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Tillermans Court, London Borough of Ealing
Project summary
Key partners
Greystar, Ivanhoe Cambridge
Sector
Build-to-rent
Programme
379 apartments
Storeys
8-14
Height
50m
Total area
46,672m²
Volumetric units
1,186
Volumetric average unit weight
17 tonnes
Volumetric typical unit height
3 metres
Volumetric area
29,889m²
Volumetric ratio
64%
Manufacturing rate
40 units per week
Installation period
30 weeks
Project duration
18 months (phased handover after 12 months)
Status
Completed in 2019
Widest unit
5 metres
Longest unit
9 metres

Tillermans Court

London Borough of Ealing

The project

Tillermans Court delivered 379 homes in phase one of Greenford Quay – one of the UK’s first large-scale, purpose-designed, build-to-rent developments.

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The building, for operator Greystar, was originally designed traditionally, but we adapted it for factory manufacture without altering the architectural vision – and increasing net lettable area by 560m2 in the process.

Delivering Tillermans Court through volumetric construction shortened the construction programme by 18 months, a saving of 50% compared to traditional methods, allowing future phases to begin more quickly.

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Huge carbon savings

After completion, Heriot-Watt University carried out detailed analysis to compare the volumetric approach with the original construction strategy. By drastically cutting waste and vehicle movements, and optimising material, we saved 26,000 tonnes of embodied carbon – a reduction of 44% compared to traditional construction and a 10% improvement on RIBA 2025 and LETI Band C benchmarks. This is equivalent to:

1,227,035
CO₂e sequestered from trees in a year
4,425
CO₂e flights around earth
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Volumetric manufacture accounted for more than 60% of construction, but less than a third of total construction time.

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The Greenford Quay master plan

Tillermans Court is part of a mixed-use waterfront neighbourhood that will ultimately include 2,118 new homes in seven main buildings on derelict industrial land, breathing new life into a previously inaccessible stretch of the Grand Union Canal.

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