Beechwood

While the first phase was built out by a main contractor, NU living have already completed 200 homes for the £130 million regeneration of the 1960s Craylands Estate in Basildon and are now on site delivering the next phases which include over 500 modular homes built in Swan’s factory in Basildon through precision manufacturing using Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) by NU living using our ‘build’ system.

These homes have already been Highly Commended in the Best Scheme in Planning category at the National Housing Awards 2017. Beechwood West 1 also won The Best Modular Development at The Innovative Building Awards 2019. These additional homes will add to the over 400 homes, retail units and community centre already completed in earlier phases.

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Location: Basildon, Essex

Contract duration: 10 years

Tenure mix: 971 homes: 290 social rent, 69 shared ownership, 612 private sale houses and apartments

Construction method: A range of traditional construction methods were used for the early phases, remaining phases CLT modular construction

Development partners: Basildon Borough Council and Homes England

Main consultants: Architects: Pollard Thomas Edwards and bptw

Awards:

– Building Innovation Awards 2019: Best modular Development - Beechwood West

– Housing Design Project Award 2017

– Inside Housing Development Award 2017: Best approach to modular construction

– National Housing Award 2017: Best Scheme in Planning - Highly Commended