James Davies
James Davies
MEng
Associate
James is an engineer who has worked on a wide variety of projects, ranging from significant new-build schemes to historically significant structures and their sensitive repairs. He has also provided engineering analysis and solutions for railway stations, listed bridges, tunnelling projects, and civic schemes.
James has a wealth of experience providing structural engineering designs for redevelopments of historically significant leisure centres. He has worked closely with Hackney Council on the ongoing monitoring and essential repair work to the Grade II listed Kings Hall Leisure Centre. Following on from this work, he has most recently been the project lead for its major £68m extension and refurbishment. James is also working on the major £130m refurbishment of Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, and Golden Lane Leisure Centre in the City of London.
Within the higher education sector, he has just completed the sensitive refurbishment of an early twentieth Century teaching building at the University of Roehampton to help bring it up to modern day standards. He has also contributed to many projects across the University of Greenwich campuses.
James has worked on a number of major new-build residential schemes, such as the £250m Calico Wharf development in East London, the £110m development at Marylebone Square, the 23-storey £45m Apex Gardens and a housing estate in Waterloo delivering 245 new homes.
James has worked on various significant historic structures in the infrastructure sector, providing engineering advice and helping owners to structurally understand their assets and their condition. Notable structures include: the Grade II* Hammersmith Bridge, Brunel's Grade I listed Passenger Shed at Bristol Temple Meads Station, and the Grade II* Camden Winding Vaults. For over a decade, James has been involved in the redevelopment of Peckham Rye Station. He is currently working on the second phase of the works which will create a new public square and commercial arch units.