Beam Park, Barking
| Client | Countryside Properties and L&Q |
| Architect | Patel Taylor, BPTW and Pollard Edward Thomas |
| Image Credits | Patel Taylor |
The Beam Park project is the regeneration of 31 hectares of brownfield land between two London Boroughs; Barking and Dagenham and Havering. Close consultation with both boroughs was key to developing a coherent approach to the masterplan. The project will deliver 4,000 homes over 8 phases, providing over 1,513 affordable homes while creating a mixed community with significant infrastructure investment. The development will provide a new railway station, public square, medical centre, two schools, retail spaces, a gym, nursery, community facilities, a multi-faith space and two energy centres.
Built on a former Ford factory, the site provides a number of challenges relating to connectivity, ground contamination, flood risk and lack of infrastructure. We are providing all mechanical, electrical and sustainability services including revised sitewide energy and sustainability strategies, daylight and sunlight analysis, overheating analysis, design input for both energy centres and a microclimate wind assessment.
The development has been modelled using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and pedestrian wind comfort has been assessed against the Lawson Comfort criteria. The study involved evaluation of further areas of interest, including building entrances, roof terraces and balconies where high wind speeds may have adverse impact on users’ comfort.
