Case Studies

Case Study 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 :: Dolcis House, Oxford Street, London

The Job

Complex. Five separate buildings with 4 different construction techniques. The site was located on the corner of Oxford Street and New Bond Street with 28 immediate neighbours and 22 party wall awards in place during demolition, therefore our position was quite delicate and required excellent management to keep so many people happy.

The works

The number of different types of construction meant using different types of demolition techniques for each building.

The entire perimeter of the site had to be underpinned before the demolition reached the basements and sub basements, with extensive temporary steelwork supports to all of the remaining party walls.

As there was extremely restricted access we used remote controlled machines to give access to the underpinning gangs, which meant demolishing a section of the site.

Environment

Environmental impacts were lessened by extensive use of suppression techniques such as water for dust control, segregation of materials and the use of the most up to date equipment.

Delivery of Services

The demolition of the various structures was completed within the 30 week programme and the £1,260,000 contract sum.