Edge Apartments
The scope includes all VMZinc façade sections and associated materials, including timber battens, plywood carrier boards, insulation, membranes and cavity barriers, which were replaced with A1/A2-rated non-combustible solutions, while retaining compliant Rockpanel and brick-clad areas.
The works are being delivered while the building remains fully occupied, requiring a programme that prioritises resident safety, engagement and minimal disruption, supported by robust health and safety controls.
Delivering a complex façade remediation on a live residential development in a constrained site with no external storage required innovative programming, logistics coordination and effective communication to keep residents informed and safe throughout.
A fully phased programme was developed to maintain building performance and manage restricted access. Cladding removal and reinstatement are sequenced elevation by elevation, ensuring that weathertightness is restored immediately after each façade stripping phase. Scaffold dismantling is carefully timed to allow final detailing at tie-in points without delaying progress.
Resident engagement has been prioritised through early consultations, monthly newsletters and a dedicated Resident Liaison Officer. Sensitive activities, including balcony access restrictions and noisy works, are communicated clearly and scheduled primarily during off-peak hours, such as early mornings and lunchtimes. Temporary parking solutions were arranged during scaffold installation to reduce inconvenience, while a full-scale cladding mock-up provided transparency and reassurance about the safety benefits.
Value engineering during the pre-construction phase aligned design and procurement with the client’s EWS1 target, avoiding unnecessary removal of compliant components such as window frames. When latent defects were uncovered, such as a misaligned SFS frame, our team responded quickly with a cost-effective steel angle detail, maintaining programme certainty without compromising compliance.
