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floating, on a steel frame with helical pile foundations, meaning it would be easy to remove and relocate without affecting the local area. Thanks to the offsite build programme, the research station could be built at Wernick’s factory while the ground works were taking place and the building was installed in a single day – minimising its environmental impact.
The building also needed to visually blend with its surroundings, becoming part of the forest that would be its home. The building design consisted of three connected buildings in a staggered asymmetric layout that echoed the wild, natural landscape. It was clad in cedar shingles, which when combined with a pitched roof also removed the need for downpipes or guttering. Staff and visitors alike were impressed with the research station according to Dr Kris Hart, Operations Manager at FACE. “We all enjoy working here and it isn’t just the staff that like the building. Literally every visitor has commented on how nice it is; and it’s my understanding is that the landowners feel the building is so nice that they want to keep it after the experiment has finished.”
PICTURED ABOVE Brampton Academy’s classroom block
Buildings like Brampton Academy’s classroom block and the BIFoR research
Despite the many benefits the method offers, modular has long suffered from an image problem when it comes to classrooms
station are great showcases for what modular can achieve, and stories like these are becoming increasingly frequent. Thanks to modular being touted in the press as a potential answer to the UK housing short- age, the benefits of offsite construction are becoming more widely known; not just in housing, but in healthcare, commercial, and of course the education sector. Through this increased knowledge, we hope to see modular becoming an even more prevalent construction method, bene- fiting a range of clients across the UK. From their sustainability and dependable build programmes, to the substantial cost and time savings they offer, modular buildings’ combined benefits puts them at the top of the class.
Andy King is managing director of Wernick Buildings
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