38 Case studies Transforming Construction More Homes Through Manufacture A Housing Forum Working Group Report Case study 10 Olympic Way, London Contributed by Rory Bergin HTA Design LLP rory.bergin@hta.co.uk Name of project: Olympic Way Town or city: Wembley, London Brief description: As one of the tallest modular buildings in London, the Shubette House re-development sits at a prominent junction adjacent to Olympic Way, the main pedestrian route connecting Wembley Station and the stadium. With 158 new homes and a 237 room hotel (with commercial and leisure uses, associated parking, landscaping and play) the project delivers a new mixed use scheme of the highest quality, delivering much needed housing (private, affordable and rent) and amenity provision to the area. The buildings were designed for offsite manufacture using the Vision Modular System - a volumetric solution delivering advantages in speed of construction and reductions in defects while offering the fl exibility to deliver the varied forms and tower that are incorporated in the design. The tenure mix is: 83 percent private, 17 percent affordable, 7.5 percent social rent, 9.5 percent intermediate. Total cost: £44 million Average cost per unit: not supplied Principal partners: Donban Construction (contractor), Network Housing Group, Pinnacle, Novotel, Residor by Radisson HTA Design LLP (architect). Completed: 2013 Length of time to build (from start on site ): January 2011 – November 2012 (onsite for 1.5 years) External delay of 6 months. Estimated length of time to build if using traditional methods (from start on site): 2.5 years
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