Sustainability & Building Physics

College Road is a remarkable feat of modern architecture and construction. It is one of the most significant offsite manufactured buildings ever realised at 50 storeys tall using 1,680 modules. The uniqueness of this building lies in the fact that each module has been customized according to the site's complex shape and height, to ensure the most efficient use of steel as the load changes to each floor of the building. This has been made possible by a collaborative team, who have worked together for over ten years and have delivered 11 projects so far. It is indeed one of the most significant offsite manufactured buildings in the world, delivering 937 homes and demonstrating the potential of offsite construction to create site-specific responses.

Modular construction has enabled a fast delivery, taking only about four and a half years from the concept to completion, with just 28 months spent on-site. Vision Modular Construction's volumetric solution is a leader in the industry, providing various benefits such as reduced embodied carbon, lower waste, fewer site disruptions, and improved quality of life for those involved in the construction. Every home module was delivered from the factory fully fitted out and furnished, with all the homes installed in about ten months. The facade was erected parallel to the mast climber's modules, further accelerating delivery. The development would have been difficult to achieve without the reduced on-site demands of an offsite solution, given the very tight site and proximity to existing buildings.