Ropemaker

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It is always a pleasure to visit a site that excels.... Worthy of being amongst the best sites I have visited and an excellent example to those passing the project of how good the industry can be. Well done to everybody from operatives up.
George Humfrey, Considerate Constructor monitor

Statistics

Client:
British Land plc

Sector:
Commercial

Businesses:
Mace
MLogic
Sense

Services Carried Out:
Construction Management
Cost Consultancy
Logistics Management
Project Management

Value:
£155m

Project Dates:
09.2006-05.2009

Architects:
Arup Associates

Office:
London

Dimensions:
900,0000ft2

No. Floors:
21 plus three basement

Env. Rating:
BREEAM "Excellent"

Awards:
Considerate Constructors Award 2009 (Silver), BALI 2009 Rainwater Harvesting Award and Soft Landscaping Award, Association of Interiors Specialists - Ceiling Award 2010, Estates Gazette Green Awards Office Development of the Year 2008

Integration inspiration

A high profile commission for our integrated service offer, Mace Group was appointed to provide construction management, project management and cost consultancy in addition acting as client's agent on the Ropemaker development.

Ropemaker is a 900,000ft2 high quality, sustainable office and retail development. It is located between Ropemaker Street and Chiswell Street on the southern boundary of the London Borough of Islington and adjacent to the City of London. The appointment covered the shell and core construction of the three storey basement and 21 storey superstructure.

Client British Land purchased the site in February 2006 with a consented, Gensler design scheme in place. Arup Associates redesigned the building and achieved planning consent on the revised scheme. Construction started in 2006 and shell and core completed in May 2009.

Our integrated service team provided the client with a single point of responsibility for management, project delivery and success - creating shorter communication lines and a reduction in client administration. The benefits of integration were felt immediately and Mace's Ropemaker team scored an impressive 38 out of 40 in its first Considerate Constructors inspection in May 2007.

Mlogic, another part of the Mace Group, was responsible for the £9.3m fixed price logistics package.

Features:

  • Client benefitted from innovative and integrated project management, construction management and cost consultancy services
  • 900,000ft2 speculative commercial and retail development
  • 21 storey tower and three storey basement
  • Logistically challenging site

Sense's role

Sense Cost Consultancy Ltd was appointed as part of the Mace team to provide the full, integrated management of Ropemaker Place, incorporating construction manager, project manager, cost consultant and client's agent.

Report: Delivering Ropemaker Place - Mace approach to successful close-out

News: Key milestone achieved on Ropemaker

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Links

Client: British Land
http://www.britishland.com/ropemaker.htm

Architect: Arup
http://www.arup.com

Microsite: Ropemaker
http://www.ropemakerlondon.com/

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