# The Cube, Wenlock Road. Roof, cladding and balcony remediation. Hoxton, London N1. > Roof, cladding and balcony remediation for Regal London at The Cube, Hoxton, replacing cedar cladding with Sto insulated render in an occupied building. > HTML version: https://dmitrodevelopment.co.uk/projects/the-cube-wenlock-road-remediation/ Dmitro Development delivered a roof, cladding and balcony-remediation package at The Cube, replacing the original cedar-clad envelope pictured here with a Sto insulated render system, through an occupied-building programme for Regal London. ![The Cube's cedar-clad courtyard elevation and mesh-balustraded balconies in the building's original form](https://dmitrodevelopment.co.uk/assets/projects/the-cube-wenlock-road-remediation/the-cube-wenlock-road-remediation-cedar-clad-courtyard-elevation-mesh-balustraded-fallback.jpg) 01 · The Cube's original cedar-clad elevation, before Dmitro's remediation. Residential remediation The Cube's cedar-clad courtyard elevation as it stood in the building's original 2015 form. Dmitro Development later delivered a roof, cladding and balcony-remediation package here, replacing this cedar cladding with a Sto insulated render system, waterproofing balconies with Axter systems, and applying passive-fire protection to structural steel from level 6 to ground, working around occupied homes at The Cube, Wenlock Road, Hoxton, from 2019 to 2022. ## At a glance - **Package**: Roof, cladding & balcony remediation - **Client**: Regal London - **Location**: Hoxton · London N1 - **Programme**: 2019 to 2022 - **Building**: 10-storey occupied residential Dmitro Development delivered a roof, cladding and balcony-remediation package at The Cube, a Hawkins\Brown-designed, cedar-clad residential building on Wenlock Road, Hoxton, completed in 2015. Working through an occupied-building programme from 2019 to 2022 for client Regal London, Dmitro Development replaced the original cedar cladding with a Sto insulated render system, waterproofed balconies and terraces, and applied passive-fire protection to structural steel from level 6 to the ground. [Part of: Remediation packages](https://dmitrodevelopment.co.uk/recladding-remediation/) ## 02 · The black-brick frame and cedar-clad balconies that gave the elevation its geometry. ![Close view of The Cube's black-brick portal frame holding cedar-clad balcony volumes at an angle](https://dmitrodevelopment.co.uk/assets/projects/the-cube-wenlock-road-remediation/the-cube-wenlock-road-remediation-black-brick-portal-frame-holding-cedar-fallback.jpg) A close view of The Cube's original elevation: a black-brick perimeter frame holding cedar-clad balcony volumes that rotate through the building's height. Dmitro Development's later remediation removed this cedar cladding and replaced it with a Sto insulated render system. ## 03 · The cedar-clad upper storeys against the sky, before the remediation replaced them. ![Low-angle view of The Cube's cedar-clad upper storeys and balconies against a blue sky](https://dmitrodevelopment.co.uk/assets/projects/the-cube-wenlock-road-remediation/the-cube-wenlock-road-remediation-low-angle-cedar-clad-upper-storeys-fallback.jpg) The cedar-clad upper storeys of The Cube, seen from below against the sky, in the building's original form. This cedar cladding was later removed and replaced with a Sto insulated render system as part of Dmitro Development's remediation package. ## 04 · A ten-storey remediation, delivered around residents living in every home. Dmitro Development replaced the cedar-clad envelope with a Sto insulated render system, working around an occupied building of around 50 homes, 2019 to 2022. ![The Cube's ten-storey elevation lit at dusk, every balcony and window glowing, in its original cedar-clad form](https://dmitrodevelopment.co.uk/assets/projects/the-cube-wenlock-road-remediation/the-cube-wenlock-road-remediation-ten-storey-elevation-lit-dusk-fallback.jpg) The Cube's ten-storey elevation at dusk in its original cedar-clad form, with every home lit from within. Dmitro Development's remediation, delivered from 2019 to 2022, replaced this cedar cladding with a Sto insulated render system and waterproofed the balconies, working around residents living in the building throughout. ## Delivered in the remediation - Sto insulated render system with mineral-wool insulation, replacing the original cedar cladding - Axter balcony and terrace waterproofing, with leak testing and cast-iron rainwater goods - FIRETEX FX1003 intumescent coating to structural steel, level 6 to ground, 90-minute fire resistance - Roof upstands, PMMA detailing and interfaces with the green-roof planters ![View from a balcony over The Cube's internal courtyard, cedar-clad wings arranged around a shared garden](https://dmitrodevelopment.co.uk/assets/projects/the-cube-wenlock-road-remediation/the-cube-wenlock-road-remediation-balcony-internal-courtyard-cedar-clad-wings-fallback.jpg) 05 · A private balcony overlooking The Cube's internal courtyard, before the remediation replaced its cedar cladding. A private balcony overlooking The Cube's internal courtyard, the cedar-clad wings arranged around a shared landscaped space in the building's original form, since re-clad in Dmitro Development's remediation. ## On Regent's Canal, Hoxton The Cube sits on Wenlock Road beside Regent's Canal in Hoxton, its cedar-clad wings arranged around internal courtyards and a landscaped ground-floor walkway. These are the site conditions Dmitro Development's remediation crews worked around throughout the 2019 to 2022 programme. ![The Cube's cedar-clad wing reflected in Regent's Canal, beside a moored boat and the towpath](https://dmitrodevelopment.co.uk/assets/projects/the-cube-wenlock-road-remediation/the-cube-wenlock-road-remediation-cedar-clad-wing-reflected-regent-canal-fallback.jpg) 06 · The Cube seen across Regent's Canal, its cedar-clad wing beside the towpath. The Cube's cedar-clad wing seen across Regent's Canal in Hoxton, reflected in the water beside the towpath. The building's canalside setting was part of the access challenge Dmitro Development's remediation crews worked around between 2019 and 2022. ![Upward view through The Cube's courtyard opening, the black-brick portal frame crossing overhead against a hazy sky](https://dmitrodevelopment.co.uk/assets/projects/the-cube-wenlock-road-remediation/the-cube-wenlock-road-remediation-upward-courtyard-opening-black-brick-portal-fallback.jpg) 07 · Looking up through one of the building's courtyard openings, the black-brick frame crossing overhead. Looking up through one of The Cube's courtyard openings, the black-brick portal frame crossing overhead. The cruciform arrangement of wings around courtyards like this one shaped how Dmitro Development sequenced scaffold access during the remediation. ![The Cube's black-brick ground floor and glazed undercroft, beside a landscaped path on Wenlock Road](https://dmitrodevelopment.co.uk/assets/projects/the-cube-wenlock-road-remediation/the-cube-wenlock-road-remediation-black-brick-ground-floor-glazed-undercroft-fallback.jpg) 08 · The building's black-brick base and glazed ground floor, beside the landscaped path on Wenlock Road. The Cube's black-brick base and glazed ground-floor space on Wenlock Road, beside the landscaped path that runs along the site. Dmitro Development's remediation scaffold had to maintain access along routes like this throughout the 2019-22 programme. Delivered around an occupied building ## Scaffold access designed around residents and businesses in daily use. The remediation ran through a technically demanding, occupied-building environment. Artel Scaffolding's access design included a pedestrian gantry maintaining resident and commercial access throughout, further scaffold for the roof works, and a cantilever arrangement serving the south elevation, all responding to the building's restricted residual loading capacity. The original instruction, issued before Grenfell, was to remove and replace the cedar cladding like-for-like. After scaffold went up, the specification changed to a rendered finish, and Dmitro Development delivered the Sto insulated render system that replaced it across the elevations. ## 09 · A private balcony on the upper storeys, looking out over the City of London skyline. ![View from a private balcony at The Cube over the City of London skyline, including 30 St Mary Axe](https://dmitrodevelopment.co.uk/assets/projects/the-cube-wenlock-road-remediation/the-cube-wenlock-road-remediation-private-balcony-city-london-skyline-fallback.jpg) A private balcony on The Cube's upper storeys, looking out over the City of London skyline including 30 St Mary Axe, in the building's original form before Dmitro Development's balcony-waterproofing works. ## 10 · The same apartment, its living space opening onto the balcony. ![Unfurnished living space inside The Cube opening onto a balcony with the London skyline beyond](https://dmitrodevelopment.co.uk/assets/projects/the-cube-wenlock-road-remediation/the-cube-wenlock-road-remediation-unfurnished-living-space-inside-opening-balcony-fallback.jpg) The living space behind the balcony pictured alongside, opening onto the same skyline view. Dmitro Development's balcony-waterproofing package, delivered using Axter systems, covers balconies like this one across the building. ## The original elevation Before Dmitro Development's remediation replaced it, The Cube's original envelope was clad in cedar boarding within a black-brick frame, arranged around internal courtyards. These views, including a 2017 street-level photograph, show that original form for context. ![Floor-to-ceiling glazing in The Cube's ground-floor space, looking onto a landscaped courtyard](https://dmitrodevelopment.co.uk/assets/projects/the-cube-wenlock-road-remediation/the-cube-wenlock-road-remediation-floor-ceiling-glazing-ground-space-landscaped-fallback.jpg) 11 · The Cube's ground-floor space, glazed to a landscaped courtyard, in the building's original form. Photo: Engenuiti The Cube's ground-floor space, glazed to a landscaped courtyard behind Wenlock Road, photographed in the building's original form. Dmitro Development's remediation is the later roof, cladding and balcony package delivered above and around this space. ![Tight upward view of The Cube's cedar-clad balconies against a blue sky corner](https://dmitrodevelopment.co.uk/assets/projects/the-cube-wenlock-road-remediation/the-cube-wenlock-road-remediation-tight-upward-cedar-clad-balconies-against-fallback.jpg) 12 · A close view of the cedar cladding and balcony geometry that Dmitro's remediation later replaced. A close view of The Cube's original cedar cladding and balcony geometry, later removed and replaced by Dmitro Development's Sto insulated render system as part of the 2019-22 remediation package. ![Upward street-level view of The Cube's cedar-clad elevation, photographed in March 2017](https://dmitrodevelopment.co.uk/assets/projects/the-cube-wenlock-road-remediation/the-cube-wenlock-road-remediation-upward-street-level-cedar-clad-elevation-fallback.jpg) 13 · The cedar-clad elevation photographed from street level in March 2017. The Cube's cedar-clad elevation, photographed from street level in March 2017, before Dmitro Development's remediation replaced this cedar cladding with a Sto insulated render system. ## The Cube, reclad by Dmitro Development. 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