Refurbishment and Retrofit

Ark Build is confident in its ability to deliver straightforward and complex refurbishment projects to a high standard.

Refurbishing Buildings

We have the experience skills and capability to deliver light and complex refurbishment projects across all sectors. Our design and operational teams will work in conjunction with client design teams through enabling and main works contracts to identify the condition of building elements and structure and execute the refurbishment.

Fit Out

We provide interior fit-out solutions achieving first class finishes with flexible functionality. throughout the office, commercial, education, healthcare, and retail sectors.

 

We are used to working within noise and time constraints imposed by landlords and occupiers and implement smart programmes to overcome productivity downtime.

 

We hold both design and operational resource underpinned by a specialist supply chain necessary to deliver fit out projects to align with demanding programmes and occupation deadlines. Our sister company, Ark MEP will design and deliver the MEP services and liaise with incumbent services contractors for achieve full coordination.

Retrofit

We work in tandem with accredited Assessors and Coordinators to advise on the practicalities and implementation of proposals for the retrofit of buildings to meet PAS 2035 quality standards for the retrofit and energy efficiency sector for housing.

 

Our experience working on many types of housing properties provides an invaluable insight into appropriate improvements in insulation and energy improvements proposed for buildings.

Our recent projects

Residential

Sapphire Housing

We delivered a complex design and build residential project for Sapphire Independent Housing in West London, constructing 15 new homes across six constrained garage sites—11 to Passivhaus and 4 to Low Energy standard—using sequential phasing, prefabricated components, and Just-in-Time logistics under a JCT D&B contract with Sectional Completion.

Sapphire Housing

Heritage

Bedford Passage

We were proud to undertake a complex and historically significant three-phase project for University College Hospitals Charity at the Grade II-listed Middlesex Hospital Annex, involving careful demolition, structural preservation, extensive external fabric repairs, and the final conversion of the buildings into high-quality residential apartments.

Bedford Passage

Our clients

Our clients

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