London City Airport Headquarters

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London City Airport

Building Use

Offices

Project Duration

24 weeks

Procurement Method

Buy

Why buy from Portakabin

Project Features

  • Open-plan office accommodation
  • Meeting rooms
  • Canteen
  • Boardroom
  • Toilets and stores on each floor

  1. The Requirements

    London City Airport is one of Europe’s leading airports for business travel. It is an important provider of air travel for the South East, supporting the growth of the city and the regeneration of East London.

    As passenger numbers continue to grow, plans are in place to expand current operations to handle eight million passengers per year by 2030. To support this growth, the airport needed a new purpose-designed 3,000m2 headquarters to make way for the Docklands Light Railway extension. The original City Aviation House was positioned exactly in line with the route of the rail track and so had to be demolished.

  2. The Solution

    Main contractors AMEC awarded a £3.3m contract to Portakabin for the design and construction of a four-storey replacement office building. The advanced, versatile Portakabin Design and Build solution was chosen to create the building, and Portakabin was responsible for all fitting out and mechanical and electrical (M&E) services.

    Mike McDermot, Senior Project Manager for the City Aviation House project at London City Airport, says: “This is a fast-moving business and we have to react quickly to the changing requirements of our customers. The modular building method gives us the opportunity to create space and provide additional accommodation rapidly, and with the least possible disruption.”

    The scheme involved manufacturing 76 steel-framed modules off-site at Portakabin production centre. The units were installed on site to create a building featuring open-plan and cellular office accommodation, meeting rooms, a canteen and a boardroom, with toilets and stores on each floor.

    The new City Aviation House building was handed over on time and on budget, less than six months after work started on site.

City Aviation House is an excellent building, which is performing well. The Portakabin Design and Build solution is easy to install and suits our requirements, particularly the shorter timespans and greater convenience.

Mike McDermot, Senior Project Manager, London City Airport

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