East Village No.8

You may not recognise No.8 East Village from the completed photos you see here. However, what might trigger your memory, are the visuals of the Mace six-storey ‘jump factory’ that was seen rapidly rising on the skyline of The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford.

Maylim was delighted to be welcomed on-board as external works contractor for this innovative project – the UK’s first rising factory. Spanning across 5550m², our remit included the four rooftop gardens and the landscape surrounding the brand-new residential buildings.

We used a self-erecting tower crane to lift over 600m³ of topsoil to the roof gardens. Each one unique in design, the rooftop spaces feature raised planters formed with galvanised edgings, brick paved walkways and paths, composite decking and one housing a large bespoke timber pergola. The soft landscaping package included mature trees, box-hedging, herbaceous plants and luscious green lawns.

At ground level, the team installed Crowell Yorkstone paving edged with Portuguese granite borders and finished with vertical wall cladding. We re-installed existing granite walls and completed the supply and installation of new street lighting and soft landscaping elements.