Deep Residential Basement, Chelsea

Toureen Plant Toureen Plant Toureen Contractors City Basements Groundworks RC Frames Groundworks RC Frames Petrol Filling Station Refurbishment Decommissioning Petrol Filling Station Refurbishment Decommissioning Demolition

Create a 585m2 basement around a Grade II listed Victoria Villa utilising the entire footprint of the plot including front, side and rear garden To maximize internal space the basement is to be built partially under and around a tree protected under a tree preservation order The Scope Basement Plan

To accommodate a swimming pool within the basement and allow for the garden to be reinstated above, the basement was up to 8.5m deep The deeper parts of the basement are to be formed in water bearing River Terrace Gravels The Scope

The Challenges The site is in a prime West London residential neighbourhood sensitive to construction traffic The semi detached property shares boundaries with another semi detached villa, a school and a mews house to the rear. The semi detached villa adjacent being particularly sensitive to movement/deflections

The Challenges Maximise internal space in the basement The basement had to be formed below and around a tree root protection zone. The TRPZ could not be compromised or the roots damaged

The Challenges Managing or excluding ground water from the excavation Offload and distribute materials around an irregular site Overlap construction of basement with refurbishment of existing property Tight programme and good value

The Solutions Traffic management Purpose built gantry

Made use of permanent works The Solutions Traffic management

Designed to allow spoil removal, concrete pumping and lifting of plant The Solutions Traffic management

The Solutions Retaining Walls Limit deflections by using propped Larrson sheet piles Increase space in the basement by using sheet piles over secant piled wall. Incorporate sheet piles into permanent works to reduce thickness of wall. Use of Larrsen sheet piles over zero piles to reduce propping requirements and limit deflection

The Solutions Retaining Walls

Silent and vibration less piling with minimum water jetting Temporary frame cut and installed to suit on site dimensions The Solutions Retaining Walls

The Solutions Retaining Walls Existing house piled to limit settlement Contiguous retaining walls installed from inside of house

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The Solutions Retaining Walls Install sheet piles outside boundary and extract.

The Solutions Tree Protection Zone Limit disturbance in TRPZ

The Solutions Tree Protection Zone Work in progress

Offer better value with micro piles The Solutions Tree Protection Zone

Reduce plant size and space requirements The Solutions Tree Protection Zone

Make use of permanent work piles as king posts The Solutions Tree Protection Zone

The Solutions Managing Groundwater Appreciating the problem

The Solutions Managing Groundwater

The Solutions Managing Groundwater

The Solutions Managing Groundwater Forming cut off walls to stem water flow

The Solutions Managing Groundwater Deep drainage sumps

The Solutions Managing Groundwater Pumping and disposal

The Solutions Programme Top down vr bottom up

The Solutions Programme Tower Crane

The Solutions Programme Removal of soil

The Solutions Programme Removal of spoil

The Solutions Programme Working inside and outside the property simultaneously

The Solutions Programme Support of front portico and rear extension on temporary piles

Summary Sequence of works allows work inside and outside of property simultaneously Choice of retaining walls, temporary works, tower crane and gantry improve safety, efficiency and productivity Bottom up approach allows better access, logistics and working conditions Alternative temporary works around TRPZ Shorter programme lead to better value

Summary Quality work executed by skilled operatives and tradesmen