MMC Project of the Year

South Portal MMC
Align Joint Venture

Align, along with its client and supply chain have delivered its strategic intent to productionise its construction site through a methodical approach and systematic use of MMC and innovative thinking. This has led to a net productivity gain for HS2 and can serve as a reference for the construction industry. A demonstration for how technology can be used to achieve positive outcomes in all aspects of a project, contributed to environmental, human, productivity, and quality benefits. This has been achieved by living our values, leveraging the use of real-time data and providing adequate tools and training to our people.

Stratford Brook Bridge
Balfour Beatty Expanded

Both Wisley Lane bridge and Stratford Brook Underbridge on the M25 Junction 10 improvement scheme exemplifies how offsite manufacturing with a systematised kit-of-parts drives industry leading benefits in safety, productivity, value, and environmental performance. Supported by National Highways’ vision for MMC, enabled by strong collaboration across design, manufacturing and assembly, this form of bridge construction is a beacon for the sector and sets a new benchmark for performance. This solution is the outcome of over a decade of innovation in offsite bridge construction and is highly scalable. Multiple bridges of varying types are under construction and are achieving similar outcomes.

Fort Lane, Eastbourne
Boutique Modern

A redevelopment of a hard to access brownfield site made possible thanks to the advantages of modular construction, which has created a beautifully designed affordable and sustainable housing development with low energy bills. A fabric first approach to design makes the homes warm in winter but cool in summer, while the modular homes look like they could fit in anywhere in Eastbourne. This development shows how modular housing can unlock thousands of small derelict sites around the UK and provide one of the solutions to the nation’s housing shortage.

Norton Folgate
Eckersley O'Callaghan

Norton Folgate showcases so many different MMC facade approaches, but was also sensitive to when MMC is inappropriate, navigating and blurring the line that designers tread when considering it’s adoption. The bold decision to change direction from traditional methods on a site with so many heritage constraints was rewarded with delivery of a real benchmark in the success of MMC approaches to facades; achieving cost neutrality, improved NIA, and significant improvements in H&S and programme. It leaves a legacy for the client, design and construction teams, who worked collaboratively to achieve something that will be admired for years to come.

NMIS Headquarters
HLM Architects

The BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ NMIS headquarters is a unique, iconic flagship facility which places Scotland firmly at the front of advanced manufacturing innovation. Its design and delivery reflects this through the creative use of MMC for greater efficiency through repetitive elements, minimised material use and wastage, and opportunity for future expansion. The project is an example of pushing the boundaries of offsite construction to achieve unique, world-class facilities. From its vibrant purple roofing and cladding which reflects Scottish heather, to the diagrid frame and CLT deck – NMIS provides a unique structural identity and is a project of true architectural note.

Golden Jubilee Hospital Expansion Programme
Kier Construction

The Golden Jubilee Hospital Expansion Programme's (GJHEP) demonstrates innovative use of concrete and MMC in meeting the NHS’ health technical memoranda for new-growth construction. Partnering with PCE Ltd resulted in streamlined processes, cutting the overall programme by six months compared to a traditional build, minimising disruption and enhancing safety. With a 30-40% reduction in deliveries to site and therefore a reduced carbon footprint, a 60% decrease in work hours on site, and an 80% reduction in site waste, GJHEP's impact extends beyond physical structures, setting a new standard for excellence in healthcare construction that exceeded customer expectations.

The Lincoln Art Studio
Matrix Structures with Evolution Home and Leisure

Fabric first approach, precision manufactured panels resulting in our homes being defect free even with rapid site construction, efficient factory planning and panel assembly leads to no waste onsite. Design flexibility for architects, non-combustible materials, strong, efficient, and light weight system reducing foundation cost, speed, durability and ease of manufacture and assembly leading to perfect social value opportunities creating job opportunities for all genders, ages, and physical abilities. One tool required for fixing the panels together creating a strong monocoque structure which can be adapted for our floating hulls when building on flood prone land and compatible with traditional methods.

HMP Fosse Way
PCE

HMP Fosse Way stands out as a premier MMC project due to its implementation of PCE's Secure Prison system build, a platform DfMA solution. The project showcases unparalleled speed, safety, efficiency, and predictability from design to handover, setting a benchmark for MoJ prison delivery. Notably, it underscores MMC's impact on sustainability, reducing waste through offsite and onsite solutions and enabled collaborative studies identifying opportunities to reduce embodied carbon by up to 40%. Moreover, Fosse Way pioneers social values with the establishment of a workshop for prisoner upskilling, emphasizing rehabilitation and reducing reoffending, leaving a lasting legacy beyond construction.

The Paper Yard at Canada Water
Premier Modular

The Paper Yard demonstrates the elegance and excellence of temporary modular buildings. Efficiently delivered by Premier Modular within a rapid nine-month period, this visually stunning structure achieves a complex specification whilst never compromising on quality or sustainability. With excellent communication, a precision manufacturing process, with zero waste sent to landfill and the ability for the structure to be recycled and repurposed, the project demonstrates the very best in MMC and in modular building. A future-facing home for life sciences, The Paper Yard will enhance the careers of its occupants and the scientific advancement of the UK for years to come.

College Road
Tide and Vision

Delivered in just 28 months, College Road is a groundbreaking residential development in South London by offsite developer and contractor, Tide and its volumetric company Vision. The scheme delivers almost 1,000 homes across two adjoining buildings of 35 and 50 storeys, respectively. The 50-storey building is one of the largest co-living schemes in the world and the tallest volumetric modular building in Europe. Reaching 163m high, it is testament to the construction innovation led by Tide and Vision’s offsite expertise. College Road sets a historic milestone for Croydon, for volumetric construction, and for the way that we live in cities.

St. Mary's Voluntary Catholic Academy
Tilbury Douglas

A pioneering pilot school for the Department for Education, St Mary’s Catholic Voluntary Academy is the first of its kind. A biophilic design, the project encompasses all of the latest thinking and best practice from the construction industry; from net zero carbon in operation and low embodied carbon, to Modern methods of construction and digital strategies. Furthermore, in conjunction with the University of Derby, the research and learnings from this special project will help inform better decisions about educational briefs for generations to come, with a greater understanding of how our health and wellbeing is impacted through our built environment.

Kitchener Barracks
TopHat

Kitchener Barracks is a project that demonstrates the art of the possible. A heritage, listed asset on a difficult site. Not one where many would consider an MMC solution. Yet TopHat have delivered a beautiful, sustainable project that is recognised for its architectural merits, its world-leading sustainability, its placemaking and one that has become aspirational, being all sold off-plan at higher than local market rates and by a leading institutional investor for its social impact fund. Kitchener Barracks demonstrates that MMC is a solution, not a barrier. 

Bent Cross West Station
VolkerFitzpatrick

On 10th December 2023, Brent Cross West Station was officially opened by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan who congratulated Barnet Council and its delivery partners on the successful delivery of the project. The expansive new 7,000 square metres rail station was built as part of the ambitious Brent Cross Cricklewood regeneration programme and is the first major new mainline station to open in London in over a decade. Key MMC used on the project included 80% prefabrication of materials; use of steel beam structures; use of timber frames sourced from FSC resources; and use of low carbon material.