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06 12 18 22 about us experience team portfolio
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Where award-winning craftsmanship About us meets world-class design With a portfolio boasting some of London’s most important listed buildings, WalterLilly is the capital’s foremost provider of prestige residential construction services. From refined classic opulence through to cutting-edge contemporary, we create stunning homes that number among the most exclusive addresses on the planet. Our clients demand perfection, and we deliver accordingly. We work with the world’s leading architects and designers, faithfully interpreting their creative visions down to the last detail, to deliver a service that is without equal. Assignments include landmark projects in Belgravia, Mayfair, Knightsbridge and Kensington – ultra-premium locations that set the international standard in high-end residential excellence.
When only perfection is good enough
We understand how important your London home is to you, and we take this responsibility very seriously. When you trust us with your construction project, you have the security of knowing that your property is in the safest possible hands. WalterLilly is acknowledged among clients the world over as London’s premier residential construction specialist. We work on projects of every scope and scale, from sumptuous restorations of Grade 1 listed buildings through to architectural creations of dazzling modernity. Whatever the assignment, you can be confident that it will be completed with meticulous attention to detail, backed by impeccable client service and aftercare. And as, you would expect, discretion and confidentiality are a given at all times.
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our story
WalterLilly – the story so far
When Walter Gent Lilly won the freehold to a London builder’s yard in a card game in 1924, he can have had no idea that he was making history. Capitalising on his good fortune, he set up in the building trade. His business was an immediate success and quickly grew to become one of London’s foremost construction companies. The business remained in the Lilly family until 1955 when it was acquired by the W.J. Lovell Group, although it has always continued to trade as WalterLilly. That same year the company was appointed to carry out the remodelling of London’s iconic Café Royal – a relationship that has continued to the present day. Other high-profile projects followed including, in 1958, remodelling the much-loved London Hippodrome into the Talk of the Town Theatre. 10
A matchless record of building excellence for almost a century
The company continues to grow. Alongside landmark projects in the science and education sectors – including, among many others, the University of Oxford, Imperial College London and Kew Royal Botanical Gardens – it has built a reputation as the capital’s premier residential construction specialist. But for all its success, the spirit of the family business lives on. Throughout its 90-year history the company has had just eight managing directors – and this includes the original Mr Lilly and his son who succeeded him – together with a staff retention record that is the envy of competitors.
1945 1955 1965 1985 2002 2007 2010 2011 2012 2014 The company moves The business is sold to the Y WalterLilly continues The original Westminster WalterLilly WalterLilly completes the WalterLilly WalterLilly WalterLilly completes WalterLilly all operations to J Lovell Group but continues expansion, becoming yard, now out grown, is completes the conversion of Cadogan Hall completes the completes the refurbishment of Cornwall celebrates Streatham to trade under the WaterLilly a major contractor in sold for development renovation in London’s Belgravia from a renovation of renovation of a Terrace which is to become their 90th name London, with three of Southwark church to a concert hall Chiswick House Park Lane mansion the world’s most expensive Anniversary offices Cathedral terraced house 1924 1958 WalterLilly lead the 1997 2001 2009 2011 2013 Walter Gent Lilly conversion of London’s Science and WalterLilly complete The 7/7 memorial in WalterLilly complete 57 years on, WalterLilly establishes the Hippodrome to ‘The Talk education projects a highly specialist Hyde Park is unveiled. extensive renovation undertake refurbishment company in of the Town’ 1975 become a key area for renovation project for WalterLilly were proud work to Hanover Lodge work at London’s Cafe Westminster, The company WalterLilly – including the Royal Botanical to contribute to its in Regent’s Park, London Royal central London 1932 1938 1952 1956 relocates all extensive work at Gardens, Kew construction Walter Gordon Lilly Timber mill and The Timber yard WalterLilly are operations to Imperial College, succeeds his father as yard established is destroyed by appointed to carry Thornton Heath in London Managing Director in Streatham, fire. Construction out remodelling of South London South London becomes to London’s famous Café main focus for Royal WalterLilly 12
Experience
Creating homes of distinction for Quality is at the heart of all that we do discerning clients Vitally, we understand the challenges of working in a busy 24- To deliver the best, we make it our business to employ the best. hour city. Building in central London is a logistically demanding The WalterLilly brand is built upon the collective experience of task, especially when managing major structural changes, such as its people. We pride ourselves on the strength of our professional extensions or subterranean excavations. Our experience enables us relationships, which are founded over many years and based on to manage the complexities of operating in an urban environment, a culture of integrity and trust. Teamwork and cooperation are where space and manoeuvrability are at a premium. As well as the cornerstones of our success: our family of talent includes working closely with our clients, we enjoy excellent relationships estimators, planners, technicians, engineers, architects, designers, with regulators, planners and borough councils. Communication is subcontractors and suppliers, all of whom are dedicated to our highest priority, and you can be confident that any disruption to completing your project to the highest standard – on schedule and you, your family and your neighbours during building will be kept on budget. to an absolute minimum. 14 Office People working on Manager something higH-tech ExperTise
Spectacular exterior facades Site Person complemented by breathtaking The capital’s ultimate prestige interior spaces construction brand Projects outside of central London include a substantial country residence in Burnham Beeches, Buckinghamshire, and an elite It is no coincidence that over the last decade WalterLilly residential development in Wimbledon Village. The work, which has been responsible for building many of the capital’s most included extensive landscaping and water features, was completed exclusive residential developments. Trusted by discerning seamlessly to an extremely high standard and received praise from clients the world over, the WalterLilly brand is a byword for both the client and project architect Marcus Beale. Other recent luxury and refinement. We take our clients’ dreams and turn projects include a £6.7 million contract to rebuild a prestige them into realities, pushing creative boundaries to create luxury country home, using premium materials sourced from the uniquely personal homes that speak volumes about their world’s most exclusive suppliers, and included the construction of occupants. Recent projects include a £9 million fit-out of a two swimming pools. 27,000 square foot private house in Hampstead, and the £28 million subterranean extension and full refurbishment of a 30,000 square foot Grade 1 listed house in Mayfair.
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The strength of the WalterLilly brand is in its people
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Teamwork
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The WalterLilly team Investing in tomorrow’s talent today
With more than 150 employees and an annual turnover in excess WalterLilly is a company that takes the long view. We place a high of £70 million, WalterLilly is recognised as one of London’s most value on continuity, and most of our people have been with us for trusted, long-established and technically capable construction over a decade – many for much longer. We encourage and support specialists. Our projects demand a level of expertise that is beyond professional and personal development, and invest heavily in the scope of general builders. We are able to meet the needs of training and education, nurturing the next generation of talent to Site Person Site Person virtually any assignment, however complex, and our clients know it. ensure the long-term growth of the brand. WalterLilly is a licensed It is a reputation that results from a wealth of experience built over training provider to the Construction Industry Training Board, and many years in the industry and, above all, the talent of our people. a majority of its managers are members of the Chartered Institute of Building. The company is also the proud sponsor of nine graduate trainees at Loughborough University. 20
AWARDS 2013 Kingston University 2012 Grosvenor Crescent 2011 Private Residence, Regents Park 2010 7th July Memorial, Hyde Park
WalterLilly awards 2011 2008 Private R esidence, R egents Park Private R esidence, R egents Park WalterLilly is committed to delivering Overall Winner Trophy Building on Quality Awards, Federation of Plastering & Drywall Contractors Plasterer’s Institute of Clerks of Works and Construction Inspectorate Trophy, Winner, Internal Plastering Category the highest standards of service, and our Federation of Plastering & Drywall Contractors Plasterer’s responsibility to our employees, our clients, 2010 Trophy, Residential & Public Places Category, Highly Commended the environment and the wider community Private R esidence, R egents Park Highly Commended CIOB Construction Manager of the New Store s Building, Department of is our first priority at all times. Over the Year Awards Environment, Food & R ural Affairs BREEAM Excellent Rating years we are proud to have received a large 7th July M emorial, Hyde Park RIBA London 2012 Arts & Leisure Category Award Grosvenor Crescent M ews, Belgravia number of industry awards in recognition of BREEAM EcoHomes Excellent Rating our achievements. Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Weybridge Considerate Constructors Scheme National Bronze Award Grosvenor Crescent, Belgravia Highly Commended, City of Westminster Considerate New Store s Building, Department of Builders Scheme 2013 Environment, Food & R ural Affairs Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Weybridge Learning re source Centre, National BREEAM Industrial Award 2010 Considerate Constructors Scheme National Bronze Award Kingston University Cadogan Gardens Highly Commended, Society of College, National & Jodrell Laboratory, 2009 New Stores Building, Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) 2008 Jodrell Laboratories, Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew Considerate Constructors Scheme National Bronze Award University Libraries (SCONUL) Design Awards Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew Civic Trust Award 2012 2009 Private R esidence, R egents Park Grosvenor Crescent, Belgravia 2007 Federation of Plastering & Drywall Contractors Plasterer’s Highly Commended, Premier Guarantee Excellence Awards Private R esidence, Chelsea Awards Winner, Fibrous & GRG Heritage Award 2012 Considerate Constructor’s Scheme National Bronze Award New Store s Building, Department of Private R esidence, Mayfair Environment, Food & R ural Affairs The Mills Building, Department of the Considerate Constructors Scheme National Silver Award Environment, Food & R ural Affairs Considerate Constructors Scheme National Bronze Award National Green Champion – Green Apple Environment Private R esidence, R egents Park Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Weybridge Awards Silver Medal CIOB Construction Manager of the Year Considerate Constructors Scheme National Silver Award Awards Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew RIBA London 2007 Award 2007 Private Residence, Chelsea 2006 The Mills Building, DEFRA 2005 Cadogan Hall, Cadogan Estates 2004 Cadogan Hall, Cadogan Estates 22
Portfolio
The WalterLilly portfolio includes some of London’s most iconic residential properties. Over the last decade we have completed numerous high-end construction projects, ranging from specialised restorations of period listed buildings through to state-of-the-art new-build homes and adaptations to existing properties. The following pages showcase our capabilities and offer an insight into the scope and diversity of our work.
The quality is remembered 24 36 long after the price property one property three is forgotten – Sir Henry Royce Regent’s Park, London Chelsea, London
30 property two 42 property four Regent’s Park, London Wimbledon, London 24 property one Regent’s Park, London
WalterLilly was contracted to restore this prestige private home to the highest standard Location Regents Park, City of throughout. The property consists of five bedroom suites, 12 bathrooms, a swimming Westminster pool and leisure complex. Refurbishment involved extensive stone and joinery work, Project profile including fitting new ceilings and floors, roof slating and rooflights. Other works A 2,000m2 Grade 1 listed residence, designed by John included the restoration of windows, original fireplaces, a cantilevered stone staircase, Nash and Decimus Burton, located on the Crown Estate which was returned to its original configuration, and the sensitive rebuilding of a Client damaged caryatid figure. Private Client
Finishes of particular note include four bathrooms, which feature back-illuminated Consultants John Lees Associates; SMOK onyx and quartz stone and bespoke hardwood floors, with laser-cut rope borders Architects; Arcadis APS and a cardinal point motif in steamed and stained oak; as well as a unique three Project Management; Price & Myers; Edward Pearce & dimensional ‘rippled sand’ finish for the swimming pool – inspired by the patterns Partners on the shore line. WalterLilly was also commissioned to manage work carried out by Project value £20m client-appointed contractors, including audiovisual, security, specialist decoration and garden landscaping.
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This unique property features imposing formal entertaining spaces, a swimming Location Hanover Lodge pool with raised floor, gymnasium, a gallery and staff accommodation. WalterLilly Outer Circle, Regents Park was contracted to carry out extensive alterations and refurbishment. Work included Project profile the fitting out of 10 bathrooms, kitchen, bedrooms and utility rooms, as well as the An outstanding Grade II listed private residence installation of a lift, food hoists, and extensive electrical, mechanical and audio visual Client systems. Attention to detail was paramount, as the design incorporated many bespoke Private Client features, including ironmongery, joinery and marble; while all finishes were of the Consultants finest quality and specified to an exacting standard. Peter Town Consulting; Quinlan & Francis Terry Architects; Bernard Williams Plasterwork throughout is of exceptionally high quality, and has won several Associates; Atelier Ten prestigious industry awards. Original plaster features were restored from designs Project value hand-drawn in situ and formed using intricate custom moulds, with dot and screed £31.1m work employed to striking effect on the walls. Of particular note were the neo classical Lutyens ceilings and covings – in the drawing room, lobby, bedrooms and stairs – which were painstakingly reinstated to their original glory. External elements include a new portico and two new entrance kiosks adjacent to the main entrance gates, as well as extensive landscaping and creation of terraced areas.
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A spectacular five-bedroom apartment with en-suite bathrooms and dressing rooms, Location Apartment 4, Manresa Road located in the heart of Kensington; it is the final of four apartments to be completed by Royal Hospital Ward, Kensington & Chelsea WalterLilly in the same development. In keeping with the prestige location, all works were carried out under exacting criteria, as set out by the residents’ estate department, Project profile The refurbishment and fit out and finished to the highest standard. Notably, the project included the construction of of an exclusive Kensington apartment an 11,000mm-high living wall to the communal stair, a new marble-clad stair across Client three floors and a glass-fronted hydraulic lift – all of which had to be delivered and Private Client assembled using the limited site entrance via the main road access. Consultants Arcadis; BFLS; RT King; Michael Other works included marble finishes to all bathrooms and main entrance areas, and Barclay Partnership high quality joinery throughout the apartment, including dressing rooms, bathrooms, Project value living room and study. A key element of the project was the construction of a new £4.5m floor-mounted swimming pool in the basement area, which incorporated a full-height, laminated structural glass retaining wall – the glass weighed 1.3 tonnes and was delivered fully formed. To minimise the impact on residents, liaison with the estate team had to be meticulously planned, and the glass was transported through the development to its final position without incident.
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WalterLilly was commissioned to create a four-storey extension to an existing family Location Home Park Road home, located within the exclusive Wimbledon North Conservation Area. The project Wimbledon, London included the construction of a new gym, master bedroom, living areas, garage and Project profile self-contained staff accommodation, together with a refurbishment of the existing Construction of a contemporary new extension house, which incorporated a new dining room extension. The quality of the fit out and major refurbishment of a family home was specified to a very high standard, and included extensive landscaping and earth Client remodelling. Private Client
The front of the extension was finished in a palette of brick and stone taken from the Consultants Marcus Beale Architects; existing house, in keeping with the original period architecture, with a structural glass Pierce Hill Ltd; Zisman Bowyer; wall set behind a planted screen. The rear of the house is more open in character, with Elliott Wood Partnership the ground floor and lower ground rooms leading out onto gardens; while the first Project value £10m floor master suite has an open terrace overlooking the landscape to the rear. Other key features include a bronze-clad front door; a building facia and garage doors finished in vertical slatted oiled oak; as well as a striking combination of frameless and oak- framed windows.
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Contact
STYLED If you have a construction project to discuss, please do not hesitate location to contact the WalterLilly team. We will be happy to provide you map with an estimate and we are always available to share our expertise on any construction related subject – either informally or as part of a wider consultation. Our discretion and confidentiality are assured at all times.
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