Key Project Data
- Location: Victoria Square, Woking, UK
- Sector: High-rise residential
- Development type: Mixed-use urban regeneration
- Buildings: Two residential towers (30 and 34 storeys)
- Total apartments: 429
- Bathroom pods supplied: 755 prefabricated units
- Sterchele scope: Design coordination, off-site manufacture, sequenced delivery, and on-site technical integration support through installation and commissioning
The Challenge
The residential towers at Victoria Square rise 30 and 34 storeys within a dense mixed-use masterplan delivered in a constrained town-centre environment.
At this height and volume, bathroom installation must align precisely with structural tolerances, vertical service risers, and floor-by-floor construction sequencing. A traditional in-situ approach would have required multiple trades operating concurrently across repeated floor plates, increasing coordination demand within vertical cores and residential fit-out zones.
The project required a controlled installation strategy capable of maintaining programme reliability while ensuring consistent dimensional and finish standards across 429 high-spec apartments.
Our Solution
Sterchele engineered, manufactured, and delivered 755 fully prefabricated bathroom pods for the two residential towers, structured to align with the project’s high-rise installation sequence.
Our involvement included:
- Detailed design coordination to align pod geometry with structural grids and façade tolerances
- Interface alignment with drainage, ventilation, containment, and riser strategies
- Factory-controlled manufacture with defined inspection and dimensional verification stages
- Sequenced delivery aligned to tower-by-tower and floor-by-floor progression
- On-site technical presence during installation and commissioning to support coordinated service integration and verification
The bathroom package was incorporated as a planned modular element within the wider construction programme.
Why Prefabricated Pods Were Effective
On tall residential buildings of this scale, prefabrication provided operational clarity:
- Consolidation of multi-trade bathroom works into a single manufactured unit
- Repeatable installation methodology across 30+ storeys
- Reduced labour intensity within vertical circulation areas
- Standardised quality verification prior to delivery
- Installation sequencing aligned with structural and fit-out progression
The bathroom scope transitioned from dispersed trade activity to a coordinated modular installation strategy.
Outcome
The use of prefabricated pods transformed bathroom delivery from variable, multi-trade on-site construction to a controlled and repeatable modular process across both towers.
This supported:
- Programme predictability aligned with high-rise sequencing
- Reduced vertical trade congestion during peak installation phases
- Consistent dimensional and finish standards across 755 units
- Clear interface coordination between pod services and the building’s infrastructure
By integrating design coordination, manufacture, delivery, and on-site technical support within a single structured scope, the bathroom package was delivered as a coordinated system aligned with the demands of tall residential construction.
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