The Project

At 437 keys the hotel at Heathrow is the largest of the new Marriot brand, Moxy Hotels in Europe. The cores and level 1 slab were traditional steel frame construction with the rest of the building formed from Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) slabs which create a rigid cellular structure. The CLT section of the building was prefabricated in Italy as double bathroom pods with the walls prewired and preboarded almost totally removing the fitting out of the bedrooms from the critical path.

The construction of the hotel directly under the Heathrow flight path proved particularly challenging and was ultimately achieved without working at night and without affecting the speed of construction of the CLT rooms. Value engineering was a major driver for the Project, BSB drove the cost plan down to a level which allowed the project to proceed and then kept a tight rein on expenditure throughout the build.

The Stats

Value

Value

£16.7m

£16.7m

Commencement

Commencement

November 2017

November 2017

Client

Client

Vastint Hospitality

Vastint Hospitality

Completion Date

Completion Date

March 2018

March 2018

Project Team

Client

Client

Vastint Hospitality

Vastint Hospitality

Architect

Architect

Cumming & Co.

Cumming & Co.

Structural/Civil Engineer

Structural/Civil Engineer

Fairhurst

Fairhurst

Mechanical/Electrical Engineer

Mechanical/Electrical Engineer

TACE

TACE

The Works

  • Obstacle Limitation Surface
    • Tower cranes allowed due to precise planning
  • The Site had not been dormant for 2 years and redesigned several times. BSB value engineered driving costs down
    • not piled
    • exposed fixings for the cladding simplified
    • Simple roof top plant
    • Minimising temporary works by utlising the permanent works
    • Riser redesign
  • Maximising CLT in the cores
  • Increase speed of installation
  • Honing corridor construction

Project Leadership Team

David Singer