Woolmore Street Polar

This site stands on one half of Robin Hood Gardens, which previously had been a renowned example of brutalist architecture. As pat of a 1500 home local regeneration this site provides 300 new apartments.

After the site had remained idle for  2 years, Curryhills were asked to provide enabling works which included,

• cleaning and clearing the site,
• adjustments to the insitu frame to allow for pre-cast panels,
• drainage and service investigation,
• removal of a 3 storey concrete " goal post" and demolition of an embedded sub-station.
• works completed with remote controlled demolition apparatus and remote monitoring of the existing 8 storey frame for movement.
• Completion of the insitu frame to replace the goal post

Once external panels had been fitted the external works commenced requiring ;

• 600 lm of 1.20m to 2.40m of fair faced finished concrete planter walls
• drainage diversions and connections
• 2500m2 of Natratex paving on adoptable standard sub-base
• 1000m2 of clay and granite paving
• 800m3 of topsoil and subsoil in planters and swales