About
Kabina was founded with one goal. To build exceptional, yet affordable homes on flood risk land across the UK.
The British public is underserved by traditional housebuilders, the climate emergency demands action and current town planning creates poorly connected satellite communities.
Kabina believes that we all need a new, imaginative approach, informed by sound technology, to meet these challenges.
Step in, The Kabina Method.
WHY FLOOD LAND?
Britain has an abundance of suitable flood risk land which can be safely developed with appropriate, adaptive building methods.
Today, we continue to build in flood risk areas using unsuitable traditional methods belying the increased risk of flooding events....
Co-founders
Neil Cheston
CEO
Neil comes from the marine industry, working for many years with engineers and craftsmen to deliver state-of-the-art projects in France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and the UK.
He sets the Kabina strategy and leads a team of technical and commercial specialists.
Guy Lane
COO
Guy trained in business and marketing and ran a brand and design consultancy in London for many years.
He runs the day-to-day operations of the business.
Principal technical consultants
Dan Primrose
Lead Designer & Engineer
Dan is the technical lead on the patented Kabina Method.
Dan's consulting clients include BMW, Bentley, Ferrari, Red Bull & Ben Ainslie Racing. He specialises in developing visionary concepts into commercially viable products.
Koen Olthuis
Water Architect
Koen is Kabina's lead water architect. A world renound thinker and author on the subject of living with water.
Olthuis is founder of the Dutch architectural firm, Waterstudio.NL, which specialises in floating structures to counter concerns of floods and rising sea levels.
Justin Meredith
Principal Flood-risk Analyst
Justin is a renowned UK flood expert and principal adviser to the Kabina planning team.
Justin is MD of Floodline Consulting Ltd, an awarding winning Civil Engineering practice specialising in sustainable development and flood risk management.