Y:Cube Explained

Y:Cube
Status:Complete
Location:Corner of Clay Avenue and Woodstock Way, Mitcham, London
Location Country:England
Coordinates:51.4089°N -0.1474°W
Completion Date:2015
Architect:Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners
Owner:YMCA St Paul’s Group
Cost:GBP £1,600,000
Structural Engineer:AECOM
Main Contractor:SIG plc
Floor Count:3
Floor Area:1640m2

Y:Cube is a three-storey block of 36 one-bedroom affordable housing flats, owned by YMCA St Paul’s Group.[1] They include George William Court,[1] 148 Clay Avenue and flats 36A-E Woodstock Way in Mitcham in London, England. George William Court was named after the founder of YMCA, George Williams.[1]

Construction history

Construction of the flats started in March 2015 and were completed in the August of the same year.[2] The flats were built by SIG plc at a construction cost of £1,600,000 and they were designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, with Ivan Harbour being the lead architect.[2] [3] The project managers were AECOM.[3] The flats were constructed off-site in Derbyshire before being transported to London.[4]

The block of flats were opened on 8 September 2015 by the then Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Brandon Lewis MP.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: YMCA and RSH+P’s innovative factory-built affordable housing scheme welcomes first tenants in south west London. YMCA. 19 March 2019.
  2. Web site: Y:Cube development in Mitcham . Designing Buildings. 21 March 2019.
  3. Web site: Y:Cube. Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. 19 March 2019.
  4. Web site: A cube-shaped housing solution. worldarchitecturenews.com. 19 March 2019.
  5. Web site: Modern Prefabricated Housing . Parliament of the United Kingdom. 21 March 2019.