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The development located at 12 Kingston Road is a new build on an existing brown field site built over 8 storeys at the front and 5 storeys at the rear with 60 basement car parking spaces and associated landscaping and access.
\nThe development consisted of the demolition of the existing buildings and construction a new 137 bedroom hotel, including ancillary caf\u00e9, a “Thyme” bar and restaurant with 110 covers.
\nQuality and Environmental Manager at JJ Rhatigan, Brian King, said: \u201cWe are thrilled to have delivered the Tolworth Premier Inn project to BREEAM\u2019s highest level of outstanding completing another successful hotel project for Whitbread PLC\u201d.
\nJJ Rhatigan\u2019s BREEAM objectives on the Tolworth project where managed and successfully delivered by Contracts Manager, Kevin Culhane. Kevin has a wealth of knowledge and a pragmatic approach to supply chain management, collaboration and programming that proved key to the success of the project and the achievement of the outstanding rating.
\nKevin highlighted the management decisions, planning and elements of the construction that enabled the effectiveness of the Construction Delivery Team. This was paired with sustainable, responsible resourcing of the highest performing A+ materials that encompass the lowest embodied carbon options available to the construction market today.
\nKevin said: \u201cSteering better, sustainable design decisions and significant value engineering proposals were instrumental in overcoming some of the challenges the Tolworth project provided. \u00a0Stakeholder engagement, efficient communications and effective traffic management planning demonstrated JJ Rhatigan\u2019s community approach to construction projects which bolstered our BREEAM score.\u201d
\nThe site is located in close vicinity to the future Cross-Rail 2 line and has been identified as a key area of change and development for the borough. Axiom Architects designed the building of high architectural merit with full height windows and copper panels with key architectural features comprising a deep brick reveal throughout the building.
\nThe hotel was constructed using a concrete Podium Slab with a Metek Light Weight Steel structure above. The exterior envelope comprises a mixture of materials including a SMEED Dean Islington Yellow Rustica Brick fa\u00e7ade with accompanying TECO Natural Copper Cladding Infill Panels and Aluminium Powder Coated Grey Windows.
\nOver the past 20 years, JJ Rhatigan & Company has developed and brought to market over \u00a3400m worth of new build and refurbishment projects in a number of diverse sectors including residential, mixed use, hotel & leisure and education.\u00a0 JJ Rhatigan opened its UK operations in 2013, embarking on their first Premier Inn project, Hyde House in Hendon.
\nSince, JJ Rhatigan have completed a number of Premier Inn projects, including the recently completed Premier Inn, Eltham and Premier Inn, Brixton. JJ Rhatigan are also involved with the new compact \u2018hub\u2019 by Premier Inn hotel projects, with one currently under construction in at St Swithin\u2019s Lane in the heart of the Bank district.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
JJ Rhatigan\u2019s construction of a new 137 bed Premier Inn completed at Tolworth has achieved an as-built Outstanding BREEAM score. JJ Rhatigan were appointed by Whitbread PLC in a D&C contract. Construction was completed in September 2017. The development located at 12 Kingston Road is a new build on an existing brown field site […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10481,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\r\n