London
Chippenham Road
Joint venture between Wates Residential and the London Borough of Havering to provide circa 150 residential units, comprising a mixture of affordable and social housing. The site is located in Harold Hill within the LB of Havering. This project is part of a wider masterplan led by the Wates & LB Havering Joint Venture to regenerate 12 estates within the borough. An existing Church, Vicarage and Funeral Home were retained on an island within the site.
Client: LondonBorough of Havering
Location: London
Sector: Residential
Architect: Hawkins\Brown
Structural Engineers: Evolve
MEP Engineer: Meinhardt
Image Credit: Hawkins\Brown
Challenge
The topography of the site is challenging, with around 9m level change from north to south, resulting in complex landscaping and substructure design.
Furthermore the research to determine materially and environmentally efficient, repetitive, and easily buildable solutions for such a large site is a meaningful task which we were excited to take on board.
Solution
During RIBA Stage 2, we explored use of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) to maximise efficiency, including Light Gauge Steel framing, cross laminated timber, full or partially modular construction and loadbearing masonry and precast concrete panels. Embodied Carbon values calculated for all options and appraised when choosing the final structural solution.
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The complex topography of the site played a significant role in the discover that reinforced concrete frames were in this instance the most efficient structural solution, as a significant portion of the substructure needed to be formed in RC irrespectively.
