Regal London Completes The Structure Of Its First Purely Leisure Project

The final precast concrete unit has been installed by PCE Ltd’s multi-skilled site team at Regal London’s first hotel-led development, a 14-storey aparthotel on Commercial Road in London.

Construction of the superstructure and envelope, including pre-loading fit-out materials and installation of bathroom pods has been completed in 15 weeks. This is possible due to extensive pre-planning and off-site work achieved by employing modern methods of construction.

The façade consists of a series of off-site manufactured brick faced precast concrete sandwich panels which have been designed to not only provide the structural performance but also to achieve the acoustic, thermal and fire performance requirements for the building. To achieve the aesthetic appearance necessary, brick slips have been cast into the external leaf concrete face and the joints are pre-pointed to replicate a traditional brickwork façade with all the quality and programme benefits associated with offsite manufacture.

A long-term lease of the property has been agreed between Regal London and Staycity. The building will be used as a hotel, by Staycity, their second ‘Wilde’ branded hotel in London.

The Wilde hotel will occupy 68,795 sqft over 14-storeys and offers 156-bed apart-hotel accommodation. An ancillary café at ground floor level will provide active frontage onto Commercial Road. There will be a chamfered corner at the junction of Greenfield Road and Commercial Road to maximise footfall and provide an engaging public realm directly outside the site. The project is due to be completed in 2021.