Burridge Gardens

Working closely with Hawkins\Brown Architects, and aligned with best-practice at the time, we designed an energy strategy that exceeded targets set by Wandsworth Council and Greater London Authority's Energy Team. A centralised energy centre provides combined heat and power (CHP) and generates heat for the entire site, distributed through a district heating network. A significant proportion of electrical demand is supplied by a large array of roof mounted photovoltaic panels, and the district heating network minimises heat losses and is adaptable for any future decarbonisation of the estate. 

All the homes were designed to achieve Code for Sustainable Homes Level 4, while the commercial spaces meet BREEAM 'Excellent' standard. 

Burridge Gardens sits next to the busiest railway line in Europe, with over 2,000 trains passing each day causing very high levels of noise and vibration. 

A key challenge for our acoustics team was to reduce noise for the homes closest to the railway. Following extensive noise and vibration surveys, we established requirements for facade performance and building vibration isolation. Our acoustics and MEP teams worked closely together to design a natural ventilation scheme with noise attenuation, allowing residents to open their windows without disturbance from the trains outside.