madlab - basement

Weaker parts of floor collapsed after asphalt removed

Enlarging hole, until we hit concrete thicker than two inches

What the above looked like, asphalt holding up people on floor above with no concrete below

Basement as we first foundit, four inches deep in water - rotten timber and rusty steel

Newspaper page from 1962 encased in basement ceiling concrete

Original sump

Rusted corrugated steel ceiling and steel beams prior to removal

Removal of rusted corrugated steel roof

The improbable floor finally going

The improbable floor finally gone

|nstalling new steelwork

Old beams awaiting recycling

Water finding new places to leak in

New removable insulated timber floor to replace improbable one

design

we design for the 21st century, we want to design for the future and do it beautifully. we make responsible use of resources key to this

red's Pattern Book enables us to radically improve the quality of the construction detailing on people’s retrofit

we work on models for best practice dissemination, strategies, masterplans and finance models to accelerate the journey to a viable future

red's Whole House Assessment Method gives you costed options to radically reduce the energy use of your building

we don’t just talk about it, we deliver our ideas, either through our in house team or network - we can build your part of that future.

red utilise cutting edge technologies in both our bespoke fabrication and installation systems

we aim to document our project's works in progress, providing a visual representation of our on-site systems in use and workflow

we need to radically reduce our CO2 emissions as a species if we are to stave off catastrophic changes to our climate