Homeshell

The Royal Academy of Arts, London This system can be used to build high-quality, well-designed houses quickly and crucially signicantly cheaper than other traditional methods of construction.
Andy Redfearn, Director of Housing & Development YMCA London South West

Place The Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK Date 13 August 8 September 2013 Architect Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners Manufacturer Insulshell

Homeshell has been constructed in the Royal Academys Annenberg Courtyard, to coincide with the exhibition Richard Rogers RA: Inside Out, but also to provoke debate about how architectural and construction innovation together might help us meet the UKs housing needs. The Homeshell represents an evolution of the system developed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners for the Oxley Woods housing development in Milton Keynes. Homeshell facts and gures: This three-and-half-storey building arrived as at-pack panels on one truck and took only 48 hours to construct on site. Homeshell is constructed using a building system called Insulshell (developed by Sheeld Insulations Group (SIG) and Coxbench). This system can be used for many building types, such as homes, apartments, schools, factories, health centres and more. The Olympic Velodrome at London 2012 was also constructed using this method. Homeshell can be adapted to suit any location enabling more urban browneld sites to be developed. There are currently 32,400 hectares of vacant browneld land in England. The speed that Homeshell can be built means there is limited disruption, mess and noise on site, making it a very neighbourly approach for retrotting and extension projects in urban areas. A six-storey (24-apartment) building can be erected in under a month.

Homeshell is perfect for temporary sites as it combines speed of construction with the fact that it is demountable. This building will be dismantled and re-used as part of social housing project with the YMCA London South West: Y:Cube Housing Project. The construction process allows for larger, longer and corner windows allowing more light into homes. All internal walls are non-structural and so interiors can be reorganised any way occupants would like. The cladding panels can be adapted to t in with the local context. The timber panels are lightweight, very re and water retardant, and even earthquake and hurricane proof. A patented jointing system ensures high levels of both acoustic and thermal insulation and the system oers the potential to reduce energy bills by up to 90%. The system is approved by the National House Building Council and the fabric meets the Code for Sustainable Homes Level 6. Insulshell carries a 25-year-product warranty and a 60-year-plus design life.

For further information please contact: Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners web: www.rsh-p.com email: enquiries@rsh-p.com telephone: 020 7385 1235

Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners | Homeshell, The Royal Academy of Arts, London | www.rsh-p.com | 2013