Fulham Riverside

In March 2020, we were contacted by major UK-based contractor Midgard to review the masonry support designs at Fulham Riverside, a residential-led development on the North Bank of the Thames designed by architects Gillespies.

The team on site had noticed that the movement joint was being crushed and brought us on as consultants to carry out a full review of the design. Through our assessment, we found that the loads being experienced were significantly higher than had been allowed for, with loads in some areas as high as 35 kN, when as little as 11 kN had been allowed for.

Despite being contacted initially as a consultant, we were brought on straightaway to restart the entire project. The existing masonry and support had to be stripped out and our own installed, and with the project falling significantly behind schedule as a result, everything – including the design work – had to be done at record pace, to help make up the time lost.

Whereas most fully welded Masonry Support systems are rigid, ours was advantageous in that it is fully adjustable, covering all site tolerances by offering vertical adjustment, lateral adjustment and horizontal adjustment. As a result, we could work at speed and operate with enough flexibility to complete the project on time.