Practice鈥檚 six-storey proposals for HUB and Smedvig target BREEAM 鈥渙utstanding鈥� rating

Waugh Thistleton Architects has lodged proposals for a six-storey office building in Maidenhead that will feature a timber superstructure.

The project, for developer HUB and Norwegian financial backer Smedvig, will form part of the One Maidenhead mixed-use, town centre redevelopment 鈥� previously known as the Landing.

Cross-laminated-timber specialist Waugh Thistleton鈥檚 office building is targeting a BREEAM 鈥渙utstanding鈥� rating and WELL 鈥減latinum鈥� certification.

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Waugh Thistleton鈥檚 proposals for the Trehus office development in Maidenhead

The project is named Trehus, which is Norwegian for 鈥渉ouse of wood鈥�.

Smedvig said the business had successfully developed timber-framed structures in Norway but that Trehus would be its first such scheme in the UK.

The overall One Maidenhead scheme features more than 400 new homes and was designed by Studio Egret West. The project features six blocks, ranging in height from seven to 16 storeys, containing 424 homes, plus retail, office and public space, car parking and landscaping.

Following earlier objections, the scheme鈥檚 towers were reduced in height 鈥� with the tallest down from 19 to 16 storeys. The job was given planning five years ago.

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