Art and leisure designs require a real and detailed understanding of the client requirements.

You can expect Loren Design to provide you with the most appropriate treatment for your project. Our clients know that we reliably produce attractive and cost effective solutions to meet their needs.

As always, our focus remains on combining the aesthetic with the functional.

Click the images to to enlarge the examples of the work completed by Loren Design Ltd.

Alexandra Palace (click to Enlarge)

Client: Alexandra Palace & Park Charitable Trust

Continuous consultancy beginning soon after completion of phases 1 & 2 by the Development Team. Various projects of repair, maintenance and re-design of portions of the 7 acre, multi-use building in Muswell Hill North London.

Chatham Maritime

Worked for the Design & Build contractor producing detailed drawings from outline sketches supplied by the client. This work was carried out in conjunction with Gilbert & Caswell Surveyors.

Excel English Language School

History: Planning permission 1996 - Completed phase 1 1999

Obtained permission to over double the existing build area in metropolitan open land and a conservation area. Phase 1 is shown above. The work consisted of 8 classrooms, a reception office, student's room, staff room, computer room, principal's office and library.

The building of this school was project managed by Richard Loren.

Cost £250,000

Lewes Station

History: Planning permission august 1998 - Design & Build contract

This contract involved the refurbishment of the railway station by renewing all roofs, cleaning the exterior, overhauling the windows and doors, repairing and replacing steelwork, rebuilding the canopies and redecorating the booking hall.

All consultants were employer by the main contractor as part of a design and build contract.

Structural engineers: Robert West Consulting

Cost: £5,000,000

Fred Knight Pavilion

History: Planning permission received August 1998, completed August 1999

This building was an existing 1920's single storey, flat roofed pavilion, belonging to the Gas Board. The client was a local sports charity called "Community Action Sports"  We helped them apply successfully for Lottery funding to build the new first floor and renovate the existing football pitches. This was followed by the preparation of detailed drawings and a negotiated tender and construction.

The ground floor is let out to a five-a-side football company.

Structural and M&E Engineers: Robert West Consulting

Quantity Surveyors: Gardiner & Theobald

Total Cost: £450,000

Chatham Maritime Landscaping

Description: Worked for design & build contractors and produced detailed drawings from outline sketches which were supplied by the client.

The project was developed in conjunction with Gilbert & Caswell Surveyors.

Mansfield Theatre