Lords View One

Project Overview

Lord’s View One is an 11-storey residential development in St John’s Wood, London, undergoing full refurbishment alongside a 2-storey rooftop extension to create four luxury penthouses overlooking Lord’s Cricket Ground. The project included complete renewal of the building’s mechanical and plumbing infrastructure, façade replacement, upgraded vertical transportation, and enhanced fire safety systems; all while maintaining occupancy within the building.

The Brief

Brymec was tasked with delivering a fully integrated plumbing and drainage solution capable of supporting a complex, phased refurbishment within an occupied high-rise building. The requirement extended beyond product supply to include guaranteed availability across a broad range of system components, ensuring compatibility between multiple pipework types, materials, and connection methods. The project demanded a supply approach that would support programme certainty through time-critical delivery scheduling, while also enabling efficient installation practices to reduce on-site labour time, mitigate disruption, and maintain system performance across a high-demand residential environment.

The Challenge

The primary challenge centred on maintaining installation productivity and programme adherence within a live building environment, where working hours, noise levels, and logistical access were tightly controlled. Plumbing system integration was inherently complex, requiring coordination across copper press systems, cast iron drainage, solvent weld waste, and associated valve assemblies, all operating under varying pressure and load conditions typical of multi-storey residential buildings.

In this context, any shortfall in material availability or incompatibility between system components posed a direct risk to installation sequencing. The requirement for early-morning, precisely timed deliveries further intensified the logistical demands, with installers reliant on just-in-time supply to sustain daily progress without interruption.

The Solution

Brymec addressed these constraints through a stock-driven supply model underpinned by a £15 million inventory holding and a stock promise across core product ranges. This ensured consistent product availability and enabled next-day, time-specific deliveries aligned to installation schedules. By supplying complete, fully integrated systems across all plumbing and drainage elements, Brymec eliminated interface risk between differing pipe materials and connection standards.

Close coordination with Custom Build Plumbing & Heating allowed deliveries to be sequenced in line with installation phasing, ensuring materials were available at the point of use without excess on-site storage. This approach supported continuous workflow, reduced handling requirements, and maintained programme integrity across all stages of the refurbishment.

Products Supplied

The plumbing specification incorporated multiple system types selected to meet durability, performance, and installation efficiency requirements. Copper press systems were utilised for primary water distribution, offering high-integrity, leak-resistant joints through press-fit technology while significantly reducing installation time compared to traditional methods. This was particularly critical within occupied areas, where minimising hot works and install duration directly reduced disruption.

Cast iron drainage systems formed the core of the soil and waste infrastructure, specified for their strength, fire resistance, and inherent acoustic properties, which limit noise transmission between floors in high-density residential environments. Complementing this, solvent weld waste systems were installed across secondary drainage networks, providing chemically resistant, permanently sealed joints capable of handling high-usage wastewater conditions.

Thermostatic mixing valves provided precise temperature regulation to prevent scalding, while pressure reducing valves controlled inlet pressures to protect downstream components and maintain consistent flow. Lever ball valves were deployed throughout the system to enable reliable isolation and operational flexibility. Supporting channel and bracketry systems ensured structural integrity and correct pipe alignment, facilitating long-term maintainability and reducing mechanical stress on installed pipework.

The Outcome

Brymec’s integrated supply approach ensured uninterrupted material availability, eliminating delays associated with product shortages and enabling continuous installation progress throughout the project lifecycle. The provision of complete system ranges and compatible components removed the risk of interface issues, resulting in a cohesive and high-performing plumbing infrastructure. Efficient installation methods reduced on-site labour time and minimised disruption to residents, a critical factor in a live refurbishment environment.

The completed system delivers consistent performance across water distribution and drainage, with enhanced durability, acoustic control, and safety, supporting the long-term operational requirements of a high-density residential development.