Later Living & Carec. £34.0mOpus Villages

Knowle Retirement Village

Complete MEP design and specification for a high-end later living community: 46 village apartments across seven maisonette-style buildings and 39 village suites within a three-storey community building, with an energy strategy targeting EPC A and net zero carbon.

Opus Villages
Client
c. £34.0m
Construction value
46 + 39
Apartments & suites
RIBA 3
Concept to Stage 3 + monitoring
EPC A
Net zero energy options

The project

Knowle Retirement Village is a high-end later living retirement community: 46 village apartments across seven two-storey maisonette-style buildings, with a further 39 village suite apartments contained within the central community building.

The three-storey community building provides central support alongside a restaurant, lounge, coffee bar, library, treatment room, gym, hair salon and private dining, together with ancillary catering and laundry provisions.

Rubix MEP were appointed to undertake the complete MEP design and specification from conception to RIBA Stage 3. The appointment continues as a client monitoring role through the contractor design and construction process, including witnessing of testing and commissioning through to project close-out.

Knowle Retirement Village: village apartments and landscaped groundsCGI of Knowle Retirement Village courtyard: maisonette-style apartment buildings around landscaped gardens and walkways
“Rubix are a highly proactive consultancy. They have the technical know-how and have helped us navigate all the latest legislation and statutory requirements. They have worked extremely well for us against tight deadlines and kept us well informed at all stages.”
Patrick Egan, Opus Villages

What we delivered

Stage 3 design in BIM

Complete MEP design and specification from conception to RIBA Stage 3, delivered with Revit / BIM Level 2 output.

Energy strategy

Options appraised for EPC A and net zero carbon, with operational energy calculations aligned to the client’s marketing strategy.

Client-side monitoring

Tender evaluations and technical support, then monitoring through contractor design and construction, witnessing testing and commissioning to close-out.

Appointment highlights Conception → RIBA Stage 3Revit / BIM Level 2EPC A & net zero optionsTender evaluationsCommissioning witnessingProject close-out

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