Riverside Villas
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Four detached houses on a riverbank plot that falls eleven metres from the front boundary to the water. Each is stepped onto its own terrace so that no roofline interrupts the view of the house behind it, and the stepped levels let all four plots take the same ground-floor area without the rear garden being cut into the slope.
The Challenges
A riverbank that moves, a fall steep enough that ordinary pad foundations would have to key into ground varying across a single footprint, and a planning condition that fixed every roofline below the tree canopy.
The Engineering Solution
Raft foundations cast to a common datum above the design flood level, retaining walls stepped with the natural fall rather than against it, and a roof form set by the canopy line the condition imposed.
Design Elements
- 01
Structural Designing
Customized innovative structural solutions engineered for strength, stability, and resilience, and also focused on safety and lasting durability.
- 02
Interior Designing
Custom millwork, tailored cabinetry, and precision detailing engineered for aesthetic refinement and lasting durability.
- 03
Utility Work
Power, water, drainage and lighting routed and tested in place, coordinated against the structure so nothing has to be cut through after it is finished.
- 04
Fabrication Work
Structural steel, staircases and balustrades shop-drawn and finished off site, then bolted into position once the frame is true.
Gallery
- Riverside Elevation
- Stepped Terraces
- Riverbank Approach