Meath Court, Hope Gardens in Acton is a 60 apartment development created using offsite manufactured homes. The development includes communal space, onsite management office, laundry and refuse storage and will house young families and low-income individuals in need of immediate emergency accommodation.
The Acton development was constructed in 24 weeks and is made up of a kit of moveable and reusable parts of UK produced shipping containers, providing an immediate solution to the short-term accommodation need.
The construction industry’s use of raw materials is amongst the highest in any single industry and buildings currently represent a huge resource bank for future use, unfortunately at the moment these are downcycled with limited consideration of re-use. Hope Gardens is different – it has re-use at the core of its design – a crucial model to address the long-term affordability and sustainability of our built environment.
8
studio units for 1-2 people
20
1 bedroom units for 2-4 people
32
2 bedroom units for 3-6 people
288
Maximum
occupancy
24
Weeks Construction
Councillor Julian Bell | Leader of Ealing Council
