Station House, Milton Keynes

ITP vapour control layer featured on 200-unit conversion project.

ITP’s FlameOUT Block Standard vapour control layer has been extensively specified for a major office to residential conversion scheme at Station House in Milton Keynes.

Comprising 115,426 ft, the 1980s Modernist building has been transformed into 200 apartments offering a mix of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom formats. Station House, along with Phoenix House and Elder House, are non-designated heritage assets which surround Station Square, next to Milton Keynes rail station. Originally designed by Christopher Woodward in the heart of the town’s 1970s masterplan, the building is characterised by its linearity and mirrored glass façades.

Scapolan Burney Architects was commissioned to design the conversion for developer Gold Wynn Group. The practice developed layouts to expose and celebrate the existing structure, retaining floorplates spanning 159m with columns at 9m intervals and curtain wall mullions at 1.5m centres. Drawing on their extensive experience of similar projects of a complex nature, X Construct oversaw the construction of the scheme.

FlameOUT Block Standard was sourced via builders merchant, Penlaw Fixings, and installed by specialist contractors, Bul Interiors, to provide long-term protection to the building envelope. The product uses advanced textile technology to increase air tightness and provide an effective barrier preventing interior warm air moisture from reaching the insulation layer. The polyethylene-based membrane has a mono-filament reinforcement scrim to provide excellent tensile strength. FlameOUT Block Standard is independently tested to EN 13501-1 and has a Euroclass B-s1, d0 fire rating which is fully compliant for use in high-rise buildings.

Marisa Schofield, ITP Account Manager, said:

“FlameOut Block Standard has become a fixture at multi-storey residential projects throughout the UK. This landmark project is the latest example. Installing our vapour control layer will help to ensure that this striking transformation stands the test of time.”

The FlameOUT Block Standard is one of an extensive range of protective membrane solutions manufactured by ITP. The company’s diverse architectural product portfolio also includes breather membranes, roofing underlays, house wraps and ground barrier membranes.