PriDE manages Defence Estates’ South East Regional Prime Contract (SE RPC). Valued at around £380m, the SE RPC is one of five regional prime contracts currently in place in the UK.

Site: Cavalry Barracks

Project: Conversion to Female Single Living Accommodation

A creative conversion of a derelict building, into a modern living space

Delivery

Conversion of a derelict single storey building into modern, female, nine- bed space, single living accommodation.

Innovation

Designed and built around space restriction of current building layout.

Locker furniture positioning utilised to provide female occupants with personal space and privacy.

Life size floor templates used to aid customer/end user visualise end product, important when considering JSP ‘best fit’ acceptability.

Added Value

Utilisation of existing unoccupied rateable building to enhance estate SLA capacity.

Installation of secondary glazing to reduce the noise impact from Heathrow flight path.

Contract Value/Programme

Circa £195k – Delivered in 16 weeks.

 

 

Background

Cavalry Barracks, located in West London, has a shortage of Single Living Accommodation (SLA). The existing female personnel were located off site in a semi-detached house with inadequate modern facilities. The estate has a number of existing unused or derelict buildings, and so a study was undertaken to ascertain which building within the estate could be effectively converted into modern facilities for the female personnel. The derelict building 22 was identified and chosen for conversion. The need to maintain the aesthetic appearance of the existing building, whilst undertaking a cost effective and timely conversion, were the main considerations of this customer funded project.