Rock Townsend joined forces again with Artelia to bid for the proposed redevelopment of two offices buildings in Ilford put out for public tender by LB. Redbridge.

Originally conceived as a refurbishment and extension of the existing buildings, the concept design was soon discounted due to excessive design compromises and escalating costs.

An alternative new-build design was developed to deliver a more efficiently, higher quality and better value development.

The proposal is a pragmatic approach to reinstating the existing street scene on 2 very constrained sites. Occupying a larger footprint to the buildings demolished, both buildings extends deeper into the site and extend 3 floor higher than the existing.

Both buildings are similar in the way they are arranged:

• entrances, servicing - such as bins and bike stores, plant rooms etc are at ground floor alongside the vehicle access to the rear courtyard parking and amenity

• the upper floor apartments are arranged around a central corridor served by a single stair and 2 lifts.

The project is Redbridge Living’s first developments on behalf of the Council to deliver new affordable, private rent and private sale homes within the borough.

Description: Two buildings comprising 54 and 40 one and two bedroom flats for sale, private rent, shared ownership and Community Land Trust

Site: 0.9Ha & 0.55Ha

GIFA: 3,885SM & 2,925SM

Value: -

Status: Stage 0-4+ design

Client: LB. Redbridge & Redbridge Living Limited

Valuers & Market Adviser: CBRE

Project Manager: Artelia UK

Planning Consultant: PPM Planning

Transport: Caneparo Associates

Structural & Civil Eng.: Glanville Group

MEP Eng.: Brontide Consulting

Sunlight Day Light: Waterslade

Landscape: Ginger Landscape

Fire Consultant: FCS Live

Viability: Turner Morum

RT Team: Dan Bangs, Marco Farina, Benjamin Campos, Rafaele Trabace, George DInu, Hidely Garcia, Lauren McCann, Pippa Farmer, Constantina Sammouti & Louis Carrow.