industrial

Vanguard Self Storage, Staples Corner

Value

£9 million

Size

30,763 sq ft

Client

Vanguard Holdings Ltd

Duration

Construction took 15 months

Rating

Excellent

About the project

The project is the re-development of the existing site and self-storage building for a larger self-storage facility. The scheme provides both self-storage and document storage facilities. The building has a ground level tunnel through the middle to access the rear of the building to a central area where the parking, main reception and loading bay areas are located.

Understanding the challenges

The phase 1 of the fit-out included ASHP for heating & cooling, ventilation, hot & cold-water services, fire alarms, lighting (Tunnel, external & Internal) power, data, CCTV, access control, PV array, EV charging and display lighting for the suspended Hawker Hunter fighter jet at the front of the building.

The project achieved more than a 35% reduction in CO2 emissions over that of the baseline Part L 2013 and BREEAM rating Excellent and RHB provided RIBA design stages 4, 5 and 6.

Solutions provided by RHB

We have experience in working on many aspects of a project. Here’s what we did for this project:

Above Ground Drainage

Access Control Systems

Air Source Heat Pumps

Assist with Building Control Submission

Assist with Planning Conditions

CCTV Systems

Car Charging (EVC)

Comfort Cooling

DMV Systems

Data Systems

Dealing with Contractors Technical Queries

Defect Site

Design Team

Dry Riser Systems

Electric Loads

Emergency Lighting

External Services Layouts

Fire Alarm Strategy

Full Design Specifications

Hot and Cold Domestic Water

Internal Drainage

Lift Supply

Lighting Control

Lighting Layouts

Lightning Protection Design

MEV

MVHR Systems

Mechanical Ventilation

Meetings

PV Layouts

Power for Mech Services

Site Inspections

Small Power Layouts

Snagging

Systems

Utilities Enquiries

Visits

Water Loads

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