{"id":9130,"date":"2018-11-20T11:17:07","date_gmt":"2018-11-20T11:17:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/designbuybuild.co.uk\/?p=9130"},"modified":"2018-11-20T11:17:19","modified_gmt":"2018-11-20T11:17:19","slug":"astudio-secures-planning-permission-for-revolutionary-modular-housing-project-from-major-london-borough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/designbuybuild.co.uk\/astudio-secures-planning-permission-for-revolutionary-modular-housing-project-from-major-london-borough\/","title":{"rendered":"ASTUDIO SECURES PLANNING PERMISSION FOR REVOLUTIONARY MODULAR HOUSING PROJECT FROM MAJOR LONDON BOROUGH"},"content":{"rendered":"
Award winning architectural practice astudio, will use its revolutionary amodular approach<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n that reduces the cost of modular housing while providing high-quality homes The development, Sugden Way in Barking, will consist of a series of council flats and is targeted to be complete in just 60 weeks \u2013 cutting the 24-30 month time frame of traditional construction practices on this scale in half and saving the council vital resources. The project will be delivered in partnership with\u00a0regeneration company Be First and\u00a0offsite modular manufacturer\u00a0Rollalong. Manufacturing assembly will begin early next year and be completed by summer 2019.<\/p>\n astudio\u2019s innovative volumetric modular construction method enables the expedited assembly of low-energy homes: fitted out and manufactured offsite using precision methods of construction that will provide robust, high-design modular housing at less expense than traditional modular housing.<\/p>\n The architectural practice\u2019s homes are supplied on a turnkey standardized production basis, where costs are minimized through bulk purchasing of materials and components, while speeding up the production process and reducing the potential for defects during build. Multiple fixtures, fittings and cladding options both internally and externally are available, enabling each building to have a distinctive look and feel.<\/p>\n Modular housing offers one possible answer to the UK\u2019s housing crisis – across the UK local and national government now spend \u00a32 million a day on temporary accommodation for the over-77,000 homeless households under local authority care.<\/p>\n Richard Hyams, Co-founder and CEO of\u00a0astudio,\u00a0commented:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>\u201cSecuring this planning permission marks a milestone in what has been a four-year journey to prove that there is a better way to procure affordable homes. To get the go-ahead for a project of this scale tells us that planners are recognising the value that our approach can bring to a community. Our approach offers one potential response\u00a0 for policymakers to consider to help address the UK\u2019s housing crisis.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n About astudio:<\/strong><\/p>\n astudio is an award-winning, design-led practice, leading its field in design for manufacture.\u00a0 It is committed to delivering high-quality innovative architecture in a wide range of sectors \u2013 characterised by strong conceptual thinking, enduring and sustainable design and collaborative working. It is an RIBA award winner and only five years since its foundation, it won Building Magazine’s coveted Architectural Practice of the Year in 2012.<\/p>\n About Be First<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n<\/em><\/strong>astudio, the award-winning architectural practice,\u00a0is pleased to announce that it has been granted planning permission, following a unanimous vote, by the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham for its amodular off-site housing development. The project will utilise astudio\u2019s ground-breaking building approach that reduces the cost of modular housing while providing high-quality homes.<\/p>\n