GREEN & BLUE INFRASTRUCTURE
THE FORGE, REDCLYFFE ROAD
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT: 192 HOMES COMPRISING ONE, TWO, THREE AND FOUR BEDROOM APARTMENTS AND TOWNHOUSES
Telford Homes acquired The Forge, in Upton Park, London, in 2014 in a swift unconditional purchase of a site without a planning consent. The site was formerly a bus depot bounded on two sides by existing residential developments.
Radmat was engaged together with RM _ A Architects to design a roofing scheme which would meet the strict attenuation and flow rate requirements imposed by Newham Council. The scheme comprises residential apartments, clustered around communal courtyards, accessed off a new public street with substantial public realm enhancement. The new buildings range from three to five storeys with a 14-storey focal building.
Telford’ s chose Radmat for the following reasons:
• Proven track record as a key account partner both manufacturer and Roofing Contractor
• Radmat’ s unique key account service which included scheme evaluation by inhouse architects, bespoke CAD drawings, Blue Roof calculations
• Products developed for the application including multiple depth Blue Roof Geocells and
BBA certified ProTherm Quantum Vacuum Insulated Panels to achieve the thermal performance in the limited space
• Systems supported by BBA certification specifically certifying the Blue Roof components and a worked up design so that swift NHBC sign off could be achieved.
The development faced many challenges, one of which was meeting the strict run off requirements imposed by the council across a geographically restricted site with reduced height zones. Due to the restrictions of the site and close proximity to
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