Riverside Community Living

Sector: Residential
Client: Cardiff County Council
Contractor: Encon Construction

Our input includes:

Substructure design
Superstructure design
Drainage design
Highways design
Temporary Works
SABs / SuDS design

Grays (Consulting Engineers) Limited are engaged as the Civil and Structural Engineers on this exciting development at Leckwith Road. This site is one of three ‘Community Living’ schemes that are being developed concurrently by Cardiff Council as part of their Older Persons Housing Strategy. The proposal looks to create 45 one and two bed independent living apartments to replace existing provision in the Riverside area that has become unsuitable for the current needs of its residents.

The Riverside “Community Living” development is aimed at meeting the housing needs of older individuals while fostering social engagement and community integration.

The incorporation of one and two-bedroom independent living apartments provide a focus on comfortable and flexible accommodation options. The enhancement of the community centre, alongside the addition of gardens and a multi-use games area (MUGA), highlights a commitment to creating spaces that encourage interaction and recreational activities among residents.

This development is a five storey structural RC frame founded on reinforced strip foundations.

Highway improvements were carried out in conjunction with a S278 Agreement process. Formal parking was introduced for the development with dedicated shared cycle facilities implemented through the public open space.