{"id":45962,"date":"2018-08-28T11:24:19","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T10:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=45962"},"modified":"2018-08-28T11:24:19","modified_gmt":"2018-08-28T10:24:19","slug":"modular-housing-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/modular-housing-partnership\/45962\/","title":{"rendered":"Modular housing partnership to help solve housing crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Architectural practice, astudio, has launched a revolutionary modular housing partnership in the hopes of reducing the cost of modular housing, providing high-quality homes and offering a potential solution to the UK\u2019s housing crisis<\/h2>\n<p>amodular, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.astudio.co.uk\/\">astudio\u2019s<\/a> proprietary modular building method with <a href=\"http:\/\/befirst.london\/\">Be First<\/a>, the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham\u2019 s pioneering regeneration company.<\/p>\n<p>The innovative volumetric modular construction method developed by astudio enables the expedited assembly of low-energy homes, fitted-out, completed and manufactured offsite using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/modern-method-of-construction\/44284\/\">modern methods of construction<\/a> to provide robust, high-design modular housing.<\/p>\n<p>astudio\u2019s homes are supplied on a turnkey standardised production basis. Costs are minimised through bulk purchasing of materials and components. The small selection of standardised modules speeds up production and reduces the potential for defects during build. Multiple fixtures, fittings and cladding options both internally and externally are available, enabling each building to have a distinctive look and feel.<\/p>\n<p>Working in collaboration with Be First and offsite modular manufacturer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollalong.co.uk\/\">Rollalong<\/a>, astudio\u2019s pioneering approach is being implemented in two new developments in the borough, at Mellish Close and Sugden Way in Barking.<\/p>\n<p>Consisting of eight council flats in Mellish Close and 13 in Sugden Way, the homes will be built in complete accordance with building and health &amp; safety build regulations, more sustainably, cost-efficiently and within an accelerated time-frame of 60 weeks from design to handover compared to the 24-30 months it would take for traditional builds, saving the council vital resources.<\/p>\n<p>Richard Hyams, Co-founder and CEO of\u00a0astudio,\u00a0said:\u00a0\u201cWe are delighted to be working in close partnership with Be First and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lbbd.gov.uk\/\">London Borough of Barking &amp; Dagenham<\/a> to help address the critical housing shortage in the borough, using our amodular proprietary production method.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is vital that landowners, developers, local councils and the community collaborate if we are to free up land and develop innovative solutions to address the critical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/university-of-wolverhampton-homes-new-centre-to-tackle-the-uks-housing-shortage\/41541\/\">shortage of housing<\/a> in this country. It makes sense that one of those innovations is modular housing.\u00a0 We believe that in the very near future, building will become like car production, with houses becoming quality manufactured products.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Iain Ferguson, Commercial Director for Be First, added: \u201cAt Be First we are determined to increase the pace and quality of development in Barking and Dagenham. 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