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Designing for MMC

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Who or what is driving MMC?

› Costs are the key driver
› Quality is a direct beneficiary
› A more sustainable form of construction emerges
› Exploration of alternative construction methods are often contractor driven
› Where design teams specify particular Modern Methods of Construction it
may restrict the ability of some contractors to return tenders
› Therefore MMC need to be flexible and be able to adapt to various designs
rather than driving a particular design solution
› Designers need to embrace the challenges of MMC



Modern Methods of construction regularly used by HKR

› Twin wall construction




› Precast concrete walls and floors




› Precast Cladding Panels




› Bathroom pods




› Balconies




› Volumetric Modules



Challenges for Design of Residential Volumetric Modules

› Typically used on low density developments

› Generally the layout of accommodation is non urban in form

› Single use developments are generally only constructed

› Developments to date have been small scale

› There has been limited production capacity in the past for Volumetric
Modules



Rockbrook, Dublin



Siteplan

Allegro site plan



Typical Courtyard



Diagonal Street



Main Boulevard



Typical core



Typical 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments

One Bed
57m2
(45m2 min)

Two Bed
4m max

81m2
(73m2 min)

10 max



Block Section

Residential

Transfer

Retail

Carpark



Module Section



Detail Section



Aerial photo of site under construction



Concrete Cores



Module arriving by truck



Module being lowered into position



Final positioning of Module



Final service connections on top of modules



Module roof placed into position



Modules before installation of cladding



Cladding and balcony installation



Completion of balcony installation



Completed facade



Completed Courtyard



Bathroom



Bedroom and Ensuite



Living room



Dining/Kitchen



Glencairn, Dublin

Aldi site plan



Rockbrook Phase 2, Dublin

Glencairn site plan



Glencairn image



Design of Volumetric Modules
› All design must be completed at front end, pre fabrication

› Number of module types and variation has negligible impact on costing

› Flexibility of Module required to achieve diversity in façade design

› System must have BBA or IBA certification

› In Ireland system must have DOE approval, this includes full testing of the
external envelope from internal to external surfaces for each variation of
material type.



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