Residential

COCHRANE STREET Net zero carbon Infill development H&S interface Adjacent construction Info box:Client: Westminster City CouncilArchitect: AWW Architects                Quantity Surveyor: Potter Raper      Project Manager: Potter RaperValue: £1m Westminster City Council’s Infill Programme is focused on making the best use of their existing land to provide new homes for people living and working in Westminster. Neilcott was appointed to demolish seven garages within the existing Wellington Road Estate and undertake design and construction of two new three-storey townhouses within the garages’ previous footprint.  The new townhouses are affordable homes for social rent, built as three-bedroom homes, designed especially for families to address local need, with each designed for up to five people. Each house has its own private garden, with practical attractive landscaping, planting and paving. High quality materials were used, including brick in-keeping with the surrounding buildings.  In-line with Westminster City Council’s Climate Emergency declaration, the new homes have been built to modern, highly energy-efficient specifications to achieve Zero Carbon standards. Neilcott has been instrumental in developing tender specifications to achieve the required performance through: Additional PV panels Increased wattage of the original PVs shown at planning stage Gas fired boilers with flue heat recovery Enhanced building fabric u-values Detailed planning and multi-stakeholder engagement has been critical, with residents in close proximity and a concurrent construction project directly adjacent.

LANARK ROAD Highly energy efficient Infill development Affordable homes for rent Info box:Client: Westminster City CouncilArchitect: AWW Architects                    Project Manager: Potter Raper Partnership                                                    Value: £2.1m    Westminster City Council’s Infill Programme is focused on making the best use of their existing land to provide new homes for people living and working in Westminster. Neilcott was appointed to design and construct eight new three-storey townhouses across two separate site locations on former garage sites. The new dual aspect townhouses are affordable homes for social rent, built as three-bedroom homes, designed especially for families to address local need, with each designed for up to five people. Each house features its own private garden, with practical attractive landscaping, planting and paving. High quality materials were used, including brick in-keeping with the surrounding buildings. In-line with Westminster City Council’s Climate Emergency declaration, the new homes have been built to modern highly energy-efficient specifications. Neilcott has been instrumental in developing tender specifications to maximise the C02 reduction for the scheme to around 57% through: Additional PV panels Increased wattage of the original PVs shown at planning stage Gas fired boilers with flue heat recovery Enhanced building fabric u-values Detailed early logistics planning and community engagement has been critical to ensure H&S interface and minimise disruption to residents living in close proximity to the works.

SEDGMOOR PLACE Infill development Residential neighbours H&S interface Traditional construction Info box:Client:  London Borough of Southwark    Architect: AWW Architects                    Value: £4.4m Southwark Council is committed to an ambitious council house building programme, aiming to deliver 11,000 new council homes by 2043. Following on from successful delivery of 17 new homes at 7-storey Pelier Street Neilcott was appointed to demolish the existing building on-site and undertake design and construction of a new 2-4-storey residential building as part of their drive to deliver new homes on under-utilised Council land.  The Sedgmoor Place scheme will provide 13 light, spacious high-quality new homes (maisonettes and flats) comprising: 4 one-bed homes, 6 two-bed homes and 3 three-bed homes. All will be allocated as secure council tenancies at council rent and 50 percent will be offered to local residents in housing need.The new building is predominantly traditional masonry construction with a flat roof over, consisting of: Mass concrete strip foundations, Reinforced in situ concrete slab, Masonry cavity walls, Floor construction will be precast concrete planks and timber joists, Roof construction will be a warm roof decking. The scheme will also include cycle storage and improvements to landscaping and street frontages.  Located with direct street frontage and close residential neighbours, H&S interface, strict segregation, transport planning & environmental measures are of utmost importance to minimise disruption within the local community.

ROCHESTER WAY Community Liaison Affordable Housing Shortlisted for RIBA London Award 2020 Info box:Client: Meridian Home StartArchitect: Peter Barber Architects          Project Manager: Royal Borough of Greenwich                                                Quantity Surveyor: Martin Arnold Ltd      Value: £8.5m We were appointed by Meridian Home Start Limited, the Royal Borough of Greenwich’s Housing Development arm to assist in their commitment to delivering new high-quality homes and sustainable communities, through the development of small plots of land around the Borough which are vacant, under-utilised or problematic.  The works consisted of: The demolition of the existing building The construction and internal fit-out of 29 units for affordable rent (23 houses, 3 maisonettes and 3 flats) The construction of a non-residential community building With the site situated at the junction of two residential areas, we ensured that our work caused the minimum of disruption to our neighbours and communities.  A Community Liaison Officer was engaged on the project, managing community engagement and information flow.  Dust suppression, wheel washing, and noise and vibration control were implemented throughout the works, and CLOCS requirements were communicated to all subcontractors and suppliers. Shortlisted for RIBA London Award 2020 “The quality of accommodation is absolutely first class – I’m really pleased we have a number of units designed for people with disabilities who will be able to live independently 👍🏻 Big thanks to everyone who has been involved in making this happen!” Danny Thorpe – Leader, Greenwich Council

ORDNANCE ROAD Brick Awards Finalist Community Liaison Winner RIBA London 2019 Award Affordable Housing Info box:Client: London Borough of EnfieldArchitect: Peter Barber Architects         Quantity Surveyor: Mott MacdonaldValue: £3.4m We were appointed by London Borough of Enfield’s Housing Department and Renewal team for the development of 15 houses at 65-69 Ordnance Road as part of its ongoing Small Housing Sites Rolling Programme.  As Principal Contractor with responsibility for design from RIBA stage 4 under a JCT Design and Build contract, Neilcott worked with the architect Peter Barber Architects and appointed the remaining design team to develop and complete the technical design, which had already achieved Planning Approval. The residential accommodation comprises 11 three-bedroom terraced houses and 4 one-bedroom courtyard houses, two of which are wheelchair accessible. The dwellings were designed to a high standard with generous living space and external amenity spaces. The houses were constructed in good quality rustic cream brick facades feature arched entrance ways and a notched profile which articulates each separate house.  All houses are for affordable rent and are owned and managed by Enfield Council.  Recently winning the RIBA London 2019 Award, the project was also highly commended by LABC and a finalist at the Brick Awards. “Enfield Council are also to be congratulated on their intelligent approach to procurement, using medium scale contractors deploying traditional building skills to deliver excellent value for resident and taxpayer alike.”                                                      RIBA Judges 2019