Duke of Edinburgh Court in Reading is a purpose-built forty-five bed Care Home for the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution (RMBI) within the ground of Lord Harris Court in Sindlesham, Berkshire.  QuadConsult provided full Civil and Structural services across the entire site.  Constructed over 2/3 storeys in timber frame with suspended floors off traditional spread foundations, the Court contains large open plan areas on the ground floor so structural steelwork was integrated into the timber frame superstructure as well as all external balconies and terraces.

QuadConsult ensured that all drainage and external works for Phase 1 were in accordance with the Flood Risk assessment, and also prepared the drainage strategy for the entire site which ensures all surface water drains to adjacent reins with discharge reduced to below pre-development rates.

A new ‘Extra Care’ facility is planned within Phase 2 to create a Continuing Care Retirement Community. It is anticipated that the contract value for the full site will be around £25m.  The project was designed by Carless & Adams Architects and constructed by Castleoak Care Partnerships.