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Claridges Hotel London

Located in the heart of Mayfair, Claridge’s is a Grade II listed, five-star luxury hotel renowned for its Art Deco heritage and long-standing association with royalty, celebrities, and global dignitaries.

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Completion 2022

London, England

12 Floors

203 Bedroom

Contactor: McGees

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Originally, the expansion plan was a more modest two story basement conversion, however when plans finally emerged the concept had changed dramatically to the current five story basement. In order to deliver a reliable, watertight solution for this project, RASCOR worked closely with the McGee Group to provide a bespoke design, supply and installation in the basement area. Taking into consideration the close proximity of the underground river Ty burn.

The Process

Projects like Claridges need to remain sympathetic to the existing architecture of the building and surrounding areas. From our design team to site operatives the Rascor team remained functional to cause as little disruption as possible.

Secant piles were installed around the perimeter of the site between the existing piles. The new sub basement and lower ground floor were constructed inside the piled walls on all sides lined with a water-excluding RASCOtank external type B system and propped at the ground floor and basement levels by the reinforced concrete construction.
The Primary solution for waterproofing this structure was the RASCOtank system which are cast and set during concreting to control crack shrinkage and subsequent injected with acrylic grout which will guarantee prevention of any water ingress from entering the structure.

For more than a century, Claridge’s has preserved it’s unique heritage adding modern flourishes throughout it’s lifetime. In an incredible feet of engineering, we are proud to support McGee as they undertook this project to create new space for Claridges renowned guests.
As the city grows, it creates pressures to expand and renovate historical structures. The project at Claridge’s shows, completing work in a living, breathing city can cause fascinating challenges and inventive solutions.

basement waterproofing

The Mayfair Hotel Megabuild

The hotel recently underwent a significant rebuild, which included a 5-story basement development.

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