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SPRINGHILL IS A DEVELOPMENT IN CAMBERWELL SE5 OF A PAIR OF NEW-BUILD HOUSES - SPRINGBANK AND PADDOCK HOUSE.

THIS BLOG DOCUMENTS THE BUILDING PROCESS FROM APRIL 2012 TO DECEMBER 2013

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Friday 21 December 2012

The garage roof is the last panel to be craned into place.
The Big Lift is over.


Springbank's garage.




The houses from the street.
Springbank on the left, Paddock House on the right.


The shortest day of the year is ironically also the sunniest!

The view from the roof looking west.
Springbank is on the left and Paddock House is on the right.

The roofs of Paddock House on the left and Springbank on the right.
From up here you can see the Shard and the Gherkin through the trees.

Thursday 20 December 2012


The Superstructure is almost complete.
The crane leaves tomorrow.

Wednesday 19 December 2012

The staircase atrium of Springbank.

The last few panels are being lifted into position.
In the foreground is the staircase atrium of Springbank.

The flat roofs of Springbank in the foreground and Paddock House in the background.
The roofs have been kept as low as possible to retain the open feel of the east side of Grove Park.
They are to be covered in biodiverse green roofs at the higher level and pebbles and solar panels at the lower level.

Friday 14 December 2012

The joints between the panels are sealed with special airtightness tape.
The combination of the airtightness of the envelope and whole-house mechanical ventilation with heat recovery will contribute to a very low heating requirement.


The living room of Paddock House.

The first floor of Paddock House.

Glued laminated timber beams support the large spans across the kitchen.

Paddock House emerging.

Wednesday 12 December 2012

Paddock House is starting to be built.

Monday 10 December 2012

A view of Springbank from the garden.

A view over the staircase atrium of Springbank.

The staircase atrium of Springbank.

The master bedroom of Springbank.
The square window will give a framed view of the trees from the bed.

Springbank.

Friday 7 December 2012


The roof is starting to go on.

A view towards the front door of Springbank.
The staircase atrium on the left will bring natural light into the heart of the house.


Thursday 6 December 2012


The view from the guest bedroom window of Springbank.

The first floor of Springbank is being erected.

A view of the kitchen-dining room, looking towards the garden of Springbank.

A view up the staircase atrium of Springbank.

Wednesday 5 December 2012

A view in the study-bedroom of Springbank.

A view from the front door to the rear of Springbank.

A view in the living room of Springbank.

A view from the living room towards the front door of Springbank.
The staircase atrium is to the left.

The superstructure crane and the concrete pump


Monday 3 December 2012

The view from the ground floor WC!




Sunday 2 December 2012

Some of the CLT panels being stored in the garden of 38 Grove Park.

Saturday 1 December 2012

Each CLT panel has a unique reference number, which enables them to be stacked and erected in the correct order.

The CLT panels are unloaded from the lorry and stacked in the correct order ready to be craned into place.