Flats at Botany Bay
Location:
Sevenoaks, Kent
Appointment:
November 2001 ( Feasibility, 1st client )
Completion:
Summer 2008 ( 2nd client )
Scope:
Type:
Residential
Planning Issues:
Dealing with traffic noise from the A25 and vibration from the railway tracks
Adjacent to Sevenoaks Wildfowl Reserve
Sustainable Points:
Pre-fab timber construction with U-values exceeding contemporary building regulations
Client:
RIBA Stage C to F Dudrich Holdings Ltd
RIBA Stage G onwards Bluesky Developments
Client Type:
Developer
Bullet Points:
- Groundbeams on vibration mitigation pads
- Panelised timber construction with blown recycled newspaper insulation
- Acoustically mitigated whole house ventilation
- Foul drainage has to be pumped and piped across the A25 to the mains sewer
Consultant Team:
Civils ( Bellamy Wallace Partnership ), Timber Frame ( OFP Timber Frame ), pedestrian bridge and balconies (Alan Baxter Partnership ), Whole house ventilation ( Aereco Ventilation ), Acoustics ( Sharps Redmore )
Contractor:
SM Construction