Capital were commissioned by Savills, on behalf of Aberdeen UK Property Fund to manage the delivery of an ACM & EWI cladding replacement scheme to 3.No blocks Athena Court, and its two wings, Apollo Court and Aphrodite Court comprising of a mixed use retail and residential development located on 180 High Street in Stratford.
Capital acted as Design Coordinator, Project Manager, Contract Administrator, Structural Engineers, Clerk of Works and Principal Designer for the project and were responsible for managing the initial investigation works and option appraisal, formulating and agreeing the design solution with the D&B contractor, appointing third party consultants for independent sign off (i.e. Façade Consultants, Fire Engineers and Approved Inspectors).
We were also responsible for developing and formulating the employer’s requirements and contract documents, coordinating the design team, Contract Administration and agreeing sign off and handover procedures on site.
The scheme came about as a result of the existing cladding panels failing the BRE test for combustibility. The client therefore decided to replace the existing combustible panels with panels of limited combustible / A2 panels. The EWI areas were also replaced as again the existing EWI areas did not meet the required performance.
Services
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01Design Coordination
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02Project Management
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03Contract Administration
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04Structural Engineering
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05Principal Designer
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06Clerk of Works
The design solution was developed through a process of detailed investigations, significant consideration in terms of the design solutions, third party input in respect of design approval and sign off and close cost control.
The project was procured under a two-stage design and build design process where the contractor was fully engaged from the start and worked closely with the design team to develop and agree the most appropriate and cost-effective design solution.
Planning Permission was achieved via a non-material amendment planning application and Building Regulation Approval via an Approved Inspector. The project started on site in Oct 2019 and was completed in May 2022.
