CASE STUDY
Wood Ridings Court
The Woodridings Court project is a high quality social housing development within the existing Council owned Woodridings Court Estate in the London Borough of Haringey, comprising a 33 unit development in four blocks of 4-5 storeys.
CLIENT
London Borough of Haringey
Architect
ColladoCollins Architects
Delivery date
2024
Location
Haringey
Leading edge thinking in the pursuit of sustainable and effective solutions.
The Woodridings Court project is a high quality social housing development within the existing Council owned Woodridings Court Estate in the London Borough of Haringey, comprising a 33 unit development in four blocks of 4-5 storeys. Situated on the site of a derelict car park, the site is highly constrained being next to the existing Woodridings court residential building on the west and the railway boundary on the east. There is also an existing public trunk storm drain running north to south across the site which will have to be relocated and an existing public trunk foul drain that runs north south with the final main manhole below the site of the proposed development which will be built over.
The scheme is to be an exemplar development for Haringey with many sustainable standards being aimed at the highest levels as follows:
PassivHaus Accreditation
Net Zero Carbon Development
Maximum off-site construction
To achieve these ambitious targets the construction is planned to be volumetric down to the ground floor or first storey, in cases where existing constraints need to be bridged over. This is to maximise off site and build quality whilst minimising construction programme on site and disruption to the existing residents.
The proposed structural solution is a lightweight volumetric structural box fabricated from light gauge steel minimising weight and embodied carbon. These boxes will be delivered partially fitted out to minimise weight but will be made water and airtight to achieve the required standards above. The ground and first floor structure where required to bridge over will be reinforced concrete and the foundation system will be mini piles to support the loads envisaged and provide the stiffness required.
Extensive consultation has been undertaken with Network Rail prior to the submission of planning to make sure their concerns regarding construction and maintenance were factored into the developing design. CRE8 Structures are the civil and structural engineer for the entire development and led the consultations with Network Rail and Thames Water.
The scheme is to be an exemplar development for Haringey with many sustainable standards being aimed at the highest levels as follows:
PassivHaus Accreditation
Net Zero Carbon Development
Maximum off-site construction
To achieve these ambitious targets the construction is planned to be volumetric down to the ground floor or first storey, in cases where existing constraints need to be bridged over. This is to maximise off site and build quality whilst minimising construction programme on site and disruption to the existing residents.
The proposed structural solution is a lightweight volumetric structural box fabricated from light gauge steel minimising weight and embodied carbon. These boxes will be delivered partially fitted out to minimise weight but will be made water and airtight to achieve the required standards above. The ground and first floor structure where required to bridge over will be reinforced concrete and the foundation system will be mini piles to support the loads envisaged and provide the stiffness required.
Extensive consultation has been undertaken with Network Rail prior to the submission of planning to make sure their concerns regarding construction and maintenance were factored into the developing design. CRE8 Structures are the civil and structural engineer for the entire development and led the consultations with Network Rail and Thames Water.
