Beaconsfield Road on site

All the fab weather this spring has meant we have had a number of projects come to site in the past few weeks. One of these is for a new extension to a house in a conservation area in the West End of Aberdeen - Beaconsfield Road. The houses on this street are unusual in that they are 2 storey at the front but three storey at the rear.

Front Elevation - remains unaltered

For this project we are demolishing an ugly 1980's rear extension and replacing it with something far more contemporary.

Rear Extension as it was:

Rear Extension Proposal After:

So far the original extension has been removed, and preliminary investigations have discovered that we can extend the garage below the extension well under the house, meaning our client will have room for not 1 but 3 cars... we're not so sure his wife is as pleased as he is though!!

The steelwork was being installed at the time of these photos and the build is progressing smoothly. The build is due for completion around the middle of June 2012.

Small is beautiful - Hunter Adams

We have had the great pleasure this year to pick up a quite a few office fit out projects and in the coming months we'll be blogging about some of these.

One that sticks in the mind for the sheer transformation in a very short period of time is the fit out we completed last month for Hunter Adams, a new HR company who had recently leased office space in Aberdeen on Rubislaw Terrace.

The building is a fantastic listed Granite terrace in the heart of Aberdeen's West End. whilst externally it was certainly a very imposing and rather beautiful building, the same could not be said for the interior, which was very dated and in need of complete refurbishment.

Hunter Adams brief was simple - office space to suit 15 staff, some break out space, a meeting room, and new reception space was required - including new light fittings, furniture and equipment. We had a little over 8 weeks from our appointment to the client needing to moving in, so time was very much of the essence.

We thought it might be interesting to show you some before and after pics of the spaces, so you see just how big the transformation has been. so feast your eyes on before and after shots below.

Reception Before:

Reception breakout: After

General Office Space Before:

General Office Space After:

Meeting Room Before:

Meeting Room After:

Entrance Lobby Before:

Entrance Lobby After:

It goes without saying the client is delighted, the project was completed on time and the company is now enjoying its light, colourful branded space, that gives it the perfect office to work from.

All done on a tight budget and on time.

North Croft Auchronie Progress 3

The fantastic weather means progress on site by Total Build has been immense, with the project now looking to complete around 6 weeks earlier than expected. These pics were taken at the end of February 2012.

The structural steelwork is erected for the house, the timber infills complete, membranes installed and external finishes well underway including slating for the roof and granite work for the external walls. internally plaster boarding is well underway, as is the installation of some tricky steelwork for the main feature helical staircase.