Design & Build

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    

HEATH RISE Basement High Quality Fitout Community Liaison Info box:Client: Square Garden LimitedArchitect: Casson Conder Partnership    Quantity Surveyor:   HalsteadsValue: £4.7m As Principal Contractor with responsibility for design from RIBA stage 4 under a JCT 2011 Design and Build contract, we were appointed to undertake the design and construction of a new concrete framed residential block comprising 9 apartments from ground to fourth floor, alongside basement car park and external hard and soft landscaping.  The apartments were finished to an extremely high specification and in keeping with the remainder of the Art Deco Estate. With the project being in such close proximity to local residents, communication was key upon this project.  A community liaison officer was engaged on the project to lead resident involvement initiatives with the Residents Association, and to be the key contact for adjacent neighbours.

SAND PIT PLACE Community Liaison High Quality Brickwork Repeat Customer Info box:Client: Meridian Home StartArchitect: Peter Barber Architects          Quantity Surveyor: Martin Arnold Limited                                                          Project Manager: Martin Arnold LimitedValue: £7.6m  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 site is surrounded by residential housing with the scheme being designed to reinforce the existing street scene along Sandpit Place and Erwood Road.  The Sandpit Place project consisted of the design and build of a residential development providing 32 new houses for Greenwich, 10% of which are wheelchair accessible homes. The houses are arranged as three back-to-back terraces running north to south across the site. The new dwellings have generous amenity space in the form of ground floor front garden, balconies and roof terraces, as well as light and airy open plan living room and kitchen/diner.  Elevations were clad in facing brick, in keeping with the brick construction of the surroundings. “I find Neilcott to be very collaborative and reliable. They have worked hard to achieve the handover of Sandpit Place during C-19 lockdown and demonstrated resolve and commitment to get the job done in very difficult circumstances where other contractors failed.”                                                                                                                                          Adrian Coots – Chief Executive Officer

KILN PLACE Complex Logisitcs High Quality Brickwork Community Liaison Multi-Site Infill Project Info box:Client: London Borough of CamdenArchitect: MEPK Architects/Peter Barber Architects                                                  Quantity Surveyor: Arcadis                Project Manager: ArcadisValue: £5.7m Winner – New London Award 2021, Housing Category Shortlisted – RIBA London Award 2022 The project architect was awarded the MJ Long Prize for Excellence in Practice 2021 We were appointed by the London Borough of Camden to design and construct 15 high quality new homes within the Kiln Place Estate. The new houses were designed to enhance the existing estate, adding additional improvements such as new entrances, improved landscaping and play areas. The 15 new homes are split between 6 infill sites within the Estate. As an infill development, design was required to enhance to the existing estate, providing a variety of homes, each specifically designed around the existing buildings, creatively using space. This project required a proactive, collaborative approach to planning and managing works, including site logistics, deliveries, access and segregation to ensure stringent Health & Safety standards and minimise disruption to residents of the estate and the wider local community. Due to constrained access and very limited storage available on-site, Neilcott managed a just in time delivery process, breaking down deliveries to small loads in-line with our detailed Site Logistics Plan and Construction Phase Health and Safety Plan.  

CENTRAL SOMERS TOWN Community Liaison Affordable Family Housing Playground BREEAM Excellent Decentralised Heat Network Info box:Client: London Borough of CamdenArchitect: Hayhurst and Co.Quantity Surveyor: Currie and Brown    Value: £12m As part of the wider regeneration of Central Somers Town, Neilcott was appointed to design and construct a new community hub for local residents. The new facilities have been designed to high quality and sustainability standards, achieving BREEAM and connecting into the Kings Cross Decentralised Energy Network.   Accommodation include new spaces for St. Aloysius Nursery, a relocated community play area and 10 new affordable family housing units, as well as improvements to the immediate public realm and provision of access arrangements. The relocation of the community play area to the inside of the community hub released an area of valuable outdoor space for the wider community. Space is used effectively to include a rooftop MUGA pitch. The 10 affordable family units enjoy airy open plan design, with large balconies and will be offered to local families in line with the agreed Local Authority lettings policy.

PELIER STREET Concrete Frame Network Rail BAPA High Quality Brickwork Info box:Client: London Borough of SouthwarkArchitect: Bell Phillips Architects Quantity Surveyor: Pellings                Project Manager: PellingsValue: £4.8m The project involved a 7-storey building which reflects the 6-storey Gateway Estate and other more recent developments which lie on the east side of the railway line. The building provides 17 residential units for affordable rent together with associated external works and landscaping. Due to the location of the Network Rail railway line extensive consultations were undertaken with Network Rail and a Basic Asset Protection Agreement (BAPA) was established. The building is concrete framed with brick cladding and feature circular columns to the balconies. The drainage design includes an attenuation tank that will be located in the sub-basement of the building. Prior to works commencing on site, Neilcott undertook the demolition and safe removal of existing temporary site hoarding, temporary structures, fly tipping and the ground clearance of overgrown vegetation.