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Barons Place, Southwark:

a versatile modular system that delivers high quality accommodation for key workers

Type:
Residential
Client:
Peabody Trust / Keep London Working
Contract value:
£685,000
Location:
LB Southwark, London
Completion date:
Project status:
Completed
Awards:
The Evening Standard London Lifestyle Award, 2005

A prototype for prefabricated modular construction, Barons Place in South London, was a pilot project for affordable housing. Commissioned by the Peabody Trust and Keep Working London, the prefabricated dwellings are designed to provide affordable short-term accommodation for key workers such as, nurses, teachers, fire service and police workers.

The design also showcases the versatility of the Futureform system, demonstrating that modular housing no longer needs to look system-built and can deliver high-quality accommodation.

The prefinished modules were delivered and assembled onsite over two days and finished to completion within 14 weeks. The overall development delivers 12 ‘demountable’ temporary homes, consisting of one bedroom units and two person share apartments.