We are excited to share our latest project with you which recently completed in Brighton. Chamfer Houses are three, new build, detached, family houses in Roedean, Brighton with incredible sea views. The construction of these houses were achieved through a timber modular system – Modern Methods of Construction (MMC). We successfully created a new site with three new low-energy dwellings.

MMC is an exciting form of construction with the frames of all the houses fabricated off-site, transported, and fitted onto site. As green ethos and design-led architects this became an important project for us. 

There are significant environmental benefits to be gained from using MMC in construction. 80% less waste material means less resources used and fewer emissions produced. This is especially important given that the construction industry is the UK’s biggest consumer of natural resources. Every year, construction uses an estimated 450 million tonnes of material. Much of this has large emissions associated with its production or transportation. This, coupled with the waste produced by the construction industry, makes for some pretty grim environmental figures.

To see more on this project take a look here: https://hapa-architects.co.uk/portfolio/the-chamfer-house/

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The Chamfer houses are so close to being complete! We can’t wait to share these striking modular houses with you.

Positioned high up in Roedean, Brighton these houses make the most of amazing sea views.

They have been built using modular off-site construction saving time and resources.

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The brick slip installation has started at our pre-fab site in Roedean. They will help to soften the retaining walls and clad the pre-fabricated houses on site.

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We are working on a 3 house scheme in Roedean, Brighton. This has a slightly different approach as all 3 houses use a modular pre-fabricated construction process in a bid to reduce the waste and site construction time. The sloped chalk site overlooks the sea with stunning views of the coast. As extensive groundworks and retaining elements have had to be implemented off site prefabrication has meant that the two elements can be constructed at the same time to speed things up.

The construction industry is the UK’s biggest consumer of natural resources. It uses an estimated 400m tonnes of material every year, which equates to 100m tonnes of waste being produced. These unfortunate figures show that on a traditional building project about a 25% of the materials used end up in a skip/landfill/recycled. Relating this to the overall waste produced by the UK, this is over a third of the UK’s total yearly waste.

Pre-fabrication is a great way to reduce the waste produced in buildings as offcuts and unused materials can be used in the next build. It also helps to speed up the build process, making it quicker than traditional methods. Another factor is weather, as the units are built in a factory they can work come rain or shine reducing the hold ups of bad weather. Other benefits include more accurate construction, tighter joints and accuracy, and better airtightness, which allows for better thermal efficiency. Pre-fabrication has a whole spectrum of possibilities as is an exciting way to design and construct modular designed buildings.

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