BIM Academy worked in partnership with its sister company, Ryder Architecture on Phase 2 of the South West Lands development – part of the larger Wembley Park transformation – in the delivery of its Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) services.
Client
Quintain Estates and Development
Location
London, UK
Services
Modern Methods of Construction (MMC)
Sector
2 min read
Wembley Park is one of the largest regeneration projects in Europe, creating a new neighbourhood for North West London, after Quintain’s initial acquisition of approximately 44 acres of exhibition land and car parks, and subsequence land purchases – expanding its ownership to 85 acres.
The £132million South West Lands development comprised of 553 apartments (with 114 allocated to affordable housing), ranging from one bed studios to five bed units. It is made up of interconnected blocks, with the Link Building acting as a central hub for residents.
The development was also formed around a series of south facing courtyards with private balconies and communal roof terraces to reveal the views across London.
Many of the elements to the development were manufactured offsite. Bespoke designed pods were created for bathrooms, with fittings and furnishes being selected early in the design programme. A sample pod was manufactured first, to allow the client to view and approve in the factory ahead of manufacturing the full set of pods.
The pods were then made and delivered to site early in the construction programme as they needed to be lifted into place on each floor prior to the floor above being cast.
In addition to the pods, precast concrete stair flights and landing units were employed throughout the blocks with two stair cores in each. Each flight was designed to be a similar arrangement with slight variations at basement level to suit the changes in floor levels.
Flights and landings were installed as each floor level was cast, rising continuously throughout the building. They came as finished units requiring no additional work to be carried out after installation.
The delivery and installation of precast concrete stair flights and landings as each floor was cast enabled the contractor to use these for vertical circulation during construction. This eliminated the need for any temporary access stairs.
The benefits of MMC on this project meant that installation was a quick and easy process, significantly quicker than using traditional building methods. Reducing time on site and producing cost savings on labour and equipment. This also played a major role in reducing embodied carbon emissions of the project.
The use of MMC contributed to the project being completed almost a year ahead of the original programme schedule.
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