Private residences · United Kingdom
Luxury residential fit-out and renovation in London.
Most projects here are renovations of existing, often period, buildings.
Responsibility
What Método holds on the project
- Itemised scope or BOQ review
- Design, approvals, procurement and execution coordination
- Developer or building NOC and authority-approval coordination
- Joinery and MEP coordination
- Programme and long-lead procurement
- Named day-to-day project responsibility
- Milestones, variations, inspection and handover
London residential work is renovation work. Prime stock is period, converted, listed or sitting inside a managed mansion block, and the interesting problems are structural, mechanical and procedural rather than decorative. Party wall procedures, planning and conservation consent, freeholder approval, restricted access and neighbours all shape the programme before a single finish is chosen.
Método works the way a specialist main contractor works on a commercial job: survey and investigate first, resolve design and services together, freeze the scope and the cost, manufacture off site, then install to a sequenced programme with the finish protected.
Joinery, stone and metalwork are produced in our own workshops and delivered to site as finished components, a significant advantage in a city where site space is scarce and every delivery has to be timed.
Delivering in London
- Consents before construction
- Planning, conservation and listed building consent, party wall awards and freeholder licence to alter routinely dictate the programme.
- Mansion blocks and managing agents
- Working hours, lift use, protection, insurance and out-of-hours restrictions are set by the block, not by the contractor.
- Services renewal is usually the real project
- Rewiring, plumbing renewal, heating and cooling, ventilation and acoustic upgrade generally cost more than the visible finishes.
- Access and logistics
- Narrow stairs, no lay-down space and delivery restrictions make off-site manufacture and module planning essential.
What we take responsibility for
One accountable team for your London residence.
Design, engineering, manufacture, fit-out and furnishing are held under one contract, so there is nobody to chase between the disciplines.
- Design and interior architecture
- Survey-led planning of period and converted stock, resolving what can change structurally before any finish is chosen.
- Engineering and MEP coordination
- Full services renewal: electrics, plumbing, heating, comfort cooling, ventilation and acoustic upgrade, coordinated with the building fabric.
- Kitchens, bathrooms and bespoke joinery
- Kitchens, wardrobes, panelling and staircases made off site and installed as modules, which suits properties with no lay-down space.
- Stone, specialist finishes and architectural elements
- Stone, plaster mouldings, cornice repair and metalwork produced to match retained detail where a building is listed or in a conservation area.
- FF&E, procurement and furnishing
- Residential FF&E procurement, from schedule and budget through to delivery, installation and styling.
- Fit-out, installation and handover
- Party wall, licence to alter and managing agent conditions, protected access, out-of-hours restrictions, snagging and handover.
Services in London
Start with the work you actually need.
Evidence
Why we can deliver here.
Our residential work sits on the same delivery structure, teams and workshops as the commercial projects below.
- UK retail rollout programmes delivered across multiple stores and brands
- London office fit-out including CAT A and CAT B delivery
- UK-based design and project leadership with international manufacturing behind it
Property types in London
- Renovation & Refurbishment in London
- Apartments in London
- Penthouses in London
- Villas & Private Homes in London
Other markets
Questions
London, common questions
- Do you work on listed buildings?
- Yes, alongside the heritage consultants and architects responsible for consent. Our scope is the coordinated delivery: careful strip-out, repair, new services and new joinery installed without damaging what has to be retained.
- Which parts of London do you cover?
- Prime central and west London primarily, Kensington, Chelsea, Knightsbridge, Belgravia, Mayfair, St John's Wood and Hampstead. Along with the wider capital where a project suits our scope.
- Can you deliver design as well as construction?
- Yes, or we can take an existing designer's scheme and develop it into buildable information. Both routes are common in our commercial work.
- What does a turnkey apartment renovation in London cover?
- Strip-out, structural alterations where consented, full services renewal, joinery, stone, decoration, furniture and styling, finishing with commissioning and a handover pack.
- Do you handle residential FF&E procurement separately?
- Yes. Where a designer or client is running the construction another way, we can take the FF&E package alone, from schedule and budget through delivery, installation and styling.
Start
Request a project review in London.
Send the property, its condition and any plans or handover documents. We review the scope, the approvals required and the programme before any figure is discussed.