Based in County Durham with state-of-the-art-framing and fabrication machines, Intelligent Steel Solutions (ISS) operate nationwide to design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) principles offering high quality structural steel to the offsite and wider construction industry.
The key benefits of a light steel frame solution are fast build speeds, quickly achieving a watertight shell, enabling access for follow-on trades and a sustainable, safe and cost-effective construction method – all allied to a fully BIM-capable 3D model. The benefits of light steel framing is only fully delivered through effective collaboration by all key stakeholders and to truly harness the benefits of offsite manufacture, the process of engagement and collaboration is best considered as early as possible in the design process – preferably at planning stage to gain maximum benefit. This allows buildings to be designed with the engineered solution of light steel frame in clear focus.
This development is in partnership with Genesis Housing Association and consists of demolition of the existing building (a former council office building sited in Brent between Wembley Stadium and Wembley High Road on a 1.9 acre site) and construction of 248 apartments and approx. 6,000sq ft of retail space, situated around a new landscaped public plaza. The seven to ten-storey mixed-use scheme is spread across five blocks.
Working with Henley Homes as architect and structural engineers Fairhurst, the £76 million scheme has seen ISS provide load-bearing panelised construction with lattice joist flooring, alongside co-ordinated services, stairs, and balconies off the podium deck. Design co-ordination direct with the Henley architectural team allowed for improved information flow and also allowed for early design freeze. An extremely tight site on a busy thoroughfare to the famous national stadium meant fully co-ordinated deliveries were the only option without disruption to neighbours and businesses alike.
Approaching modular construction, ISS has extensive experience of supply chain partnering with manufacturers in the creation of volumetric solutions and are regularly part of ‘just in time’ supply chains, getting custom components to other manufacturing facilities for integration. Modular construction can also be designed so that complete modules can be removed without the building becoming unstable. All modular supply is quality-assured and can be engineered and designed as required taking into account lifting, M&E co-ordination and value engineering. There is also added value from an extensive network of lifting and transport specialists, engineers and materials suppliers as well as in-house experience that can assist in a service which goes beyond traditional steel supply.
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