CASE STUDY

North Star House, 556 Holloway Road,

Client:                           Unite Integrated Solutions Ltd

Architect:                      Hadfield Cawkwell Davidson

Main Contractor:            RG Group Limited

Products:                      SAPA Dualframe 75 Windows & EL52 ST Curtain Wall

Value:                           £275,000

Student housing it seems has been best placed to weather the recessionary storm over the past few years, with demand for bed spaces especially within central London sky high and the market still very much under supplied. The recent Knight Frank report into student housing highlights how the sector remains robust with 6% growth per annum compared to 0.6% for commercial property.

Unite, the country's biggest provider of student accommodation in the UK has continued to grow and benefits from simple supply and demand market conditions to find it self well placed.

North Star House in Islington will provide 149 student beds including bike storage, a common room, laundry, 1,200 sq ft of commercial space and will be perfect for students of London Metropolitan University.

The former pensions office will incorporate green features into the new scheme such as a green and brown living roof and bio mass heating system.

Façade Engineering designed, manufactured and installed the SAPA Dualframe 75 Windows and EL52 ST Curtain Wall on this challenging refurbishment.