We are a small practice of highly experienced Consulting Structural Engineers, comprising three Partners and five technical/support staff. The Partners are Chartered Engineers and the practice is a Member of the Association for Consultancy & Engineering. Our office is in Mill Hill, London NW7 and, whilst the bulk of our work is in the Greater London/Home Counties area, we undertake projects throughout the UK and overseas.
The scope of our work is outlined in the Services section of this website. The Partners have known and worked with each other for over 25 years. Our partnership was formed in 2005 in order to consolidate and build on the success of the Partners' individual practices. Our aim is to provide well thought out, practical, economical structural design and advice and to communicate this in clear, concise drawings and reports.
We pride ourselves on the particularly high quality and clarity of our written and drawn output. At a personal level, we are relatively informal and we like to offer a helpful service and a friendly face to clients and Architects whilst, of course, maintaining the high professional standards upon which our reputation depends.
The scope of our work is outlined in the Services section of this website. The Partners have known and worked with each other for over 25 years. Our partnership was formed in 2005 in order to consolidate and build on the success of the Partners' individual practices. Our aim is to provide well thought out, practical, economical structural design and advice and to communicate this in clear, concise drawings and reports.
We pride ourselves on the particularly high quality and clarity of our written and drawn output. At a personal level, we are relatively informal and we like to offer a helpful service and a friendly face to clients and Architects whilst, of course, maintaining the high professional standards upon which our reputation depends.
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Michael graduated from Aberdeen University in 1968 with BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering, and was then Articled to Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick & Partners before becoming a Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers in 1973.
He gained further experience with Harris & Sutherland, Humberside County Council and Alan Baxter & Associates as an Associate before commencing Michael Chester Associates in 1984 and then Michael Chester & Partners in 2005 to consolidate the roles that Bob Moore and Duncan Mercer held in MCA.
He gained further experience with Harris & Sutherland, Humberside County Council and Alan Baxter & Associates as an Associate before commencing Michael Chester Associates in 1984 and then Michael Chester & Partners in 2005 to consolidate the roles that Bob Moore and Duncan Mercer held in MCA.
We provide structural design services for new-build projects ranging from small single-storey outbuildings to large multi-storey developments on brown- and green-field sites, and across the Retail, Education, Commercial and Domestic sectors.
We are normally appointed as part of the Client/Developer's design team, but we work also with Contractors on Design & Build projects.
All structural design and drawing work is done in-house to maintain complete control of our design process.
Our structural design software comes to the fore particularly in the design of new buildings and can offer considerable economy and flexibility at the detailed design stage.
We are normally appointed as part of the Client/Developer's design team, but we work also with Contractors on Design & Build projects.
All structural design and drawing work is done in-house to maintain complete control of our design process.
Our structural design software comes to the fore particularly in the design of new buildings and can offer considerable economy and flexibility at the detailed design stage.
These have traditionally comprised a major part of our workload.
We have a wealth of experience in dealing with historic properties and Listed Buildings (which comprise much of London's building stock) as well as more recent concrete- and steel-framed structures.
Projects have ranged from the simple removal of the spine wall in a Victorian terraced cottage to the complex 'cut and carve' of a colossal reinforced concrete-framed papermill building and its conversion into apartments.
The initial survey work to identify the form of the existing building structure is a crucial part of any refurbishment project.
We have a wealth of experience in dealing with historic properties and Listed Buildings (which comprise much of London's building stock) as well as more recent concrete- and steel-framed structures.
Projects have ranged from the simple removal of the spine wall in a Victorian terraced cottage to the complex 'cut and carve' of a colossal reinforced concrete-framed papermill building and its conversion into apartments.
The initial survey work to identify the form of the existing building structure is a crucial part of any refurbishment project.
Examples of our work in this area range from providing specific structural advice about the bulging flank wall of a house, or assessing the loading capacity of an existing office floor where a change of use is proposed, to the feasibility of adding storeys to an existing block of flats or the redevelopment of an entire site.
The purpose of a report or study is normally to recommend actions or to assist in decision-making.
Our reports are therefore objective, concise and focussed on the particular topic under consideration.
The purpose of a report or study is normally to recommend actions or to assist in decision-making.
Our reports are therefore objective, concise and focussed on the particular topic under consideration.
We provide advice on investigations, specify repairs and administer building repair contracts for householders, commercial clients and almost all the major Insurance companies on a vast number of insurance claims for subsidence, fire, flood and storm damage.
We also give evidence as the Expert Witness in court cases.
No matter whether we are appointed by the owner or the Insurers of a building, our focus is always the same: to identify the cause correctly and advise on mitigation measures where possible, identify the full extent of consequent damage, and specify necessary repairs.
We also give evidence as the Expert Witness in court cases.
No matter whether we are appointed by the owner or the Insurers of a building, our focus is always the same: to identify the cause correctly and advise on mitigation measures where possible, identify the full extent of consequent damage, and specify necessary repairs.
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