PRESTIGIOUS OXFORDSHIRE HOME

John Sheehan (Oxford) Limited delivered a significant construction project at the remarkable redevelopment of a prestigious home in the Oxfordshire countryside. Renowned American architect Richard Meier was commissioned to design the beautiful house and guest pavilion buildings. Our team of civil engineers were commissioned to construct the concrete frame of the building and all below […]

BAGLEY LODGE

John Sheehan (Oxford) Limited created a semi-basement in this stunning contemporary redevelopment of a family home. Our team of basement experts worked closely with Oxford Architects to enable the development of the stylish build. By carefully creating the semi-basement and tanking it enabled the Lodge to be set into the landscape and reduce the perceived […]

SULTAN NAZRIN SHAH CENTRE

John Sheehan (Oxford) Ltd completed extensive groundworks at the prestigious Sultan Nazrin Shah Centre at Worcester College. The stunning building is short listed for the UK’s best new building at the 2018 Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize for its eye-catching design. Our team of experts carried out all the groundworks, reinforcement and concrete […]

COUNTRY HOUSE, SURREY

The design for the replacement house in Surrey restored the structure of the estate, reinstating a central focus on the site of the original mansion, which was destroyed by fire in 1953. The new house obtained planning permission under the old country house policy known as ‘Gummer’s Law’, PPG7, and is designed in direct response […]

BASEMENT BUILD IN GRADE II LISTED COUNTRY HOUSE

John Sheehan (Oxford) Ltd completed all groundworks to create a new basement to provide living accommodation at a 19th Century Grade II Listed building in the Home Counties. Our team begun the project by identifying and protecting designated walkways and access points at ground floor level, followed by the containment and protection of heritage areas […]

QUEENS COLLEGE, OXFORD UNIVERSITY

John Sheehan (Oxford) Limited specialises in delivering solutions to complex developments of listed buildings. When Queen’s College, Oxford, the oldest college in the city, wanted a basement build to create space for new kitchens they turned to John Sheehan (Oxford) Limited. The brief was highly technical and involved significantly extending and altering an ancient basement […]

ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM

John Sheehan (Oxford) Limited completed another highly complex assignment to help improve access to the prestigious Ashmolean Museum’s Egyptian galleries of ancient Egypt and Sudan. Our experts had to overcome extreme civil engineering challenges to deliver the brief. The Shrine of Taharqa is 2700 years old was created in the Oxford city centre museum […]

TUSMORE HOUSE

John Sheehan (Oxford) Limited created a magnificent basement at Tusmore House, a Palladian villa in Oxfordshire. Our team of specialists constructed the substructure to exacting standards and fine detail, along with creating the road and drainage system for the county estate. The project required exacting planning and delivery to excavate beneath the imposing four storey […]