Landed housing are commonly built in reinforced concrete (RC) with bricks as infill walls. This results in a very heavy building structure that requires an expensive foundation system such as piling.
A steel framed building like LGS is faster and lighter. Our LGS structure can be used to build the entire house and is 5X lighter. Sometimes known as light steel framing, it opens up many interesting options to build. For example, the re-use of existing structures to reduce waste.
LGS can be used seamlessly alongside structural steel or concrete structures to achieve a cost-optimized hybrid.
The prefabricated nature of LGS improves site productivity and gives better cost management because these works can be outsourced to us to be prefabricated off-site.
For sites with moderate to good soil conditions, we are able to offer “No Piling“ solutions which translate into substantial time and cost savings on foundation works.
For sites with poor soil conditions, our prefabricated walls are load-bearing and can support the upper floors without the need for conventional RC or structural steel structures. By building in light gauge steel framing, it can greatly reduce the building weight.
Our ultra-light system are highly versatile in aesthetics and can be a direct replacement solution which helps minimize redesign and re-submissions.
Check out our completed landed house projects here.
A&A Works – Alterations & Additions
Our ultra-lightweight system easily fits into any extension project. Whether it’s a rear extension or adding a new floor, building in LGS costs less and is faster due to the unique ability to be light and prefabricated.
Adding a New Attic
For attic additions, our prefabricated systems can be installed at the topmost floor to support the new attic and roof. This is achieved via the anchoring of our lightweight attic structure to existing columns.
A common approach is to propose the targeted demolition of existing brickwalls and/or floor slabs to free up load for our new structure.
This result in lower costs due to faster construction and lesser damage to existing finishes
Conservation Shophouses & Extensions
URA requires the front of shophouses to be preserved for conservation purposes. For certain areas, rear extensions of up to 10 storeys are allowed.
Our ultra-lightweight structural system is perfectly suited for this purpose as it can be prefabricated and minimize the need for heavy foundations.
This result in lower costs due to faster construction and lesser damage to existing fragile structures.