The project adopted an innovative modular delivery approach, developed through an Early Contractor Involvement process in collaboration with two specialist builders. A digitally integrated design workflow was established from the outset to ensure the project was fully coordinated and ready for prefabrication and modular construction methodologies. The scheme incorporated a hybrid construction model, positioning modular accommodation above an existing concrete and brick warehouse structure, leveraging the site’s industrial character while reducing unnecessary demolition and embodied carbon impacts.

The modular strategy included prefabricated pod design, kit-of-parts joinery systems and communal spaces specifically designed for modular assembly. Two room typologies were developed within the same module footprint, with flexibility achieved through variations in bed and living configurations only, supporting construction efficiency, adaptability and scalability across future developments.

Taken to tender phase, the project involved Architecture, Urban Design, Landscape Architecture and Interior Design, and looked to leverage the site’s raw industrial aesthetic to create a cost-effective material palette aligned with the project’s environmental aspirations.