrades and modernization, they can rest assured their elevators will be safe and code compliant. We understand that updated elevator equipment drives energy efficiency, reduces wait time, increases safety, and improves the overall competence of your elevator. https://lnkd.in/e3NGgvQH #retrofit #renovations #elevatormodernization #brooklynrealestate #libertyelevator #elevators #elevatorworld

New potential project for 5 industrial sheds on land acquired by someone i know Looking through the last 6 months I've realised : I've recommended 18 projects to architects that have turned into actual work for the architects ✅ All from people that have contacted me thinking / considering a build / reno ... Furthest 3 1. Southampton luxury home 2. Scotland (lodge park) 135 lodges plus sites / Motorhome/ caravan park points 3. Devon - hotel refurb snd extension Plus lots locally There are another few waiting to be agreed For Extensions Renovations New builds Industrial sheds Hospitality fit out Retail Luxury homes I know a good handful of architects I trust That we know get into a clients mind Understand what they want Design and draw perfectly from the start 6 of these so far we are building or renovating / the rest as above are out of our area Also I've done this re referring to landscaping works Scaffolding Signs companies Solar panels has been unreal with a ridiculous amount of projects HR Timber frames is another huge one I love connecting people on this Drylining Cladding Energy savings (just saved a school 347k a year and a retail unit 34k a year - I love that I've helped people to savemoney If ever you need someone to help you connect with a trusted person I most definitely will know someone If you need good trusted proven connection for a project just ask If i can help I will ;) #connections #referrals #businessstrategy

Working in a listed building comes with its own set of challenges. Preserving the original structural design while making necessary improvements can be tricky, especially when it comes to installing modern amenities like a lift. Where do you even begin? Our latest blog post explores this very topic, offering valuable insights and tips on how to navigate the process of installing a lift in a historic building. Whether you're a property owner, manager, or simply interested in preservation efforts, this read is for you. Check it out here https://hubs.la/Q02vwp2b0 #StannahLifts #ListedBuilding #Preservation #HistoricProperties #LiftInstallation #HeritageConservation #Maintenance #PropertyManagement

The Evolution of Commercial Properties: Elevator Retrofits Contemporary commercial properties are no longer exclusively constructed from scratch. The trend has shifted to retrofitting and redesigning pre-existing structures. Although these modernizations offer unique design opportunities, they also come with their own set of challenges. Installing modern amenities in facilities not originally designed for these mechanisms, can be a formidable obstacle to overcome. Partnering with an experienced contractor is essential to the success of your facility’s modernization project. LIBERTY BKLYN: A $100 million renovation project was completed on the eight-story LEED Certified Industrial loft building at Brooklyn's Industry City in the Liberty View Industrial Complex. Covering an area of 1.2 million sq.ft. and boasting three stunning new lobby entrances, this 1920's property underwent a significant modernization. Liberty Elevator Corporation was responsible for the installation or renovation of all 21 commercial and freight elevators. The main entrance features the custom installation of twin glass hoist way lifts, providing access to the first two retail floors. Our in-house engineering department and design experts collaborate to incorporate your brand's design concept and intended equipment operation. Liberty Elevator excels in designing custom applications that complement the building's space and conceptual vision. When NY, NJ, PA and FL businesses choose Liberty Elevator for their elevator upgrades and modernization, they can rest assured their elevators will be safe and code compliant. We understand that updated elevator equipment drives energy efficiency, reduces wait time, increases safety, and improves the overall competence of your elevator. https://lnkd.in/d22AVFs #retrofit #renovations #elevatormodernization #brooklynrealestate #libertyelevator #elevators #elevatorworld

Planning permission and listed building consent have been granted for the conversion of the Grade II listed Humyak House, located in the Duke Street conservation area of central Liverpool, to comprise 13 apart-hotel suites and a bar restaurant. Working with agent Greyside Planning and Liath Heritage, MGMA Architects delivered a site specific design concept, and detailed coordinated project drawings, to secure the approvals. The building is currently vacant with the previous office consent works part-completed. Completed in 1864, Humyak House is a structure of significant mass and weight, built with materials and techniques of astonishing durability: an architecture seeking permanence in contrast to its temporary holdings. Characterised by substantial timber beams, heavy cast iron columns, and the material muscularity of thick brickwork walls, the tectonic elements of fireproof warehouse construction are the timeless matrix for a changing inventory. The open nature of the floorplates was a key characteristic in the original building, and had informed the previously approved consents. There is a prima facie conflict with the Client’s intended use as an apart-hotel, which inevitably requires a degree of subdivision. The conservation approach therefore had to limit subdivision, enable the reuse of the building, and safeguard the heritage elements disassembled during the previous, part-completed works. The baled, sacked, barrelled, or crated holdings stored securely in fireproof framed warehouses provides a narrative beginning for development of the design concept. Borrowing the term ‘storehouse’, the project seeks to connect the historic use and mode of storage with the contemporary visitor economy. The design concept employs sleeping and sanitary accommodation within ‘crate’ style pods within the apart hotel suites. The crates are dispersed within the suite in a non-aligned fashion, so as to emphasise the temporal nature of stored materials in the warehouse setting. Greyside Planning Laith Heritage BLACKETT-ORD CONSERVATION LIMITED Rodney Environmental Consultants Vextrix AM Pyro #heritage #listedbuildings #conservationarchitecture #retrofit #retrofitlistedbuildings #liverpoolwarehouse

Huge Client Win (and huge client relief) To enable an almost immediate start to works on completion of the acquisition (of the building), we first lodged the Lawful Development Certificate for the layout changes to the building. With the internal works to transform the two-bedroom, one bathroom house to a three-bedroom and two bathroom house (with NO increase in area necessary) recently permitted under Lawful Development (and in construction); London Borough of Havering have approved works to raise the height of the building to the back to allow the new open-plan accommodation to have a vaulted ceiling with rooflights - just in time to start works on the new roof. By the time the contractor was ready to start the new roof, the planning permission was approved. Just. In. Time. The pace on this build is unreal. The client is a total hero. #architecture #propertydevelopment #realestate #london #havering #agile

Planning permission and listed building consent have been granted for the conversion of the Grade II listed Humyak House, located in the Duke Street conservation area of central Liverpool, to comprise 13 apart-hotel suites and a bar restaurant. Working with agent Greyside Planning and Liath Heritage, MGMA Architects delivered a site specific design concept, and detailed coordinated project drawings, to secure the approvals. The building is currently vacant with the previous office consent works part-completed. Completed in 1864, Humyak House is a structure of significant mass and weight, built with materials and techniques of astonishing durability: an architecture seeking permanence in contrast to its temporary holdings. Characterised by substantial timber beams, heavy cast iron columns, and the material muscularity of thick brickwork walls, the tectonic elements of fireproof warehouse construction are the timeless matrix for a changing inventory. The open nature of the floorplates was a key characteristic in the original building, and had informed the previously approved consents. There is a prima facie conflict with the Client’s intended use as an apart-hotel, which inevitably requires a degree of subdivision. The conservation approach therefore had to limit subdivision, enable the reuse of the building, and safeguard the heritage elements disassembled during the previous, part-completed works. The baled, sacked, barrelled, or crated holdings stored securely in fireproof framed warehouses provides a narrative beginning for development of the design concept. Borrowing the term ‘storehouse’, the project seeks to connect the historic use and mode of storage with the contemporary visitor economy. The design concept employs sleeping and sanitary accommodation within ‘crate’ style pods within the apart hotel suites. The crates are dispersed within the suite in a non-aligned fashion, so as to emphasise the temporal nature of stored materials in the warehouse setting. Greyside Planning Laith Heritage BLACKETT-ORD CONSERVATION LIMITED Vextrix Rodney Environmental Consultants AM Pyro #heritage #listedbuildings #conservationarchitecture #retrofit #retrofitlistedbuildings #liverpoolwarehouse

Navigating the Waters: Considerations for Apartment Building Waterproofing Design in Australia https://lnkd.in/gC4sDmRS

Metropolis has been featured in Architecture Today, where Ben Cross from General Projects reviews what the market for retrofit is like at the moment. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/erBdb6R7 B&K Structures delivered the CLT floor decks and roof, CLT upstands and structural steelwork elements for #Metropolis, on behalf of ISG. “Metropolis is retrofit at its most radical. This is a building that, seven years ago, would have been one of the 50,000 that are demolished every year to make way for a shiny new build – out with the old, in with the new. So the brief was simple. Reset the standard for what a refurbishment can achieve and deliver. Fast-forward over half a decade and we are only six months away from completion of one of the highest performing, amenity-rich and most sustainable developments in London. All rekindled from a Richard Seifert mid-century classic that was commissioned originally for Woolworths as their UK headquarters. It’s difficult to distil what is truly special about this building. We’ve created market-leading amenity throughout the whole building, given every floor a private garden, extended the building by 50 per cent using mass timber, planted over 4,000 trees, saved 4,240 tonnes of carbon through building re-use, achieved BREEAM Outstanding, removed all fossil fuels from our energy supply and we were the first building in London to achieve AirRated Platinum. It really is a building of superlatives. But if you were to say one thing about it, I would hope it is proof that radically reinventing an existing building is not only better for the planet, but delivers better product too.” Find out more about our work in the #Refurbishment and #Retrofit sector here: www.bkstructures.co.uk Henderson Park Capital Partners and General Projects alongside Heyne Tillett Steel, Stora Enso and Allford Hall Monaghan Morris. #construction #sustainability #sustainableconstruction #timberconstruction #masstimber #engineeredtimber #offsitesolutions #netzero #carbon #jobs #buildingdesign #builtenvironment #timber #masstimberconstruction #zerocarbonfuture #timberbuilding #masswoodbuilding #engineeredtimber #offsiteconstruction #timberconstruction #construction #sustainable #building B&K Hybrid Solutions

ℹ️ 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞: 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝® 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬. The introduction of the Building Safety Act 2022 was focused around higher-risk residential buildings, defined as being above a certain number of storeys or a certain height. But a culture of taking fire safety seriously applies to buildings of all types – and park homes designed for short-term holiday rentals are no exception. For Lissett Homes, a manufacturer of premium park homes and lodges, one customer’s request to use a different style of cladding had ramifications beyond the aesthetic appearance of the building. It meant their design team reviewing all of the product specifications and detailing to ensure the necessary performance was achieved – and making use of manufacturer expertise where needed. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰 ⬇️ 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dZW9RRiy 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 ⬇️ 🔗 https://lissetthomes.com Lissett Homes are a family-run business that has been producing top-quality park homes and lodges for over 35 years. #Fireshield #ProctorMembranes #TechnicalSupport #Parkhomes #luxury #Firesafety #TrustedMembranes #FamilyBusiness #UKconstruction #ProctorwrapReflect #construction #offsite