Notable Features |
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Prefabricated modular residential construction |
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Flexibility |
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Basic Information |
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Location
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London, UK |
Building Type : |
Residential |
Contract
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Contract duration 27
weeks (02/1999 to 08/1999) excluding manufacture period for modules.
Total completion time 44 weeks |
Contract Sum
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Construction cost
£2,335,000
and the average cost per unit
£77,800 |
Gross External
Floor Area
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2150 m2 |
Client : |
Peabody Trust |
Architect : |
Cartwright-Pickard |
Main Contractor : |
Kajima |
Manufacturer : |
Yorkon |
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Overview |
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The 5-storey
high residential building comprises 16 one-bedroom apartments assembled from two
modules, and 14 two-bedroom apartments assembled from three modules. No
additional structural frame was provided. |
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The modules
were prefabricated in the factory and positioned on site. The units were stacked
in two wings, spreading outwards from a central, circular staircase core which
was constructed in a traditional way. The approach resulted in swifter
construction time, and site disruption was kept to a minimum. The development
was completed in half the time it would have taken using conventional
construction methods. |
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Awards |
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Building of the year - Royal Fine Art Commission |
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Structural Steel Award - Corus |
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Housing Design Award - RIBA et al. |
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American Institute of Architecture Award |
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Contractor's
Contract |
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Kajima |
www.kajima.co.uk |
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Sources |
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Prefabricated housing in the UK, BRE Information
Paper IP16/01 |
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Modular manufacture, The Architect's Journal, 17
February 2000 |
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Bell, J., Murray Grove Flats, Architectural design
Vol. 70 No. 4, The Transformable House, 2000 |
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