Collent Street

Prominent East London landmark upgraded to create a 10-storey mixed-use building with a basement

A complex redevelopment scheme in Hackney transformed the old James Taylor building into 69 new apartments, office space and a basement carpark.

Precise engineering and meticulous planning meant this ageing building could be reimagined as a modern multi-use space while keeping its original character. By coordinating tricky temporary works, we were able to preserve the original Victorian masonry façades. We also engineered a full-footprint formed basement, using a contiguous piled perimeter wall, with a 10-storey flat slab concrete frame above.