Eden House.

Housing
Overview

Frankham were commissioned by Lampton 360 to provide Employer’s Agent services for the construction of an eight-storey block of 75 apartments with 1 community use unit.

Client
  • Lampton 360
Value
  • £17m
Sector
The challenges
Due to the Construction Management approach, there was no change control mechanism included within the development
agreement.

When the leasehold purchasers were introduced they brought with them individual requirements, which required variation to the proposed works. Frankham provided a mechanism for the agreement of variations which was adopted by the leasehold purchasers and helped managed the fairly complex process of splitting costs pro-rata between the three parties involved.

The project met new strict guidance on carbon emissions utilising a mini combined heat and power energy delivery system.

The service controls in each unit consisted of smart metres, controls and HIU’s. The future proofing of the energy systems was a process Frankham were heavily involved with, providing guidance on best practice approaches to sustainability.

The handover of the scheme presented a challenge given the mix of tenure types and leasehold purchasers.

A staggered approach was proposed by Frankham and adopted by the purchasers and JV partners. The management of the handover process involved the commissioning of last minute works to balconies in order to accord with changes to mortgage lending requirements post Grenfell tower disaster.

Outcome
The project was successfully delivered on 29th January 2020.

There was a large amount of change and adaptation required on this project due to the various approaches and parties
involved changing mid project. We feel it demonstrates Frankham’s experience in providing a service to suit a variety
of construction delivery methods and procurement routes.

Our commercial knowledge helped smooth the introduction of leaseholder purchasers and their varying requirements.
We demonstrated our ability to adapt our role to suit and to continue to provide value in our service demonstrating
business agility and depth of experience.

Project lead
Steven Bull
Steven Bull,
MRICS BSc (Hons)
Senior Building Surveyor and Associate
Project Location
Hounslow
Eden House

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