Our Experience
Quayside House
This project is for the design and construction of 16 distinct apartments, penthouses and townhouses on the River Thames in Windsor.
The brief
This project is for the design and construction of 16 distinct apartments, penthouses and townhouses on the River Thames in Windsor.
What we did
The bold combination of red brick and pre-oxidised green copper pays homage to a number of traditional buildings within the town without compromising on a unique style.
Floor to ceiling box bay windows open onto large balconies and expansive terraces' panoramas of the riverside and Windsor Castle.
Luxurious dark oak flooring, polished porcelain, Italian marble and stunning Schiffini kitchens with Kuppersbusch intergated appliances set with granite and stainless steel surfaces combined in a stylish and contemporary environment to create the best possible living spaces. Natural stone is used for the bathroom floors and vanity tops, walk in wardrobes and multi featured dressing rooms add to the attention to detail.
The results
The development offers a high level of security with video entry and secure underground parking.
All residences incorporate sophisticated entertainment and home control technology such as;
- High quality mutli media systems including iPod based multi-zoned audio
- Thermostatically controlled underfloor heating
- Cabling to all windows for effortless control of blinds
St Michael's Hospital
These works involved the construction of a new community hospital, on two floors, comprising eight specialist departments, administration, catering, support services and intermediate care wards to serve the local community.
The brief
The scheme was another PFI project for the Grosvenor House Group, to be constructed in the grounds of an existing hospital where facilities were being upgraded and changed generally to provide clinical services for the 21st Century.
What we did
The building is of a traditional construction with concrete foundations, steel frame with concrete floors, masonry and clad elevations, with flat roofs and hardwearing and robust internal finishes. Much attention has been paid to both the longevity and the clinical need of the fittings and installations to ensure a low maintenance and workable building was constructed within the time constraints.
Runwell Health Facility
This contract was for the new design and build of a 98 bed forensic mental health facility unit with accompanying administration and sports facilities.
The brief
The facilities were split into 5 main functions; medium secure slow stream, medium secure acute admissions, medium secure fast stream, low secure unit and female unit.
What we did
The external treatment of the buildings was a mixture of brickwork, rendered blockwork and large timber cladding. The roofs incorporated conventional roof tiles and 'Rheinzink' metal roofing.
Each separate building has a secure external area for patient use with additional secure landscaped areas to enhance the patient environment.
The first floor therapies section includes creative and educational workshops to encourage patient participation and where multi faith areas have been accommodated.
The Facilities Management/Therapies Building is on 2 levels with a cafeteria and catering facilities on the ground floor. A separate 3 level building is for patient welfare/administration.
The result
Works commenced on this 'green field' site after we had constructed our own temporary haul road to feed the development thereby minimising the traffic effects on the local residents.
Tufnell Park
This was our second project for Opal Property Group for student accommodation named Opal 4, the end user is London Metropolitan University. The contract value was £27m.
The brief
Tufnell
What we did
Access to the site was via a densely populated residential road which meant the site had to maintain both a clean and courteous relationship with the local residents. Due to the importance of maintaining this relationship we negotiated with the local authority to undertake some minor civils works to an adjacent road to allow all vehicles to access the site from another direction and therefore interaction with the residents was kept to a minimum.
Due to the tight programme it was important to commence and complete the 145 studios in the refurbishment building as early as possible therefore reducing the strain of completing 700 units down to 550 units. To achieve this we had to install the site entrance road very early in the construction to achieve a suitable surface to allow the 2500 pre-cast units to be delivered, off loaded and installed whilst still achieving access for deliveries to the refurbishement building.
Due to the site layout and the adjacent houses on two sides of the site, a recreational park to another and a 6m high retaining wall to the other, the choice by us to install two tower cranes proved to be a vital logistical installation which allowed materials to be loaded out immediately after they have been off loaded and therefore maximise the ability of using the various flat roof areas for storage of materials.
The result
The methods we used proved to be very successful as the structure to the new build finished some three weeks ahead of programme.
