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Private underground garages & automotive galleries

The pavilion

Above, nothing changes.

Drive-through lift · 4.5 m

You drive on above. You drive off below.

The gallery

Below, anything goes.

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Above, nothing changes.

Below, anything goes.

BELOW designs and builds private underground garages and automotive galleries for car collectors, beneath country houses, estates and villas with land, across the UK and around the world. Drive in through a garden pavilion, descend on a drive-through lift, and park among the cars you love: out of sight, out of the weather, entirely your own.

  1. 01

    Design and planning

    Bespoke garage design and automotive architecture, drawn with the house and the garden, from first sketch to planning consent. Every interior is completely bespoke, created with our own design team.

  2. 02

    Engineering and the lift

    Structure, waterproofing, climate control, ventilation, fire strategy and a residential car lift, with an independent ramp out.

  3. 03

    Build and finish

    Underground garage construction from excavation to the last light line: a secure car vault, handed over ready for the collection.

Every gallery is delivered with a hand-picked team of structural and geotechnical engineers, architects, lift specialists and specialist groundworkers, led by one BELOW project director from first sketch to handover.

0Cars on show
0Below the lawn
0Ways in and out
Cutaway drawing: a garden pavilion with a drive-through car lift at the head of a central aisle, sixteen cars in two rows, and a second drive-out ramp at the far end
How it works · 01

One level. Sixteen cars. 4.5 m below the lawn.

02 · The pavilion

You arrive through a pavilion in the garden.

03 · Two ways in and out

One car leaves by the ramp.

04 · The lift

Another arrives. The floor takes it down.

05 · Home

Reverse in. Ready to drive straight out.

The cover of the BELOW brochure: a limestone country house at dusk with a black sports car arriving through the mist
The brochure

What lies beneath

Seventeen pages on how a BELOW gallery is designed, engineered and protected, from the garden pavilion to the last light line.

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Questions

What is a car vault?

A car vault is a secure, climate-controlled private space for a valuable collection. A BELOW gallery is designed as one: fire-rated, monitored, humidity controlled and hidden below ground, while lit and finished like a private automotive gallery.

How much does an underground garage cost?

Every underground garage is different: size, number of cars, ground conditions, the car lift and the finish all change the budget. A private consultation and feasibility study gives you a costed proposal for your site before anything is committed.

What is an automotive gallery?

An automotive gallery is a private space built to keep and display a car collection. A BELOW automotive gallery is an underground car gallery beneath your house or garden. It is lit like a gallery, climate controlled and secure, and reached by a car lift or ramp, so nothing changes above ground.

How does a drive-through car lift work?

You drive forward onto a platform inside a discreet garden pavilion, the platform lowers the car to gallery level, and you drive forward off it. There is no turning or reversing at either end.

Do I need planning permission?

Almost always. We design the gallery with the house and garden and prepare the planning application with our architects and engineers, including the drawings, structural and drainage reports the local authority asks for.

Can it go under the garden or the driveway?

Yes. Most galleries sit under the garden or the driveway, with only a garden pavilion or a flush lift lid showing above ground. Some are built beneath the house itself.

Is there a way out if the lift is out of service?

Every BELOW gallery is designed with an independent second route, normally a drive-out ramp, so the cars are never more than one route from daylight.

How long does it take?

It depends on size, ground conditions and planning. A private consultation and feasibility study gives you a programme and budget for your site before anything is committed.

Where do you work?

Head office in London. We design and deliver private car galleries across the UK, Europe, the Middle East and the USA.

Is it confidential?

Yes. Many of our clients are private individuals and family offices. We sign an NDA on request before we speak, and never publish a property without permission.

Request a private consultation

Tell us a little about the house and the collection. We will call to arrange a discreet first conversation, at your home or ours.

Country houses, estates and villas with land, across the UK and worldwide. Every project designed around the collection it keeps.

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