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Barking modular scheme is claimed to offer lower-cost build
lanning permission has been granted by the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham for a second off-site housing development in the area by architects astudio. The development, Mellish Close in Barking, consists of one, two and three-bedroom flats, and is targeted to be completed in 60 weeks, as opposed to the 24-30-month time frame of traditional construction methodologies. The project will be delivered in partnership with regeneration
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company Be First and offsite modular manufacturer Rollalong. Manufacturing assembly will begin immediately, and the project is expected to complete this year. astudio’s volumetric modular construction method enables the “expedited assembly of low-energy homes, fitted out and manufac- tured offsite using precision methods of construction.” The company added that they intend to provide “robust, high-design modular housing at less expense than traditional methods.” The homes are supplied on a turnkey standardised production
basis, which minimises costs through bulk purchasing materials and components, in turn speeding up the production process and
Luxury new homes approved at East Yorkshire village
The development by Duchy Homes will consist of 36 “high-quality homes”, of which eight are to be affordable. The housebuilder says it gained unanimous approve from the East Riding of Yorkshire Council for the “versatile” collection of three, four and five bedroom houses and bungalows on vacant land. Duchy Homes says the development will be designed to “suit a variety of residents’ needs and lifestyles” and provide “much-needed” housing to the local area. The rural location means the development when benefit from “beautiful” views across playing fields and the North Yorkshire Wolds, while its proximity to Brough train station and the M62 means residents will have easy access to Hull, Leeds, York, Sheffield and Doncaster.
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lanning permission has been granted and work has commenced on Phase 1 of a new development in the East Yorkshire village of North Cave.
reducing the potential for defects during build, the firm said. Multiple fixtures, fittings and cladding options both internally and externally are available, “enabling each building to have a distinc- tive look and feel,” said astudio. Richard Hyams, co-founder and CEO of the practice, hailed the project as “another milestone” for its amodular design and build system, which he said demonstrated “there is a better way to procure affordable homes far faster and at much lower cost than traditional construction techniques.” He commented: “That the UK faces a housing crisis is recog- nised all the way up to the corridors of Westminster. As a recent cross-party Parliamentary Commission has found, we need to build 3 million affordable homes over the next 20 years just to keep up with Britain’s housing needs. “Given the scale of the housing crisis, modular construction techniques such as ours must form part of the response of policy- makers to address the UK’s housing crisis. To be given the go-ahead for a project of this scale tells us planners have begun to recognise this.”
The developer prides itself on building “luxury” developments, promising buyers “excellent build-quality with luxury fittings and generous, thoughtfully-designed interiors”. The show home is expected to open in July.
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