Case studies

H+H expertise has been used in many different projects. Browse through some of our case studies below.
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  • Ashford Council houses

    Ashford Council houses

    Changes to government funding structures for social housing allow Councils, for the first time in nearly thirty years, to build directly-owned houses for rent. Capitalising on these changes, Ashford Council embarked on a programme of building that is likely to see some 20 units per year added to the council-owned portfolio using private sector finance to fund the development.

  • Wates Living Space 1000th RåBuild

    Wates Living Space 1000th Ra Build: Royal Berkshire Court

    28 new affordable homes consisting of both separate semi-detached houses and one, three-storey block of flats. There will be two one-bed flats, four two-bed flats, 13 two-bed houses and nine three-bed houses, one of which will be made suitable for a wheelchair bound resident. The site is completed with 51 parking spaces and makes use of micro-renewable technology in the shape of solar roof tiles.

  • Stondonfield social housing development

    Stondonfield social housing development

    Stondonfield is a contractor led social housing scheme whereby Collins and Beckett found the site and put together a complete package for the end client. It took a couple of years to get the project through planning due to objections by the local parish council that the land was outside allowed development areas. Permission was finally granted due to the existence of a local housing shortage.

  • Parkwood Extra Care Scheme

    Parkwood Extra Care Scheme: Residential Development

    Rising up to 4 storeys high, the project is made up of a mix of 1 and 2 bedroom self-contained apartments for rent with extensive communal areas. The Rå build method of construction with solid external walls, cavity separating walls, and PCC plank separating floors was the preferred approach, with an insulated external render. Approximately 110,000 H+H UK aircrete blocks were used in the build.

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City & Hackney Teaching Primary Care Trust

City & Hackney Teaching Primary Care Trust

The Centre is in the form of two L-shaped buildings in a ‘69’ layout with a central courtyard. One building is two stories high with glass curtain walling. The other is four stories with solid, Thin-Jointed aircrete walls using Celcon Plus blocks 200mm thick. The two buildings take up the whole of the site; there is no landscaping. Half the ground floor is inhabited; the other half is car parking.

Chantry Hall

Chantry Hall

Phase one consists of a mix of two storey 2 and 3-bedroom affordable and retirement houses. The homes were required to achieve level three in the Code for Sustainable Homes, and the excellent acoustic, thermal and air tightness characteristics inherent with this type of construction contributed greatly towards this.

Ribbon Court Care Home

Ribbon Court Care Home

The four-storey development comprises 50 one and two-bedroom apartments for residents with special care needs, where the on-site amenities include consultancy rooms, activity rooms, communal lounges, a hairdressers, café restaurant, landscaped garden and a waterfall in the reception area.

Bermondsey Spa

Bermondsey Spa Phase 2

Site E West comprisesa medium rise, high-density, mixed-use development extending to nine stories at its highest point. The development will provide 114 homes. A medical centre, communal facilities, a bike store and other amenities will be provided at ground floor level. 62 of the homes will be housing for sale, 40 shared ownership and 12 keyworker units.

Badby Park Nursing Home

Badby Park Nursing Home

Badby Park is a unique facility dedicated to neurological illnesses and disorders, providing specialist nursing and rehabilitation in the vicinity of Northampton. The two storey development is divided into two wings. The Meadows Wing is a spacious purpose designed environment providing 24 specialised nursing care bedrooms with en-suites.

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