E05 The Robinson

A hotbed for innovation

The Robinson comprises 458 new homes across three blocks ranging in height from 10 to 21 storeys and will be complete in summer 2021. 

Sisk used slip form concrete on the site, a method which involves concrete being poured into a continuously moving form, allowing contractors to build vertically. The technique was used on two concrete cores, one of which at 22-storeys high. 

Wembley taxi lift

The Sisk team lifted hundreds of thousands of items in the construction of E05 but one of the most unique lifts was to see a refurbished London black cab hovering along the skyline at Wembley. 

The black cab was refurbished by Dub Box to designs by Fossey Arora. This black cab now serves black coffee on the roof top terrace of The Robinson.

Off-site construction

Sisk selected a precast concrete architectural façade with a composite window solution. This was the first time that architectural precast panels have been used at Wembley Park. 

The panels reduced the time spent constructing the façade on-site, removing the need for scaffolding, providing enhanced quality control and reducing the volume of labour on site. 

Over 1,600 panels were manufactured off site before being installed via a crane at the E05 plot.

Digital technology

Sisk has invested significantly to provide its project delivery team with the right tools and knowledge to get the best out of BIM and digitisation. This has been driven through its Digital Project Delivery (DPD) approach.