MS-R30 · Residential

MS-R30 Apartment Unit

A one-bedroom apartment as a single volume, engineered to stack eight storeys without a transfer structure.

48.7m²Floor area

2.60mClear height

21.4 tShip weight

8Max storeys

MS-R30 Apartment Unit volumetric module unit

Specification

Built to a fixed, certified envelope.

The MS-R30 is where volumetric earns its reputation. The bathroom is a pod inside a pod, water-tested twice before it ships; the kitchen is fitted and the appliances are connected. On Kiln Road we set 14 of these a day and the block was watertight behind the crane the whole way up.

01 Bathroom pod installed and water-tested in the plant
02 Kitchen fitted, appliances connected, doors adjusted
03 58 dB Rw separating wall and 62 dB separating floor
04 Heavy corner posts above the fifth storey as standard
05 Balcony bracket cast into the frame for later attachment

Production record

Unit codeMS-R30
External L × W × H11.60 × 4.20 × 3.25 m
Internal clear height2.60 m
Floor area48.7 m²
Shipping weight21.4 t
Envelope U-value0.12 W/m²K
Fire ratingREI 90
Acoustic (party wall)58 dB Rw
Max stack8 storeys
Design occupancy4 persons
Factory lead time9 weeks
TransportStandard 13.6 m trailer, over-width permit and escort
Structural systemHybrid steel frame with CLT floor cassette
Typical useBuild-to-rent, key worker housing, affordable housing, student flats

Logistics

How this unit reaches your site

Transport envelope — MS-R30 Apartment Unit

Shipping section 4.20 m wide × 3.25 m high, travelling at 4.40 m over the carriageway.

Unit study

Over-width permit required4.20 m shipping width against a 2.60 m legal limit — escort vehicle and daylight running.

Route survey required4.40 m on a 1.15 m deck against a 4.15 m legal travel height.

Within standard axle loading21.4 t shipping weight against a 24.0 t legal payload.

Fits a standard 13.6 m deck11.60 m unit length on a 13.60 m deck.

Enquiry

Price MS-R30 Apartment Unit for your site.

Tell us how many units, the site address and the target handover date. We come back with a unit schedule, a transport plan, a crane study and a price band.