1. Y:Cube – if you’re part of the solution…
Simon Tanner: Head of Development; Y:Cube

2. The need meets the opportunity
Let’s step back in time
Our need: affordable, good quality move on accommodation
Serendipity: RSHP, SIG & the £60k house
Inspiration: volumetric off-site construction
Opportunity: the creative spark was lit
Creativity: coming together of the need and the opportunity - Y:Cube was born

3. What is Y:Cube? Y:Cube offers
Affordable, move-on accommodation for single people
High quality design delivered by world renowned architects
Sustainable in its design and with a 60 year design life
Scalable, able to be replicated in both design and delivery
Y:Cube is
A YMCA product (LSW own the IP with YMCA England)
A YMCA signature project
High profile and in demand

4. What is a Y:Cube?

5. Why Volumetric building?
Speed
Five months to build
Cost
c£50k per cube
c15% less waste of materials
Labour, process, speed
Quality
Factory conditions
BOPAS Certified
Performance
Energy and acoustically efficient
60 year design life
deployable

6. Y:Cube – Mitcham
2014
Presentation title

7. Y:Cube Mitcham Prototype at Wimbledon – design, test, refine
Source funding
Land acquisition
Planning and consultation
Commence building – March 2015
Official opening – 8th September 2015
Now at full occupancy

8. Y:Cube – hope becomes a home

10. Y:Cube Mitcham: inside & out

11. Y:Cube Mitcham – in numbers
37 units
26m2
36 for residential use
£2.2m total build cost including land
12 year payback
c£53k per cube
50:50 nomination rights with Merton Council
65% market rent (£148pw)
£10pm to run

12. The Y:Cube Venture
Presentation title
2014

13. Y:Cube – challenges & drivers
The challenge we faced:
Take advantage of the interest and momentum we had established from all quarters
Share the benefit of our experiences
To increase the availability of affordable accommodation, not just in our patch, thereby meeting the Association’s vision and mission
Develop a viable, credible business

14. The Venture: Structure
Each supplier has a direct contract with the client; taking responsibility for their specific role
YMCA LSW manages the client relationship and oversees delivery of the project
Client works through YMCA LSW, but has a direct contractual relationship with all providers
Client
YMCA LSW
Construction Partner
Aecom
RSHP

15. Y:Cube – Flexible Potential
Presentation title
2014

16. Potential
Enormous potential for Y:Cube - move on; young people; elderly; learning difficulties
Provides great quality, affordable and sustainable homes, delivered quickly.
Other analogous products now being developed using the same construction methods as Y:Cube:
Y:Homes – a two or three bed version,
Y:Space – a bespoke community or youth facility

17. A flexible solution A couple of live examples
SW London & central London clients
A) Old community centre
Shortage of affordable housing
Viable solution #1…
B) Constrained site – huge need
A viable solution #2…

18. A flexible solution

19. A flexible solution

20. A flexible solution

21. Y:Home (2 bed unit)

22. Y:Home (alternative 2 bed unit)

23. Conclusion
Presentation title
2014

24. Summary Y:Cube Momentum Established Demand exists Stakeholder support
Viable Business opportunity
Credible business partners
Robust structure
Collateral benefit for YMCA LSW
High quality Product